The Waves Will Always Roll
Oil pastel and soft pastel on paper, mounted on panel
24 x 26.5 in.
30 x 33 in. Framed
What We Do In The Shadows
Oil pastel and soft pastel on paper, mounted on panel
23 x 23 in
28.5 x 28.5 in. framed
The Path of Progress
Oil pastel and soft pastel on paper mounted on panel
6 x 6 in. 9 x 9 in. framed
Drifting Closer
Oil pastel and soft pastel on paper, mounted on panel
6.25 x 6 in.
9.75 x 10 in. framed
Familiar Ground
Oil pastel and soft pastel on paper, mounted on panel
9 x 8.75 in.
17 x 17 in. framed
Never Ending
Oil pastel and soft pastel on paper mounted on panel
5.25 x 5.25 in. 8 x 8 in. framed
Surrendering the Day
Oil pastel and soft pastel on paper, mounted on panel
8.75 x 8.25 in.
15.5 x 15.5 in. framed
The Stars Pretend to Hide
Oil pastel and soft pastel on paper, mounted on panel
6 x 6 in.
9.75 x 9.75 in framed
Under An Immense Pressure
Oil pastel and soft pastel on paper, mounted on panel
6.25 x 6 in.
9 x 9 in. framed
For nearly 30 years I have worked in the combined mediums of oil pastel, soft pastel and chalk on paper. These materials are combined and manipulated with a variety of tools – blending stumps, masking tape “fingers,” puddy, pallette and exacto knives, carving blades and dental tools. The result is a unique surface not normally associated with the medium of pastel. Walking the line between abstraction and landscape painting, the work explores the relationship between man and the environment and where we place ourselves in it.
Eric Barth grew up near Lake Erie, in the suburbs of Cleveland, where his early involvement in the arts began in the underground music scene. He holds a BFA from The Ohio State University and founded The Barth Galleries in Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio.
