Barbara Tapp graduated in Interior Design from Sydney, Australia and moved to San Francisco in the early 1980s. Barbara’s career spans 30 years as an architectural renderer and travel book illustrator.
Drawing and sketching is a key foundation in Barbara’s sensitive watercolors. Her energetic Plein Air urban and seascape paintings are finely drafted perspective driven works. Her focus is telling a story and often a title will come to mind when she selects a scene to paint. Barbara’s paintings are keen observations of life with a fine eye for detail. Barbara continues to paint daily and competes regularly throughout the year in exhibitions and Plein Air events. She is a Signature Member of California Plein Air Painters and Juried Member of Watercolor West.
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Cypress Point Blues
February 2024. Watercolor on paper, 7 1/2″ x 13 1/4″.
Framed in a No. 22.0—3/4″ in walnut with Black Wash stain.. Archivally framed with UV-resistant and glare-reducing Museum glass. (Inquire for other frame options).
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The Meandering Merced, Yosemite Valley
Watercolor on paper, 8 3/8″ x 11 3/8″. Painting only: $1,100.
Framed in a No. 2.1 —3/4″ in walnut with clear finish. Archivally framed with UV-resistant and glare-reducing Museum glass. (Inquire for other frame options).
Painting framed as shown: $1,600.
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Big River Winds on Mendocino
2022. Watercolor on paper, 7″ x 13″. Painting only: $1000.
Redwood Forest, Mill Valley
Watercolor on paper, 5-3/4″ x 10-3/4″. $600 unframed.
Lake Tahoe
Watercolor on paper, 13-1/4″ x 17-7/8″. Painting only: $1,300.
Point Lobos, Whaler’s Cove, Ebb Tide
Watercolor on paper, 12″ x 12″. Painting only: $1,000.
Gentle Fog Rolls into the Bay – View From Alameda
Watercolor on paper, 10″ x 18″. Painting only: $1,200.
Poppies Outside the Old Barn, Winters
2024. Watercolor on paper, 4 1/2″ x 7″. Painting only: $600.
Framed in a No. 2—1″ in walnut with clear finish. (Inquire for other frame options).
Painting framed as shown: $900.
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Californian Golden Hills, Winters, CA
(A diptych). 2020. Watercolor on paper. 7″ x 7″ each panel. Overall size: 11 15/16″ x 19 7/8″. Painting only: $1,000.
Framed in a No. 1—3/4″ in quartersawn white oak with Medieval stain. (Inquire for other frame options.)
Painting framed as shown: $1,250.
Thanx4nothing I
2017. Watercolor on paper, 7 1/8″ x 14 3/8.” Framed in No. 1—2”, walnut (clear) with a 23kt slip. $950.
Factory Chatter
2017. Watercolor on paper, 7 1/2″ x 15.” Framed in No. 2.1 CV Spcl—2”, Walnut (clear) with a 23kt slip. $1,100.
Gone to Work
2017. Watercolor on paper, 6 7/8″ x 14 3/4.” Framed in No. 2.1—2”, walnut (clear) with a 23kt slip. $1,100.
Urban Forest
2017. Watercolor on paper, 6 7/8″ x 14 3/4.” Framed in No. 143 CV—2”, walnut (clear) with a 23kt slip. $1,200.