Barbara Applegate

Above the Harbor - Sold  Sold By Barbara Applegate 16 x 20 Oil

 

 

 

After the Rains By Barbara Applegate 14 x 11 oil

 

 

An Afternoon Walk - SOLD by Barbara Applegate 18 x 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morning in the Country - SOLD  Sold By Barbara Applegate 20 x 24 oil

 

 

 

Cascading Grapes with Apples - SOLD  SOLD By Barbara Applegate 16 x 12 oil

 

 

 

Golden Light by Barbara Applegate 12 x 16 oil

 

 

 

Last Autumn Colors By Barbara Applegate 8 x 10 oil

 

 

 

Lavender and Lace By Barbara Applegate 12 x 16 oil

 

 

 

Morning in the Courtyard By Barbara Applegate 24 x 30 oil

 

 

 

Early Morning Mist - SOLD  SOLD By Barbara Applegate 24 x 30 oil

 

 

Poppy Extravaganza By Barbara Applegate 11 x 14 oil

 

 

 

Rambling Yellow Roses - SOLD  Sold By Barbara Applegate 20 x 24 oil

 

 

Serene Morning By Barbara Applegage 40 x 30 oil

 

 

 

Soft Evening Light - Sold  Sold By Barbara Appletgate 11 x 14 oil

 

 

Spilling Grapes - SOLD  Sold By Barbara Applegate 14 x 18 Oil

 

 

Streaming Sunlight - Sold  Sold By Barbara Applegate 8 x 10 oil

 

 

Summer in Full Bloom - Sold  Sold By Barbara Applegate 16 x 20 oil

 

 

 

Sunshine After the Rain by Barbara Applegate 14 x 11 oil

 

 

 

The Harbor Master's House - Sold  Sold By Barbara Applegate 24 x 30 oil

 

 

My Studio Under the Eaves - SOLD  Sold By Barbara Applegate 18 x 24 oil

 

 

Village Life by Barbara Applegate 20 x 24 oil

 

 

Water Lily Morning By Barbara Applegate 40 x 30 oil

 

 

Applegate was born in 1954 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Applegate's earliest fine art memories include visits to the studios of the many artists living and painting along the Delaware River between Center Bridge and New Hope. Influenced by the Buck's County painters Daniel Garber, Edward W. Redfield and Walter Schofield, Applegate spent her early years painting the villages and countryside along the Delaware River.

After graduating from Dickinson College, Applegate relocated to the Brandywine Valley and immersed herself in the rich tradition of realism made famous by Howard Pyle and the Wyeths. Working in watercolor, egg tempera and oil, Applegate spent the next decade painting the quiet rolling landscape and the beautiful 18th century Quaker homesteads.

By the mid 1990's, the suburban sprawl surrounding Philadelphia had nearly obliterated the serene Pennsylvania landscape. Looking for new inspiration, Applegate spent several summers in rural Maine. She was drawn to the quiet villages with their wood-frame houses and kitchen gardens. In 1996, Applegate permanently relocated to Penobscot Bay and now maintains her studio in the beautiful village of Bristol Mills on the Pemaquid Peninsula.

Applegate has received numerous awards for her watercolor and oil paintings--including awards for merit from the National Arts Club, NYC; Knickerbocker Artists, NYC; Salmagundi Club, NYC; Philadelphia Watercolor Club, San Diego Watercolor Club and the Gold Medal from the American Artist Professional League, NYC. A partial list of public and corporate collections includes: Colby College, Dickinson College, Oberlin College, University of Pennsylvania, Williams College, MBNA America, Proctor and Gamble Company, Viceroy and Mank, Ltd., and Aztec Printing.

Applegate's work is in the permanent collections of the following museums: Erie Art Museum; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Colby College Museum of Art; Flint Institute of Art; Canton Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida; and Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

Over the past 20 years, Applegate's work has been featured in numerous publications including: American Artist, American Art Review, Arts and Antiques, Down East and Yankee. The New York Graphic Society has published ten prints of Applegate's paintings. In 2005, ABC's national news program "Primetime Live" aired an interview with the artist. In the spring of 2007, People Magazine published an interview with Applegate at her home in Maine.