MICHAEL BARBER
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48" x 48” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
Perfect for that Modern Farmhouse look, The heavily textured work of Michael’s is a mix of Clay, plaster and other mixed mediums. Then painted with Acrylic paint using stencil’s and other various tools. Michael then Scratches and strips away layers and layers using pitch forks, hammers, routers and what ever else he can get his hands on.
36" x 36” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
Perfect for that Modern Farmhouse look, The heavily textured work of Michael’s is a mix of Clay, plaster and other mixed mediums. Then painted with Acrylic paint using stencil’s and other various tools. Michael then Scratches and strips away layers and layers using pitch forks, hammers, routers and what ever else he can get his hands on.
32" x 32” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
Perfect for that Modern Farmhouse look, The heavily textured work of Michael’s is a mix of Clay, plaster and other mixed mediums. Then painted with Acrylic paint using stencil’s and other various tools. Michael then Scratches and strips away layers and layers using pitch forks, hammers, routers and what ever else he can get his hands on.
30" x 30” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
Perfect for that Modern Farmhouse look, The heavily textured work of Michael’s is a mix of Clay, plaster and other mixed mediums. Then painted with Acrylic paint using stencil’s and other various tools. Michael then Scratches and strips away layers and layers using pitch forks, hammers, routers and what ever else he can get his hands on.
30" x 60” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
Perfect for that Modern Farmhouse look, The heavily textured work of Michael’s is a mix of Clay, plaster and other mixed mediums. Then painted with Acrylic paint using stencil’s and other various tools. Michael then Scratches and strips away layers and layers using pitch forks, hammers, routers and what ever else he can get his hands on.
32" x 32” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
*A note from Michael about this series…. “These works are and extension of the messengers piece where birds/ravens represent prophecy and insight. I’m playing with layered timelines and visions that blur dream and reality, past and present. The victims of the residential school system continue to be an inspiration in my work, it somehow helps me on my personal path of healing.”
Perfect for that Modern Farmhouse look, The heavily textured work of Michael’s is a mix of Clay, plaster and other mixed mediums. Then painted with Acrylic paint using stencil’s and other various tools. Michael then Scratches and strips away layers and layers using pitch forks, hammers, routers and what ever else he can get his hands on.
32" x 32” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
*A note from Michael about this series…. “These works are and extension of the messengers piece where birds/ravens represent prophecy and insight. I’m playing with layered timelines and visions that blur dream and reality, past and present. The victims of the residential school system continue to be an inspiration in my work, it somehow helps me on my personal path of healing.”
Perfect for that Modern Farmhouse look, The heavily textured work of Michael’s is a mix of Clay, plaster and other mixed mediums. Then painted with Acrylic paint using stencil’s and other various tools. Michael then Scratches and strips away layers and layers using pitch forks, hammers, routers and what ever else he can get his hands on.
48" x 48” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
*A note from Michael about this piece…. “My family are survivors of the Mohawk Institute…. Canada’s oldest Residential School. The concept of the piece is that the birds on the arms would carry messages/updates home to the broken mothers.”
30" x 30” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
Perfect for that Modern Farmhouse look, The heavily textured work of Michael’s is a mix of Clay, plaster and other mixed mediums. Then painted with Acrylic paint using stencil’s and other various tools. Michael then Scratches and strips away layers and layers using pitch forks, hammers, routers and what ever else he can get his hands on.
32" x 32” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
Perfect for that Modern Farmhouse look, The heavily textured work of Michael’s is a mix of Clay, plaster and other mixed mediums. Then painted with Acrylic paint using stencil’s and other various tools. Michael then Scratches and strips away layers and layers using pitch forks, hammers, routers and what ever else he can get his hands on.
Diptich set of two 16" x 30” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
Perfect for that Modern Farmhouse look, The heavily textured work of Michael’s is a mix of Clay, plaster and other mixed mediums. Then painted with Acrylic paint using stencil’s and other various tools. Michael then Scratches and strips away layers and layers using pitch forks, hammers, routers and what ever else he can get his hands on.
30" x 60” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
Perfect for that Modern Farmhouse look, The heavily textured work of Michael’s is a mix of Clay, plaster and other mixed mediums. Then painted with Acrylic paint using stencil’s and other various tools. Michael then Scratches and strips away layers and layers using pitch forks, hammers, routers and what ever else he can get his hands on.
30" x 30” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.
Perfect for that Modern Farmhouse look, The heavily textured work of Michael’s is a mix of Clay, plaster and other mixed mediums. Then painted with Acrylic paint using stencil’s and other various tools. Michael then Scratches and strips away layers and layers using pitch forks, hammers, routers and what ever else he can get his hands on.
ABOUT - Michael Barber
Michael Barber is an Indigenous artist (Upper Mohawk) from Port Dover, Ontario. His mixed media compositions are alluring and intriguing. Thick, chipped, scratched and blistered layers of pigment create marvelous worn textures, which have splashes of resin that add to their appeal. Barber paints on mahogany plywood and uses a variety of methods in his work. He uses resist techniques for paint application and gouging and scratching is done with many different types of hand tools. Exposing earlier layers in his work through this practice helps him to create a sense of time. Barber applies images to the work using a primitive printing technique and manipulating the cut after various applications.
“The creation of a piece is a very physical activity. I get lost in the painting and struggle between layers, in the dilemma of exposure and protections. It’s an exhausting process and yet I find it so satisfying.”
Michael Barber is an award winning artist who has shown his work across Ontario and the United States; including the Hummingbird Centre in Toronto and the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford. His work is included in collections throughout Canada and the US.
32" x 32” - Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel.