Contact Info
Ricau Arts
Barbara MacArthur
Lake Almanor, CA 96137
Phone: 530-259-3381
Fax: 530-259-4007
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Services
- Impressionistic Fine Art
- California Landscape Paintings
- Portraits of People, Pets, Wildlife
- Acrylics, Water Color, Oil
- Animal portraits
- Fine art architecture
- Sierra Cascade Mountain scenes
- Romantic Pencil drawings
- Romantic watercolor & acrylic paintings
- Impressionistic mountain paintings
Fundraisers We Support
- Art Around the Lake
- Lake Almanor Community Foundation
- Seneca Hospital Auxiliary
- Sierra Hospice
- Peninsula Fire Sirens
- Rotary
- Feather River Land Trust
Going Green Commitments
- I use hand made frames fashioned from a variety of wood that captures carbon.
- I recycle materials used for my artwork.
- I have attended educational workshops about the Dynamic Forest pertaining to our mountain community to learn how to better manage the health of our forests.
Hours of Operation
Home Studio, Call for more information. 530-259-3381See Ricau Arts at the Back Room Gallery at Books and Beyond in Chester, summer store hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday,Sunday 12-4 p.m., winter hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10-5.
About Us
Capturing the impression and emotion in my paintings is my goal. I enjoy observing my surroundings and find what attracts me. The contrast of light with dark and color are what catch my eye. The mystery of what I don't see but imagine also captivates me.
The hardest part is beginning, because there are no guarantees; there is uncertainty and risk.
Once I start I tend to relax and allow myself to experience that emotion that I'm wishing to evoke.
Before start a painting I create the composition and a value sketch. I prepare the surface for the painting, and without drawing in too much detail, I paint with more freedom, while keeping the composition in mind.
Recent work and activities include acrylics on panel and canvas of mountain scenes from Lassen National Park and Plumas County, wildlife and domestic pets. My work can be seen year round at Books and Beyond Backroom Gallery in Chester, CA, or by appointment.
I exhibit with Feather River Fine Arts artists at 2012 Summer Wine Tours in Old Town Chester from June-September, the Art Around the Lake art tour on Saturday, July 21,from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the lake basin (where I'll be an artist in action at Back Room Gallery at Books and Beyond), and the Plumas Arts arts show on August 4-5 in Chester.
Please click on the catalog button to your left to see some of my prints for sale, and commercial video button to see more about me, the artist. If you enjoyed the music, please click on music link: www.rocherolle.com to hear more great music by my sister, acclaimed contemporary composer, Eugenie Rocherolle! Enjoy!
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My name is Barbara Ricau MacArthur. I am an artist living in the beautiful mountains at Lake Almanor, CA where I paint and exhibit.I am a New Orleans native, and following college where I minored in art, I attended John McCrady's school of art in the New Orleans French Quarter.
I painted and exhibited in New York City while based there as a flight attendant with TWA. My subject matter was from the places I traveled as well as the local scene.
After marrying, I painted and exhibited in the Sacramento Valley and received awards at area juried shows.
Since moving to Lake Almanor I have been thrilled at the beauty of this area and have enjoyed painting the surrounding scenery and wildlife as well as doing portraits on commission of children, pets and homes.
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