Robin's Archive Gallery

plus commissions http://robinbarattacommissiongallery.blogspot.com/

Friday, November 15, 2024

Joseph's Tree

  

Joseph's Tree
Joseph, our favorite park ranger, in our favorite SC State Park spun some amazing tales of history both natural and human. To him the magnolia was a symbol of friendship, beauty and generosity prevailing over the darkness of war, hate and evil deeds. This young tree overcame adversity, growing in a swampy salt marsh, and surviving several hurricanes that devastated the island in it's short life. 
It is tenacity personified, the perfect symbol of all that is good in human nature.

Still Standing

 


Still Standing

The Live Oaks of the South Eastern US fascinate me and whisper to my muse paint me - paint me!
 and so I do. 
This tree in particular is an old friend, she stretches her arms over our favorite campsite at Edisto SP, SC. We're treated to a constant parade of racoons, opossums and other critters that live in her many hollows, many a time I've made supper to an avid audience! 
6x6, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden board. ready to hang $125




Sold



Tuesday, June 18, 2024

AUTUMN

 


Autumn
Rich abundance reflected by rich colours, remind us how lucky we are to live in a land of plenty.

12x12, 
Consigned to Westland Gallery
                                                                            Sold

SUMAC LACE

 




The arching branches of Sumac entwine like living lace, punctuated in autumn by red leaves and velvety seed pods, a favourite of foraging creatures, wildlings and human alike. 

                     Sumac Lace,  4"x4', Glazed Acrylic, on cradled wooden board, ready to hang.

                                                                  
                                           


PSAG art draw donation

DON'S HILL

 





Recorded on a hot summer day, Don's hill, was an anomaly, a steep drop into what may have once been the bed of a rushing glacial river, long gone, and now permanently erased to make way for a "better" road. 
Don's Dang Hill, Glazed Acrylic on cradled wooden panel ready to hang
12x12, CDN 

consigned to Port Stanley Artists' Guild show June 6,7,8 2024 
https://www.portstanleyartguild.com/

SOLD

TRANSITIONS

 

Transitions

I'm fascinated by the spaces between. Little bits of wild, left behind by the plough, too rough or inconvenient for the ploughman, but loved by the wildlings.

 Glazed Acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang, 
  8x10 CDN 

consigned to Port Stanley Artists' Guild show June 6,7,8 2024 
https://www.portstanleyartguild.com/

                                                                               SOLD


BRUCE BLUFF

 


Bruce's Bluffs

A weather worn cabin sit's on the edge of the bluff, overlooking a fallow field, a place for quite reflection.
12x16 glazed acrylic on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang



SOLD 





CRIMSON GLORY

 


Crimson Glory
The design of this work is such that the order of the pieces can be rearranged to suit the viewer!
Sun rise, sun set, sitting on the rocky shore of a Northern Lake watching the sun paint the sky spectacular colours bathe the soul in glory. The best of times. 
18x16 Triptych ( 3 individual paintings each 16x6) glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden panel
ready to hang 

SOLD



WISDOM

 




Wisdom 
Old trees have such a sense of calm, been here seen that, might be their mantra. 
Many other cultures have believed these ancients have spirits, with all of the research into tree connectedness it's easy to believe they were right. Forest bathing is proven good for the soul,
 so hug your tree today!

Wisdom 12x12 

consigned to Port Stanley Artists' Guild show June 6,7,8 2024 
https://www.portstanleyartguild.com/

SOLD







Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Farm Gate


Farm Gate
Meandering across the land, a rutted track of packed earth marks the passage of the farmer and his equipment, first plow and horse, now a tractor, stirring the rich earth and  seeding with new life.
Glazed Acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang
12x16, 
Sold thank you Art Emporium

 

swale

 


Yarmouth Centre Swale, A misfit stream, such a evocative term, barely a trickle at the bottom of a swale now but once a rushing glacial river.  
Glazed Acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang
 12x16, CDN $340.00
Sold thank you Art Emporium

Monday, March 27, 2023

HI 167

 


Hunting Island, site 167. our winter home away from home.  
6x6, glazed acrylic.

