Barbara Bater is an Artist and designer. She is the owner and Award Winning designer at Penncora Events Studio in Pennsylvania.
A selection of work done between 1975-2020
FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN PORTRAIT
This small collection shows Barbara’s growing virtuosity in not only fine arts but in the commercial art field as well. From the above work she produced as a student to the more refined mixed media represented below her growth and refinement is apparent.
Art Posters for a limited run reflecting her Native American Works from 1975 through today.
CHIEF
24” wide by 30” high mat with an 18” by 24” interior print.
Barbara was often inspired by the works of Frederic Remington as well as by her own travels to the west and her trips to the Northeastern and Woodland Tribal areas. These portraits express her deep love of nature and the out doors.
Despite Barbara’s success in fashion illustration and her prominence as an event designer, she cherishes the moments when she is free to paint the things she knows best and that effect her deeply.
SENECA
Barbara had the honor of designing numerous events for the Seneca. The rich heritage of the tribe can be seen throughout the Niagara Falls area. Diving deep into the cyclical nature of the tribe helped give the artist inspiration to interpret all of their vast cultural experiences.
THE MOHEGAN
Barbara has been involved with highlighting Native American heritage throughout the years. She was a designer for the Mohegan as well as The Seneca Tribes. In the beginning she was working with the tribes to design anything from custom linens to stone carved petroglyphs. Barbara designed the exclusive Christmas Decor for the Mohegan Sun which contained tribal branding throughout the entire complex.
There are three values which move Barbara powerfully when she paints. The first is her love of animals and nature.
The second value which moves her as she recreates the past is her joy in the trappings of historical periods. She is an exhaustive student of historical tribal periods and loves the accuracy of detail with a scholars respect for the facts.
The third of her values is her love for the beauty of humanity, the face, the form and the regalia of the Native American men and women.
It is with all of these values that her work as an illustrator merges into her work as a painter. Now what is relevant finally is simply this: whether the illustrator is or is not a good artist. With the evidence increasing in every phase of her growth, up to the very last, it is clear through the range of her lifetime’s work the Barbara is indeed a very good artist and possibly a great one!
