Barbara Mitchell

I am a mix media artist and instructor living in Edmonton, Alberta. One of my passions is to teach women the wonders of art and how it can fill your life with color, creativity, but more importantly, how to hold onto the process of creating rather than only the outcome.

Perhaps this is why I am so fond of abstract painting. Color mixing, using various substances like India ink, Alcohol inks, watercolor and acrylics, papers, cheesecloth, all in one sitting, just to watch everything flow and meld and become something entirely different.

With abstract I am not forced into a certain end-result. I don't have a significant image in mind. It is truly the power of play and spontaneity.

I do however love what I call "abstract with intent." This is when I do wish to create a sort of landscape or flower garden, but don't have the where-with-all to create realistically, so I improvise with fantasy or make-believe. This can be done using texture, papers, collage items, or just swirls of paint that capture a fleeting image but not a firm one.

I'm also very taken with encaustics, collage, Alcohol inks on Yupo, and CitraSolv.
Mix media of any kind appeals to me with its wide embrace of items to partake of, to create something that can move my inner self and others who might appreciate it.

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Bliss and Blooms
Bliss and Blooms
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
36x36x1.50
$900.00 CAD
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Unity
Unity
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on birch wood.
48x24x1.50
$900.00 CAD
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The Inside of Imagination
The Inside of Imagination
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
24x24x1.50
$525.00 CAD
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The Mesh of Emotion
The Mesh of Emotion
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
48x30x1.50
$900.00 CAD
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Into the Blue
Into the Blue
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic resin on birch wood.
30x30x1.50
$900.00 CAD
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Embracing the Earth
Embracing the Earth
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
24x30x1.50
$600.00 CAD
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Verbalizing Nature
Verbalizing Nature
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic resin on birch wood.
26x20x1.50
$460.00 CAD
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In the Abstract
In the Abstract
Barbara Mitchell
Oil on birch wood.
26x20x1.50
$460.00 CAD
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Indulgence
Indulgence
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
40x16x1.50
$500.00 CAD
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New Beginnings
New Beginnings
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
24x24x1.50
$525.00 CAD
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The Imagined
The Imagined
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
20x20x1.50
$440.00 CAD
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Finding the Light
Finding the Light
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic resin on canvas.
26x20x1.50
$460.00 CAD
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Scenic Emotion
Scenic Emotion
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
40x30x1.50
$900.00 CAD
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Catalyst
Catalyst
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
48x24
$850.00 CAD
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Blooming Abstract
Blooming Abstract
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
28x22x1.50
$500.00 CAD
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All Dressed Up
All Dressed Up
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
15x40
$600.00 CAD
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Breeze Dancer
Breeze Dancer
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
24x36x1.50
$675.00 CAD
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Dancing in the Forest
Dancing in the Forest
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
40x30x1.50
$900.00 CAD
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In Praise of Color
In Praise of Color
Barbara Mitchell
Acrylic on canvas.
48x24
$900.00 CAD
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