Studying the lives and techniques of many artists, led Barbara McVey to take formal art classes.  After that, she still found her heart was linked to the freedom she experienced working with her hands. Because ninety percent or more of her artworks are done with her hands rather than brushes, she feels a connection with the color and canvas. She believes that painting is an extension of her thoughts and feelings.

Barbara is inspired to create paintings imbued with a loving spirit of joy and beauty. Her desire is to bring to the hearts of those who see them, a vision of color that sings to them. She claims that every time she touches the canvas, her heart expands with joy.  “It's as if the color flowing and dancing across the canvas creates sculptures in color.”

Those who have seen and purchased Barbara’s paintings, always comment on the way the color and rhythm connect with them.