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Barbara Younger
Meet our new friend and fellow resident of Hillsborough, artist Barbara Younger. Brace yourselves for a wave of energy and happiness!
Just a few years ago - on a whim - Barbara signed up for a painting class at the local senior center. She quickly realized that the art she was drawn to create was not something that would - or could - be taught in the class. When she listened to her inner artist, she found she was having more fun than she ever expected. Her steadfast friends met her artistic efforts with enthusiasm and encouragement. She was grateful for their support - it seemed her sense of fun was contagious. Not only is she happy making art, Barbara Younger is making happy art almost every day. Her paintings feature simple figures, people yes, but mostly a host of other animals enjoying their moments in life. There are pigs happy to have mud and penguins happy to have snow, and others happily engaged in unusual activities: cats with names dressed-up for a party or ready to take a tango lesson. Many of them are just busy appreciating the world around them. All - well, almost all - of them happy. With an eye for history and a mind for research, Barbara seeks out and accumulates souvenirs of our human lives - ephemera such as tickets, postage stamps, newspaper articles, valentines, recipes - to include in her art. Some pieces are more collage than paint, others vice versa. She enjoys learning about the lives and techniques of other artists, and so we find those insights reflected in her art. Their simple shapes and straightforward smiles naturally attract children to Barbara’s art, making her booth very popular at art festivals. She is genuinely moved to see parents purchasing art for their children. She finds grown-ups are also shopping to please “the child within” and her heart is filled by that also. Don't be mistaken: Barbara Younger values her art! She likes to keep her prices modest so that more people can share the happiness.
Learn more about Barbara Younger at www.barbarakyounger.com.
Hillsborough, NC
The Songs of The Beatles:
Folk Art by Barbara Younger
NOW through DECEMBER 5, 2024
open daily: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
ALL ABOARD, MY FRIENDS
paint & collage on canvas
24" x 24"
SOLD
("Yellow Submarine" 1966)
AMERICA LOVES THE BEATLES
mixed media on wood cutout
14" x 11.5"
SOLD
("I Want To Hold Your Hand" 1963)
AND THE SUN FOLLOWS ME
paint, wood & fabric assemblage
21” dia circle
SOLD
(I’ll Follow The Sun - 1964)
BLESS YOU, LADY MADONNA
paint on canvas
16” x 20”
SOLD
(Lady Madonna - 1968)
EVEN THE FLOWERS FELT SAD
paint and collage on canvas
16” x 16”
SOLD
(She’s Leaving Home - 1967)
ELEANOR GATHERS RICE TO MAKE A RICE MOSAIC WHEN SHE GETS HOME
paint on pressboard with 3/4” wood frame
17.5” x 16.25”
SOLD
(Eleanor Rigby - 1966)
FOREVER STRAWBERRY FIELDS
mixed media on hand-stretched canvas
13” x 13”
$50
(Strawberry Fields Forever - 1967)
HAPPY FRIEND FACES
paint and collage on canvas
20” x 16”
$60
(With A Little Help From My Friends - 1967)
HE’S WORKING ON HIS POINT OF VIEW
paint on canvas
16” x 16”
SOLD
(Nowhere Man - 1965)
HOW THE LIFE GOES ON
paint on circular canvas
16" dia circle
SOLD
(Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - 1968)
I AM INDEED THE WALRUS
paint on canvas
16” x 16”
$60
(I Am The Walrus - 1967)
HUBERT LOVES HIS HAPPY HILL
mixed media on canvas
16” x 20”
SOLD
(The Fool On The Hill - 1967)
IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU
mixed media on canvas
14” x 14”
SOLD
(Now And Then - 2023)
LA MAGNIFIQUE TOUR EIFFEL À PARIS
paint and collage on canvas
12” x 12”
SOLD
(Michelle - 1965)
OCTOPUS LOVES HIS BEAUTIFUL GARDEN
paint on canvas
12” x 16”
SOLD
(Octopus’s Garden - 1969)
OF COURSE I’LL STILL LOVE YOU!
