Harwich resident Barbara Quinn-Grasso is a retired 35-year veteran CT art educator.  Born and raised in Plymouth, MA, she earned her B.A. in Art at Emmanuel College in Boston, and her M.S. in Art Education and Sixth Year in Administration from CCSU.   An avid plein air painter, Barbara works in pastel, oil and watercolor, recording her impressions of the Cape landscape, her gardens, and natural objects. 

 

“My earliest memories involve not just family members, but our place in the surrounding woods and fields.  I have always felt drawn to nature, aware from an early age of the interconnectedness of people, animals, plants, and trees.  As a child I would often move my bed alongside my window, and spent hours with my elbows on the windowsill, staring through the screen out into the black night of our yard and the woods, listening to the sounds of nighttime.  It’s natural that I prefer to work on site, and love particularly working with pastels, which I appreciate for their richness of color, buttery feel, and direct application.  I feel at peace working on site, and hope to convey in my work the warmth and beauty of the natural world.”

 

Associations:

• Artist Member ~Cape Cod Art Association
• Guild of Harwich Artists, Publicity/ Past President
• Creative Arts Center
• Yarmouth Art Guild
• The Cultural Center of Cape Cod

Upcoming Shows 2011:

 "Woodlands, Water, and Margins"

(Barbara will be showing her work along with Watercolor Artist, Arlene Black Mollo,

a long time friend and former classmate in the Art Dept of Emmanuel College , Boston)

 April 27 to May 15

 The Cultural Center of Cape Cod South Yarmouth, MA

 Free and open to the public ~ Opening Reception ~ Saturday, April 30, 5 to 7 PM