The Divide

The Divide    36" x 48"  

As our characters find their way out of the Crystalline Forest, they are confronted with their next challenge. It's going to be a long way to get to the Gabriella Passage. They can almost see it way off in the distance.

What would you, the viewer, think if you found yourself having to pass through this land? What if you had to cross The Divide? How deep is it and what's at the bottom? Does anyone live here? As I write this story, with the painting prompting my writing and the writing prompting the next painting, it's fun. As a viewer, does it make  you want to participate? I'd love to hear your thoughts!! Please feel free to comment.

This painting is available for purchase at: http://barbaraferrier.com/workszoom/1578593

Rock Climber

How Portraits make a difference: Portraits, by their nature are a visual document. They can record history and have been used that way for centuries. But they also create mythology and tell stories. Ultimately they fall into the category of an ‘emotional truth.’ Characters within a mythology, like Gandolf, or Merlin (in his many literary incarnations), stand for ideas and hope that lead us through the darkness of the stories as we read or watch them. My own portraits cross between both worlds – that of fiction and that of real life because many are based on specific individuals and therefore are historical in nature. But the stylistic way that I show people places them in a more fictional world. Others, like this rock climber, are on a mission we can all relate to. They really exist in our collective emotional memory – even if we’ve never scaled a wall like this.

A tour of Custom Portraits. How to hire me.

Did you know that I do custom portraits of you and your loved ones? I'm not sure if that message has been made clear enough. So Sarah and Stuart, the amazing film makers at Blue Fern Productions, helped me make this video to explain the portraits and give a better context. Details and photographic guidelines are on the website.

As always, your comments are welcome and appreciated!