Monday, December 12, 2022

The Road To Moore's

 


Road To Moore's

Moore's Aquatic Nursery has been serving water gardeners in our area since 1912. 
The tree lined lane feels like a forest drive, shady and cool in the summer, colourful and peaceful in autumn.

Stand

 


Row On Row the crops grow. Fields dip and roll.
 Intermittent stream beds break the expanse,
 stretch into the distance and offer passage for the wildlings, to distant green oasis.

12x12, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang
thank you Westland Gallery 
SOLD

 


Lost Lane

 


Lost Lane 

A relic of the age of the family farm, Lost Lanes still bisect the landscape leading to ghosts, memories of the way life was in a simpler time.
 glazed acrylic, 12x12, SOLD
Thank You  Westland Gallery 

Summer Splendor

 

Summer Splendor

glazed acrylic, 16x12, gallery depth (1.5 "), on cradled wooden panel , ready to hang

Summer at it's fullest, these last lazy dog days are a treasure, enjoy them.
 The harvest is ready to come in and soon the fields will be a hive of activity.

 SOLD

Friday, November 18, 2022

Junction

 


Junction
Junction: A place of meeting or joining. Once, all was forest, then came the colonizers, who took down much of the forest. Pockets remain, and as it is the will of nature to grow and also to colonize, the junctions where field and forest meet are the site of a subtle battle.

 6x6, glazed acrylic, not available












 STart art draw prize




Donnybrook Island


Donnybrook Island

Pockets of life, islands of diversity, home to many, safe haven.
 6x6, glazed acrylic, 
sold at STart show, thank you


 

Elgin Spring

 

Elgin Spring

The lushness of Spring, life bursts forth fresh and new. 

6x6, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden board, ready to hang
sold at STart show, thank you

Posted

 


Posted

There was a time, when life moved at a slower pace, in rhythm with the seasons. Posts were for stringing fence lines, not online. Was life better then? or is that just a romantic notion.  I'll leave it to you to decide.  

 8x8, glazed acrylic.
sold at STart show, thank you




Rainbow Rocks

 

Rainbow Rocks

Pink granite, blue shale, and every shade between, the Canadian shield scraped clean by glaciers, and some of the oldest rocks on Earth.

12x12, glazed acrylic, sold at STart Show, thank you!

Friday, October 28, 2022

A Seat In The Sun

 

Seat In The Sun,  Glazed Acrylic, on cradled wooden panel
 8"x10",$165.00
SOLD thank you Art Emporium Port Stanley
On a crisp autumn day a seat in the sun, is the most coveted  in the park.
  

Kettle Valley

                                   

Kettle Valley
We walk with our extra large pup, along the Kettle Creek almost daily, unless there's a monsoon and the valley becomes a lake. This is the view from the crest of the hill, just before the trail head. It's our happy place.
 12x16, glazed acrylic, $240.00
SOLD Thank you Art Emporium

                                  


Gibbons Gate
The path into Gibbons Park, beckons you to follow a trail to the Thames valley, a wonderland at the heart of a city.
6x6, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden board, ready to hang
SOLD thank you Art With Panache 

 

Friday, June 24, 2022

Green On Green

 

Green on Green, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden board, ready to hang, 12x12,
Sold thank you Art Emporium Port Stanley:

                                             


9x12 glazed Acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang

Donated to Red Cross Ukrainian relief fund


After The Storm

 




After The Storm, 18x24. Glazed Acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang
.
Collection of Em B

Take The Long View

                                           

Take The Long View
4x4, glazed acrylic

 
Thank you Art Emporium Port Stanley

Roads Edge

                                      

Roads Edge
8x8, glazed acrylic, on cradled board, ready to hang

 As you stop where the back roads intersect with the old highway, the vista of rolling land is punctuated with road signs becoming  one with the landscape. 
Sold at PSAG 22

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Washed Up

 

 Glazed Acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang
  8x10, 
Sold at Art Emporium Port Stanley: contact

This driftwood, greeted us each year on Hunting Island beach, until Hurricanes Mathew, and  Rita devastated the island, washing away much of the beach and most of the 'boneyard' trees. 
I'm very glad that I sketched and subsequently painted it, before it disappeared.

