Artist's Statement:

Moving between traditional art mediums and photographic art as a means of creative expression, I find they serve to enhance each other. All utilize compositional skills, form, design, lighting, color, mood, and the artist's interpretation in sharing the moment. I attempt to take the viewer of my art and photography that step beyond the ordinary past the medium itself, to be drawn into an emotional experience with the art piece.

About the Artist:

Barbara Luzzadder utilizes both her camera and watercolors to create her art, moving easily between the two mediums. A Northern Californian, she was raised on a ranch near Orland. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Business from CSU Chico, Barbara moved to Red Bluff with her husband and while her children were young began taking mixed media art classes from Artist, instructor Robert Ellis.

Her artistic expression later turned to photography while working on her Master of Arts in Education, part of which was writing and illustrating poetry for children.

Barbara's art and photography reflects her interest and appreciation of nature and local history. "Our area has so many scenic landscapes and historical structures to capture and record." Her art and photography have earned local, regional, state, national, and international awards and recognition. Four of her watercolors were recently selected and published on the covers of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Society's quarterly magazine.