Raised
in England, Africa and
the Middle East, Tracy
Barnum now makes her
home in Houston, TX.
These colorful
beginnings exposed Tracy
to a fascinating variety
of cultures, all of
which influenced her
creatively. She grew up
without television,
which gave her ample
time in which to hone
her artistic skills.
Barnum feels her
artistic career was
inevitable, as she has
been drawing since she
could hold a pencil. Her
third grade teacher told
her parents she would
most likely become a
"commercial artist". "I
feel like it’s not
really a choice," she
comments. "It’s
something I have to do
and it is a privilege to
create and be able to
share it with others."
Barnum feels that
appreciation and love of
art lie in the eye of
the beholder, and that
everyone has something
to contribute. "For me,
art is like a lot of
things in life, there’s
always something new to
learn so hopefully one’s
work is always evolving,
changing, growing."
The artist paints
whenever she can, and
nearly always with music
playing. She’s not
always in a creative
mood when she sits down
to work, but finds that
if she sticks with it
she soon slips into the
right frame of mind. She
feels that her work
communicates her
appreciation of nature’s
beauty, and her ability
to capture it and frame
it in a creative
setting.
