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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Barbara’s work was featured in our February 2018 show, Barbara Tapp: 31 Days in West Berkeley. Visit the show page here…
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Whalers Cove
Watercolor on paper, 10″ x 15″.
Framed in a No. 300—2″ in quartersawn white oak with Weathered stain. Archivally framed with UV-resistant and glare-reducing Museum glass.
SOLD.
Evening Walk-Winters
Watercolor on paper, 9″ x 12 1/8″.
Framed in a No. 400 CV BC—1″ in walnut with Black Wash stain.
Sold.
Above China Camp
2022. Watercolor on paper, 9″ x 12 1/8″.
Framed in a No. 320 CV—1″ in walnut with Black Wash stain.
SOLD.
Winter. Sycamore, Carmel
Watercolor on paper, 10″ x 14″. SOLD.
Miller-Knox Park, Pt. Richmond, CA
2020. Watercolor on paper, 7 1/2″ x 15″.
Framed in a No. 22—3/4″ in walnut with clear finish.
SOLD
One Remaining Water Tower
2017. Watercolor on paper, 7 1/4″ x 10 3/4.” Framed in No. 208—2”, Walnut (Nut Brown stain) with a 18kt slip. SOLD.
Sculptures in the Sky
2017. Watercolor on paper, 8″ x 14 3/4.” Framed in No. 440—2”, walnut (clear) with a 18kt slip.
The Block on the Block
2017. Watercolor on paper, 7 1/8″ x 15.” Framed in No. 2—2”, walnut (clear) with a 23kt slip. $1,300.
Thanx4nothing II
2017. Watercolor on paper, 11 1/2″ x 23 5/8.” Framed in No. 1000 w/carving 2 1/2”—3”, flush dowels, in walnut with Nut Brown stain and 23kt slip. SOLD.
Home By the Tracks
2017. Watercolor on paper, 7 5/8″ x 12 1/4.” Framed in No. 15—2”, walnut (clear) with a 23kt slip. $1,300.
A Break in the Weather
2017. Watercolor on paper, 7 1/4″ x 15.” Framed in No. 2.1—2”, walnut (clear) with a 23kt slip. $1,300.
A Wall of Words
2017. Watercolor on paper, 5 3/4″ x 13 5/8.” Framed in No. 1.3—2,” walnut (clear) with a 23kt slip. $1,300.
A Hole in the Fence
2017. Watercolor on paper, 7 5/8″ x 13 1/4.” Framed in No. 11.1—2”, walnut (clear) with a 23kt slip. SOLD.
A New Impact
2017. Watercolor on paper, 7″ x 13 7/8.” Framed in No. 17.2 CV—2”, walnut (clear) with a 23kt slip. $1,300.
Up and Down
2017. Watercolor on paper, 7 1/4″ x 15.” Framed in No. 2 CV—2”, walnut (clear) with a 18kt slip. SOLD.
My Backyard
2017. Watercolor on paper, 9 1/8″ x 13 1/8.” Framed in Comp. No. 2—1 1/2” + Cap. No. 1—5/8”, walnut (clear) with a 23kt slip. SOLD.