Welcome

 I am a local freelance artist from the Buena Vista Township area with almost 40 years of artistic experience who specializes in oil and acrylic painting.  I gravitated toward these two mediums for very different reasons.  I thoroughly enjoy the ease in which oil paints can be manipulated allowing time to lay it exactly where it needs to be.  And, even though acrylic paints dry incredibly quickly, they are very forgiving allowing me to go over them with changes and corrections.  Recently, I have started experimently watercolor and have found a new respect for the medium. Whether painting with oil, acrylic or watercolor, my style of painting changes very little.  My style is definitely more on the academic side with a softening of my edges.  The subjects of my work usually include human and animal forms.  I don’t believe that this has ever really been a conscientious decision on my part to choose to capture the live figures.  It has been more of a revelation, in fact.  Regardless the subject, it is my hope that the viewer will come away from my paintings with a “feeling” whether it be a calmness, empathy or even a fond memory. 

 Paula Farrar is a fine artist specializing in oils and acrylics with over 35 years of artistic experience.  In recent years, she has discovered a new love in watercolor painting. She has worked in an array of mediums from painting to pottery and from art supply sales to curating at a gallery.  In addition to her studies in Advertising and the Fine and Applied Arts at The Art Institute of Philadelphia and Glassboro State College, she has a background in business.  When she is not painting or designing in her studio, she is teaching and advocating the importance of Arts education and Arts funding.  Paula has, also, been involved in live theater productions designing and painting sets since 2004. 

In January 2018, Paula's workshop and instructional business, Piney Hollow Arts Studio, was opened. For information regarding Art lessons, workshops and events, go to www.pineyhollowartsstudio.com