The Frances Carlton Condominium is pleased to showcase its collection of colorful, limited-edition serigraphs by nationally prominent Sarasota artist Barbara McCann (1948-2011). These Mediterranean-themed prints of the French Riviera, Provence, etc. beautifully complement the Mediterranean Revival architectural style of our historic 1924 building.
“St. Tropez” – A signed and numbered Artist Proof serigraph on canvas by Barbara McCann
“Rue Vaugirard” – A signed and numbered Artist Proof serigraph by Barbara McCann
“Villa Vaucluse” – A signed and numbered serigraph on canvas by Barbara McCann
“A Day in Ville Franche” – A signed and numbered Artist Proof serigraph on canvas by Barbara McCann
“Nice Cafe” – A signed and numbered serigraph on canvas by Barbara McCann
Barbara McCann (1948 – 2011)
Born in New Castle, PA, Sarasota artist Barbara McCann moved to Florida in 1973. For the next 20 years, she ran her own art and design studio in Bradenton. During her career, she explored a variety of mediums and methods for landscape and portrait painting. From 1983 to 1993, she was a teacher at one of the finest art schools in the country – Ringling College of Art & Design.
She steadily expanded both her illustrative and fine art clientele. The strong interest in her paintings led her to establish a gallery in Sarasota in 1991. She had many one person shows and was exhibited regularly at the New York Expo in New York City. There she was introduced to clients from around the world who were interested in representing her work. Because of this exposure, her work is in many public and private collections – and is still sold in galleries around the country.
Barbara McCann found artistic inspiration in many of the places she frequently visited in her extensive travels: the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, the West Indies, Central America, Greece, and Europe. One description of her impressionistic style is as follows:
This heavy impasto technique imbues objects and figures with an air of solidity and dimension. It is a technique well suited to her impressionistic style. Barbara’s love of light, use of rich, saturated color, and application of heavily textured paints mark her as an heir to the impressionist’s ideals — to create works that concentrate on the feelings a scene evokes rather than the accurate reproduction of “reality.” Light, shadow, color, texture, and perspective are the fundamental elements Barbara used to create visions of warmth and wonder, full of life and light.
