{"product_id":"blue-bayou-elizabeth-fontaine-barr","title":"Blue Bayou | Elizabeth Fontaine-Barr | Original Acrylic Painting","description":"\u003c!--\n=====================================\nMARCOLINA'S FINE ARTS GALLERY\nELIZABETH FONTAINE-BARR -- BLUE BAYOU (REVISED)\n=====================================\n\nFIXED: Certificate, Shipping, and Payment rows were missing from the\nfirst draft. Added back, matching the standard table every other\nartist's pages use.\n\nUPGRADED: real, sourced quote now included, pulled from the detailed\nbiography you sent, her own stated practice of painting from memory\nand imagination rather than reference. This directly confirms the\ntheory in the body copy instead of leaving it as my own inference.\n\nAbout the Artist section substantially rebuilt using the real\nbiography, New Orleans upbringing, FIT and University of New Orleans,\nthe frame shop, Julia Street sketches, the band and meeting her\nhusband, stepping away to raise her daughter, the real \"art-eyes\"\nquote marking her return to painting. CORRECTED: she no longer lives\nor works in Ybor City, she is now based in California, the bio has\nbeen updated to reflect that directly.\n\nSTILL NEEDED:\n- Price and year, neither given anywhere in the material sent.\n- Whether this piece is framed, not specified.\n--\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- VIRTUAL VIEWING BANNER --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; align-items: center; gap: 0; margin-bottom: 3px; font-family: 'Outfit',system-ui,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #111111; padding: 14px 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45); font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 3px;\"\u003eCan't visit in person?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSchedule a private virtual viewing with Marcolina, from anywhere in the world.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/form-private-viewing\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #FF1E8A; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 24px; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; height: 100%;\"\u003eRequest a\u003cbr\u003eVirtual Viewing →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: #FF1E8A; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 16px; font-family: 'Outfit',system-ui,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003ePayment plans available  ·  Ships worldwide  ·  Certificate of Authenticity included  ·  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/form-private-viewing\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eContact us to discuss options\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Outfit',system-ui,sans-serif; max-width: 680px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.85;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; color: #ff1e8a; letter-spacing: 0.04em; margin-bottom: 16px;\"\u003eOriginal acrylic painting by Elizabeth Fontaine-Barr · Expressionist painter · Available at Marcolina's Fine Arts Gallery, Tampa, Florida · Ships worldwide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003eA dark, feathery tree anchors the left side of the canvas, its silhouette almost black against a hazy purple sky, while Spanish moss drips from an unseen branch on the right, the two together placing this unmistakably in the American South. Between them, a deep blue-purple waterway curves back through the composition, its surface catching the same violet light as the sky above it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 28px;\"\u003eWhat makes the piece is the color running through the marsh islands scattered across that water, hot orange, magenta, and mint green, nothing close to the muted browns and greens an actual bayou would show. That's not an accident of style, it's how Fontaine-Barr actually works. A New Orleans native, she paints from imagination rather than direct observation, and by her own account, if a reference photo ever triggers a piece, she puts it away almost immediately so the scene can drift into something the camera never captured. This bayou is remembered, not documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #E8E8E8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 0; color: #999999; width: 40%;\"\u003eArtist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 0; color: #111111; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eElizabeth Fontaine-Barr\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #E8E8E8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 0; color: #999999;\"\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 0; color: #111111; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eAcrylic on Canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #E8E8E8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 0; color: #999999;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 0; color: #111111; font-weight: 500;\"\u003e36 × 36 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #E8E8E8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 0; color: #999999;\"\u003eCertificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 0; color: #111111; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #E8E8E8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 0; color: #999999;\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 0; color: #111111; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eShips worldwide with full insurance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #E8E8E8; border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E8E8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 0; color: #999999;\"\u003ePayment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 0; color: #111111; font-weight: 500;\"\u003ePayment plans available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; color: #111111; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003eCollector's Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; color: #444444; line-height: 1.85; margin-bottom: 28px;\"\u003eA large-scale piece at 36 by 36 inches, substantial enough to anchor a room on its own. Part of the artist's ongoing body of color-drenched Southern landscapes, all rooted in the culture and geography of her native New Orleans, filtered through memory rather than reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; color: #111111; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003eAcquisition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; color: #444444; line-height: 1.85; margin-bottom: 28px;\"\u003eAvailable through Marcolina's Fine Arts Gallery with worldwide shipping, full insurance, and professional art packaging. Payment plans available. Private viewings by appointment in Tampa, Florida. Virtual viewings available for collectors anywhere in the world. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/form-private-viewing\" style=\"color: #ff1e8a; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eContact us to inquire.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/become-a-collector\" style=\"color: #ff1e8a; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eNew to collecting? Read our collector guide →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 300; color: #777777; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 28px; font-style: italic;\"\u003eA standard shipping rate is charged at checkout. Once your work is packed, we calculate the actual shipping cost for its size and destination. If there is a difference, we will follow up to either invoice the additional amount or refund the difference, whichever applies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #F5F0EB; padding: 20px 24px; border-left: 3px solid #FF1E8A; margin-bottom: 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #555555; font-weight: 300; margin: 0; font-style: italic;\"\u003e\"I call myself an expressionist painter. I tend to paint what I feel rather than what I see. A lot of my landscapes are completely from my imagination. If I use one of my travel photos for a trigger, I must put the photo away so that I always infuse my imagination into the scene. Oftentimes the scene changes into something unrecognizable from the original. The surprise is always a delight for me. I love it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #888888; margin-top: 6px;\"\u003eElizabeth Fontaine-Barr\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #E8E8E8; margin: 8px 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; color: #111111; margin-bottom: 16px;\"\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; color: #444444; line-height: 1.85; margin-bottom: 14px;\"\u003eElizabeth Fontaine-Barr was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, shaped early by the food, music, and street artists of the French Quarter. She decided to become an artist at age nine, and went on to study painting at the University of New Orleans after a detour through fashion illustration at FIT in New York, one year in the city convincing her she wasn't ready to leave home yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; color: #444444; line-height: 1.85; margin-bottom: 14px;\"\u003eHer career after college was anything but a straight line. She opened a frame shop in New Orleans' Garden District, taught children's art classes at the New Orleans Museum of Art, sketched on Julia Street, worked as a food stylist on film shoots, sold advertising for a music magazine, and managed a New Orleans rock band, often juggling two or three of these at once. She met her husband, John, playing bass in that band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; color: #444444; line-height: 1.85; margin-bottom: 14px;\"\u003eAfter becoming a mother at 45, Elizabeth stepped away from painting entirely to raise her daughter, not returning to the easel until her daughter was in high school. She still remembers the drive home from one of her first painting sessions back, calling her husband to say, \"I have my art-eyes back. I can see again.\" The bold, Fauvist-influenced color she'd loved in college came right back with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; color: #444444; line-height: 1.85; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003eElizabeth now lives and works in California, continuing to develop the bold, imagination-driven style rooted in her New Orleans upbringing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/elizabeth-fontaine-barr\" style=\"color: #ff1e8a; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eExplore more works by Elizabeth Fontaine-Barr →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Marcolina's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55065304727871,"sku":null,"price":5998.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/2773\/6639\/files\/Blue_Bayou_acrylic_painting_by_Elizabeth_Fountaine-Barr_36x36_ed8e0a71-0210-48ed-b4d3-56c85ad35723.png?v=1786038606","url":"https:\/\/marcolinas.com\/products\/blue-bayou-elizabeth-fontaine-barr","provider":"Marcolina’s Fine Arts Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}