Barbara Ernst Prey

Artist, Member National Council on the Arts advisory board to National Endowment for the Arts, Williams College Adjunct Faculty, Art writer IG: @BarbaraPrey

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

Fire Lilies II, Watercolor on paper, 22 x 29 inches is a new painting currently on view at Barbara Prey Projects @barbarapreyprojects in Port Clyde, ME. The exhibition Numinous is up through September 1, the gallery is open daily from 10–5

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

A throwback to the White House Christmas card commission a while ago, so cool to be able to draw all over the front and back lawn of the White House, I'm not sure very many people have had that incredible opportunity. You can see my sketch that I’m holding. #thewhitehouse

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

A recent painting of the Montauk Lighthouse, summer days in the Hamptons and out in Montauk. I love the contrast of the clear blue sky with the white lighthouse and red roof. It sits so majestically over the cliff and all the surfers below. Love this spot, particularly off season

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

Today - Please join us at Barbara Prey Projects for the opening reception of Numinous from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Yellow and Blue will be on view among many other paintings #opening #reception #openingreception #watercolor #numinous #barbaraprey #gallery #barbarapreyprojects #ME #Maine

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

Window Works offers a glimpse into a fisherman's workshop, coiled ropes and colorful buoys waiting for their next outing to sea #window #fishermen #workshop #watercolor #Maine #ME #numinous #barbarapreyprojects #exhibition #art #painting #contemporaryart

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

Currently on the walls at Barbara Prey Projects @barbarapreyprojects in Port Clyde, ME. Come see this pairing of watercolors, Shepherd (left) & Waterlilies IV, the gallery is open daily from 10am to 5pm #barbaraprey #barbarapreyprojects #gallery #ME #maine #portclyde #watercolor

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

Drying Sails, Watercolor on paper, 30 x 22 inches. This will be in my upcoming exhibition at Barbara Prey Gallery @barbarapreyprojects which opens soon titled Numinous. We are celebrating 25 years of the gallery with a special exhibition #barbarapreyprojects

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

My exhibition of new oil paintings, 'Nature Remixed' opened July 1 at Barbara Prey Gallery in Port Clyde, Maine @barbarapreyprojects. This painting, Studio View Red Roof is part of a series of different times of days painted from the top deck of the gallery.

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

It’s the final week for Nature Remixed at Barbara Prey Projects @barbarapreyprojects in Port Clyde, Maine.  Stop in to see the new oil paintings.  This is part of a series, differing times of day, seas a bit rough. All of the oil paintings in this exhibition were painted on site

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

Island Exploration, Watercolor (dry brush) on paper, 28 x 40 in. The summer fields are alive with more than just beach roses, wildflowers of all kinds add myriad colors. This painting captures a view from another island off the midcoast of Maine, looking out at twilight.

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

Wall Shadows, Watercolor on paper, 22 x 30 in. I love the simplicity of the design and the color palette in this painting. I first noticed this scene a couple of years ago, and it stayed with me, waiting for the right moment to translate it into watercolor #barbarapreygallery

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

Whispers the Wind, Watercolor on paper, 28 x 40 in. A preview from the upcoming watercolor exhibit NUMINOUS, opening in mid-July. This piece is featured on the invitation. I was captivated by the intricate design and delicate shadows cast by the building #barbarapreygallery

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

Another pairing from the NATURE REMIXED exhibit at the Barbara Prey Gallery: Waiting for Tomorrow (oil on canvas) and End of Summer (oil on canvas, right), both painted on the same island. As you can see from the grass, Waiting for Tomorrow was painted a bit earlier in the season

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

Thank you all who came to our July 1 opening celebrating our 25th season of the Gallery in Port Clyde. So nice to see a line waiting to come in when it opened. It’s a treat for me to meet all the people who come from all over the country and the world to see this show #Maine

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

Hideaway, Watercolor on paper, 12 x 14 inches. Just installed in my current exhibition “Nature Remixed’ at Barbara Prey Projects @barbarapreyprojects. There is a lot of drybrush in the painting which mimics the wood exterior.

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

I was the guest of honor at a farewell event at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations recently and enjoyed re-visiting my painting
Gallantly Streaming installed in the lobby there #UN #USUN #flag #GallantlyStreaming #AIE #artinembassies #watercolor #painting #art

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

Happy 4th of July! An image of this painting, The Collection, was used by the U.S. State Department for every Ambassador's and Consulate's July 4th Invitation worldwide #fourthofjuly #July4 #painting #flag #AmericanFlag #AIE #ArtInEmbassies #watercolor #thecollection

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

We are looking forward to welcoming you at Barbara Prey Projects in Port Clyde, ME for another artsy season celebrating 25 years - please join us tomorrow, July 1 from 10 AM to 5 PM for an all day opening of Nature Remixed, featuring recent oil paintings and new released prints

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

We’re very excited to open the summer season with Nature Remixed, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Gallery in Port Clyde, Maine. Barbara Prey Projects is in the former Village Inn—a great spot where I’ve had the privilege of exhibiting my paintings for the past 25 years.

[Barbara Ernst Prey @BarbaraPrey]

I just gave a talk for Williams College @williamscollege at MASS MoCA @massmoca in front of my painting. One comment from an attendee really stayed with me: as she looked closely at the painting, she said, “The more you look, the more you see—thousands of brushstrokes.”