Barbara Hails

About The Artist

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Nationally known artist, Barbara Hails, continues to explore
the unique qualities of the landscape in her light-filled pastel
paintings. The varied countryside, its seasonal mood
changes, distinctive architecture, and lush growth are
recurring themes in her work.

It is the light in her paintings which most people notice
and remember. Applying pastel to a ground glass museum
board in an unusual technique, Barbara is able to capture
bright sunshine and rich translucent shadows in her
landscapes. Light presents the challenge which keeps her
fascinated with painting.

Barbara's unique art has drawn attention since she began
exhibiting in 1975. She lists awards which include
citations from the Pastel Society of America, the famous
Salmagundi Club, the Maryland Federation of Art,
the Kansas Pastel Society, and the Catherine Lorillard
Wolfe Art Club. She was named OUTSTANDING
ARTIST OF THE YEAR by the National League of
American Penwomen. Barbara's works have been
selected for exhibitions nationwide, including the
National Arts Club, Artexpo NY the prestigious
Butler Institute of American Art, and internationally by
the Societe Des Pastellistes de France at Palais Rameau in Paris.

Acknowledged as one of America's outstanding pastellists,
she is an elected member to the Pastel Society of America,
Maryland Pastel Society and Artists' Equity. Her work
appears innumerous public and private collections including
IBM, Marriott, the Readers' Digest Corporation,Gannett,
and Riggs National Bank.

Barbara works full-time on painting from her studio in
Olney, Maryland, in dairy farm country north of Washington, DC.
She travels throughout the United States, capturing the
everchanging light and beauty of the land. Her original pastel
paintings and limited edition prints are available through
fine art galleries nationwide, in Europe and Asia.
She is listed in Who's Who in American Art.