Barbara Sotiropoulos
Hello! I’m Barb Sotiropoulos. I am an award-winning artist, graphic designer, and creative educator living in Calgary, Canada. My work spans multiple mediums including coloured pencil and most recently mixed media and oil paintings.
After graduating from the Alberta College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Design degree, I focused on my career as a graphic designer while continuing to pursue art on a part-time basis. I fell in love with the medium of coloured pencil and expanded my creativity with it through commission work and as a Q&A columnist for the United States-based COLORED PENCIL Magazine.
While I was very fortunate to have a rewarding career as a graphic designer and work with a number of national and international brands in my career as a graphic designer, my passion for art has continued to call me. I recently shifted my primary focus back to my artwork and continue to work as a graphic designer on a freelance basis.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Creating art offers me a way to connect not only with the natural beauty of the world around me but also to explore visuals and concepts that are meaningful to me on a personal growth level. My artwork has been a fulfilling way that I can focus my thoughts and energy on the things that bring me a feeling of calm.
My primary goal as a creator is to share a sense of beauty, optimism, inspiration, and compassion with collectors of my work. I believe that the art we hang on our walls is often not just for decoration, but a reflection of our inner selves and what we care about the most.
Hello! I’m Barb Sotiropoulos. I am an award-winning artist, graphic designer, and creative educator living in Calgary, Canada. My work spans multiple mediums including coloured pencil and most recently mixed media and oil paintings.
After graduating from the Alberta College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Design degree, I focused on my career as a graphic designer while continuing to pursue art on a part-time basis. I fell in love with the medium of coloured pencil and expanded my creativity with it through commission work and as a Q&A columnist for the United States-based COLORED PENCIL Magazine.
While I was very fortunate to have a rewarding career as a graphic designer and work with a number of national and international brands in my career as a graphic designer, my passion for art has continued to call me. I recently shifted my primary focus back to my artwork and continue to work as a graphic designer on a freelance basis.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Creating art offers me a way to connect not only with the natural beauty of the world around me but also to explore visuals and concepts that are meaningful to me on a personal growth level. My artwork has been a fulfilling way that I can focus my thoughts and energy on the things that bring me a feeling of calm.
My primary goal as a creator is to share a sense of beauty, optimism, inspiration, and compassion with collectors of my work. I believe that the art we hang on our walls is often not just for decoration, but a reflection of our inner selves and what we care about the most.
$275.00 CAD
Oil on canvas.
10x10"
The Prothonotary Warbler is here to sing you its song and remind you of your forgotten dreams. Let this painting inspire you to fill your life with joy, passion, and the desire to confidently go in the direction of what your heart most desires.
The Daylight Dreamers Collection is a series of paintings that explores symbolic animals materializing in the dream world to bring us messages of hope, inspiration, and encouragement.
$275.00 CAD
Oil on canvas.
10x10"
The Cardinal brings messages of love, loyalty, and comfort that those we have lost are protecting us from afar.
The Daylight Dreamers Collection is a series of paintings that explores symbolic animals materializing in the dream world to bring us messages of hope, inspiration, and encouragement.
$770.00 CAD
Oil on canvas.
16x16"
The Fox embraces its natural tendency towards playfulness and envisions the possibilities of a life lived fully.
The Daylight Dreamers Collection is a series of paintings that explores symbolic animals materializing in the dream world to bring us messages of hope, inspiration, and encouragement.
$770.00 CAD
Oil on canvas.
16x16"
The barn owl represents the wisdom that can be found in developing and trusting your intuition.
The Daylight Dreamers Collection is a series of paintings that explores symbolic animals materializing in the dream world to bring us messages of hope, inspiration, and encouragement.
$960.00 CAD
Oil on canvas.
20x16"
The Magpie looks to the sky and relishes being in a state of pure joy. It is said when a magpie makes its nest near your home that luck and prosperity are shortly to follow.
The Daylight Dreamers Collection is a series of paintings that explores symbolic animals materializing in the dream world to bring us messages of hope, inspiration, and encouragement.
$1,500.00 CAD
Oil on canvas.
18x24"
The stag represents the idea of our endurance through life’s challenges and how our memories serve as a record of our triumphs through adversity.
The Daylight Dreamers Collection is a series of paintings that explores symbolic animals materializing in the dream world to bring us messages of hope, inspiration, and encouragement.
$360.00 CAD
Oil and acrylic on canvas.
12x12"
Vibrant colour can be found all around us in nature – especially in our food! There are few things better than a bowl of juicy cherries on a hot summer day! Bask in that feeling all year long with this bright painting in your favourite space.
$360.00 CAD
Oil and acrylic on canvas.
12x12"
Vibrant colour can be found all around us in nature – especially in our food! Sweet or savory, pineapple can be enjoyed is many different dishes. Bring a tropical flare to your walls with the joyous palette in this painting.
$360.00 CAD
Oil and acrylic on canvas.
12x12"
Vibrant colour can be found all around us in nature – especially in our food! This banana painting is a fun twist on this classic shape.
$360.00 CAD
Oil and acrylic on canvas.
12x12"
Vibrant colour can be found all around us in nature – especially in our food! Who knew such sweet flavour could be found beneath the kiwi's fuzzy brown exterior?
$360.00 CAD
Oil and acrylic on canvas.
12x12"
Vibrant colour can be found all around us in nature – especially in our food! Inspire your senses with this fun breakfast favourite!
$360.00 CAD
Oil and acrylic on canvas.
12x12"
Vibrant colour can be found all around us in nature – especially in our food! This grapefruit painting will bring a spark of joy to walls and may even inspire your tastebuds.