Going Around The Bend

 


 Fresh off the easel, Going Around The Bend. 12x12 glazed acrylic.

Country Roads weave their way through the fields and bush. Game trails to buggy tracks to vehicle traffic the surface changes, but the wandering ways remain, permanently connecting us to the past.

Saturday, December 11, 2021

Green on Green

 


Green on Green, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden board, ready to hang, 12x12,
$144.00, sold at Art Emporium Port Stanley:


The Thicket I Winter

 

The Thicket In Winter
Glazed Acrylic, on cradled wooden panel ready to hang
9"x12" CDN $170.00
SOLD at Art Emporium Port Stanley: contact
Late in the winter the bare branches of the Staghorn Sumac shows the genesis of it's name.  Intertwined they create a lace in basic black.

On The fence


On The Fence
4x4, glazed acrylic
$70.00
Sold at Art Emporium Port Stanley: contact


 

Where The Sidewalk Ends



                                                         Where The Sidewalk Ends

This quite literally is where the sidewalk ends on our morning walk. The end of the street is still a field with a view, but not for long, subdivisions are fast gobbling up the surrounding lands.
12x12, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang.
$225.00

Posted Too

 

Posted Too, 
Oh how I love this view, it never gets old, no matter the season.
12x12, glazed acrylic, mounted on cradled wood panel, ready to hang


Saturday, November 13, 2021

Autumn Splendor (commissioned)

Autumn Splendor, 
60' x 24' 
Commissioned 
Thank you Barbara





 

Coming Back From The Beach

 copyright Robin Baratta, Through the Dunes, detail

Where we go for our annual 'snowbird' the dunes are shaped by wind and water, every year they're different, and in hurricane years...much is lost to the angry sea. 


SOLD thank you Art With Panache

Saturday, October 9, 2021

Along Old Vic

 


Along Old Vic.  glazed acrylic on cradled wooden panel, ready to hang

 16x16, Sold thank you STEP Art Centre

Old Vic (Old Victoria Rd S) is one of those forgotten rural roads, mostly used by farm equipment.  Home to falling down barns, homesteads and gently rolling landscapes, the patterns of the land speak to me of things past. GPS 42°53'35.0"N 81°07'40.6"W

Friday, July 23, 2021

Beach Breeze

 

Beach Breeze, 4x4, Glazed Acrylic,

Soft Breeze, rhythmic drumming of waves on the beach, warmth and sunshine, a balm for the soul. 


SOLD Thank you Art Emporium Port Stanley

Artist's Whimsy

 



Artist's Whimsy, 9x11,Glazed Acrylic, on cradled wooden panel, 
SOLD thank you Art Emporium Port Stanley

Monday, June 21, 2021

Spring Bouquet

 


Spring Bouquet

4x4, glazed acrylic
SOLD
thank you you Step Art Centre 

Monday, April 26, 2021

Purple Haze

 


Purple Haze 
6x6 glazed acrylic
SOLD
Thank you STArt

Spring Tree


 Spring Tree
4x12, glazed acrylic, SOLD
Thank you D 

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Portrait Of A Printers Daughter

 

Mixed Media:
16x20
NFS
Juried in

to StTEPAC

Flight Path

 

Flight Path
24x18
framed
mixed media
not available

Humming Birds zip and hum their way around the garden. Seldom still, these amazing, tiny, jewel like creatures are only found in the America's, and are an important pollinator.