ART BY THEA

Where creativity meets passion

Thea Barbato - Artist Portrait

Thea Barbato

Turning Life Into Art

Creating art has been a passion and love of mine since I was a little girl. I made art into my teens and early adulthood, then life intervened as it frequently does. Consequently, my art was put on hold for a long while, a little more than three decades, to be exact. The spark that I had as a little girl had dimmed into an ember, quietly glowing, waiting for me to fan it once more into a fire.

That fire was ignited again when I took a drawing class at the local community college. Through that class, I was reintroduced to my love of art and began to get commissions for my pastel pet portraits. Not long after that, pastels were replaced by oils and acrylics, which are my primary mediums now. I am self-taught and enjoy painting a variety of subjects.

It’s a privilege to share my work and my God-given talent with you. Not unlike many artists, I paint for the sheer love of the artistic process, but also the enjoyment of the finished work. It is my ultimate satisfaction to make art for your pleasure, as the creative flame burns brighter than ever before.

Portraits

Capturing the essence and soul of each subject through careful observation and artistic interpretation

Blonde

Blonde

Claudette

Claudette

Stormy Commute

Stormy Commute

Thinly Veiled

Thinly Veiled

Vintage Woman

Vintage Woman

Abstracts

Exploring color, form, and emotion through non-representational artistic expression

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather

Floral Mosaic

Floral Mosaic

Fragmented

Fragmented

Red Foundation

Red Foundation

The Horse Painting

The Horse Painting

Landscapes

Celebrating the beauty of nature through careful observation and artistic interpretation

The Red Tree

The Red Tree

Elements

Elements

Forest Path

Forest Path