BARB HANINGTON

Barb is one of those few people Okanagan born and raised.  Barb and husband Rob have spent a life time of creating. Now that they have the empty nest they have expired to the life dream of opening a B & B. (Pleasant Pear Orchard B&B).  Amongst this lovely B&B they have a artist retreat workspace for workshops.

Barbs creative juices flow in many areas of her life, from design, color and texture to formulated chaos and organized confusion. Painting mural’s painting and carving ceramic pottery faux finishing floors and walls. In the year’s she has spent being creative she has especially love’s painting oil on canvas. Her paintings have been of Landscape, flowers, Old trucks. Barb enjoys realism and on occasion will broaden her horizons with an impressionist style. Her enthusiasm in learning is constantly allowing her to grow and experiment in her painting.   Being a part of other groups such as Kelowna painters, taking class with Jerry Markham and Dennis Weber has totally encouraged her to keep moving forward. 

Becoming the President of Federation of Canadian Artists Central Okanagan Chapter since 2012 has been such a wonderful experience, meeting other artists, opportunity for workshops and the challenge of entering juried shows.   Barb has had the pleasure of showing her work at Art Walk, Rotary Centre, Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, and 3 Shows for the Kelowna Painters group (Art in the Garden) , alsoto show at the Marmalade Cat café the month of  MARCH 2016 .

Check out interview with Barb Hanington   by Kelowna Now Feb 23, 2016