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NATASHA BARNES
Painting has consumed Natasha’s from dark places. It’s astounding and
life who was born in 1960 since the inspirational that such a beautiful The portfolio of
age of 7. Completely self-taught, flower can bloom and be at ease in Natasha Barnes starts on
her journey began by transforming muddy waters. Look for the lotus in
ordinary visual images into works of your painting: you will find this mark page 209
art, instinctively finding their way to in all my work” Barnes says.
the walls of many commercial and
private collections around the world. Natasha is based in Ballito, South
Africa, near Durban. When she’s
During the early part of her career, not spending a great deal of her day
she painted mainly contemporary painting, she likes running marathons
floral and landscape paintings for fun and spending time in the
which are still widely available in African bush.
print through numerous publishers
worldwide. In addition to numerous
international art fairs in London,
As with all journeys, she found Miami, New York, Bangkok, Hong
herself moving in a completely Kong, Melbourne and in Europe,
different direction in a very she has produced artworks for
short space of time. Her love for Hollywood, TV, greeting cards,
expressionism and movement was hospitality, airlines and boardrooms.
hard to suppress.
Today Natasha is considered to
“I eventually let my hand roam free, be one of Africa’s most published
creating the many large abstract artists and recognized internationally
works of colour, for which I am on a high note. She also took part
known today. I am greatly influenced in numerous other solo and group
by nature and the lesson provided by exhibitions as well as art fairs in
the Lotus flower; it is not hard to see England, Dubai, South Africa and
that beautiful things do indeed come the United States.
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