Meet Grandma Barb
Barbara Ballard
Barbara Ballard has been painting in watercolor for years. At 83, she is sharing her paintings online for the first time, so work that has lived in her studio can find a place on other people's walls.
How it started
To comeWhen and how Barbara began painting, told in her own words or a family member's.
Why watercolor
To comeWhat Barbara loves about watercolor: the paper, the water, the way colors move.
What she likes to paint
To comeThe subjects Barbara returns to most, and why.
At the painting table
To comeHow a painting comes together for Barbara: where she paints, what time of day, how long a piece takes.