paint and collage on wood cutout
16.5” x 13.5” heart shape
$50
(When I’M Sixty-Four - 1967)
ROCKY PICKS A FAVORITE VERSE
paint and collage on canvas
12” x 16”
SOLD
(Rocky Raccoon - 1968)
SHE LISTENED TO THE BEATLES WHENEVER SHE PLAYED MONOPOLY
collage on game board
9.5” x 19.5”
$45
(Can’t Buy Me Love - 1964)
CAT IN HER OWN MAGICAL MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE
paint on 3/4” wood panel
12” x 12”
SOLD
(Magical Mystery Tour - 1968)
PIGGY ENJOYING THE MUD IN THE BARNYARD
paint and collage on wood
10” x 10”
$40
(Piggies - 1968)
SHE WAS SURPRISED IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY TOO
paint on canvas
18” x 18”
$60
(Birthday - 1968)
TAKE A SAD SONG AND MAKE IT BETTER
paint and collage on canvas
16” x 20”
$75
(Hey Jude - 1968)
SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM
paint on oval canvas
16” x 20” oval
$65
(Let It Be - 1970)
THE SCENERY ALONG THE WAY TO PAUL’S FARM IN SCOTLAND
paint and collage on canvas
8” x 24”
$65
(The Long And Winding Road - 1970)
WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO ARISE
paint and collage on canvas
16” x 12”
SOLD
(Blackbird - 1968)
BOOM
paint on vinyl record
12" diameter
SOLD
(I Saw Her Standing There - 1963)
DIGGER THE PROUD PONY
paint on vinyl record
12" diameter
$40
(I Dig A Pony - 1970)
HAPPY TIME TOGETHER
paint & collage on canvas
10” x 10”
$40
(All Together Now - 1969)
FISH COMPLETELY AGREES
paint & collage on plywood cutout
15” x 8”
$40
(She Loves You - 1963)
IN MY BELOVED DAISY PATCH
paint on plywood cutout rabbit
17” x 16”
SOLD
(Mother Nature’S Son - 1968)
I NEED YOUR HELP
paint on vinyl record
12" diameter
$40
(Help! - 1965)
LOVE LETTERS
collage on 3/4” wood panel
14.5” x 5”/12”
SOLD
(P.S. I Love You - 1963)
LUCY SHARES A DIAMOND
mixed media on canvas
16” x 16”
SOLD
(Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - 1967)
MARTHA POSES FOR PAUL
paint & collage on 2” wood panel
8” x 8”
$40
(Martha My Dear - 1968)
WILL YOU, WON’T YOU?
collage on canvas
14” x 14”
SOLD
(Helter Skelter - 1968)
ROOSTER GREETS THE DAY
paint on 1.5” canvas panel
5” x 7”
$35
(Good Morning - 1967)
I LOVED YOU THE MOST
paint and collage on canvas
14" x 14”
$50
(In My Life - 1965)
THE BEATLES FOREVER
paint & collage on plywood cutout
8.5” x 21.5”
SOLD
(Yesterday - 1966)
A FOURTH GRADER MEETS THE BEATLES
paint & collage on canvas
10” x 10”
SOLD
(Ed Sullivan Show - 2/9/64)
WATCHING ED SULLIVAN
paint on canvas
10” x 10”
$30
(Ed Sullivan Show - 2/9/64)
GOOD EVENING STARSHINE
paint & collage. on canvas
14” x 18”
$55
(A Hard Day’s Night - 1964)
SLIPPING ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
paint on canvas
20” x 16”
SOLD
(Across The Universe - 1969)
See all the art from the show on this page.
Each painting or collage in the show and on this page is the artist's interpretation of a song by The Beatles.
Click on any image
for a closer look
HE DECIDED TO SPILL THE TRUTH THAT NIGHT IN MENDOZA
paint & collage on canvas
16" x 20"
$60
("Her Majesty" 1969)
FESTIVAL OF THE FERNS
paint on canvas
18" x 24"
SOLD
("Norwegian Wood" 1965)
I MEAN IT WHEN I SAY I LOVE YOU
paint & collage on wood
in wood frame
13" x 13"
SOLD
("And I Love Her" 1964)
THE HAPPY WHEELS WERE SPINNING STRONG
collage on wood panel
12" x 12"
$40
("Getting Better" 1967)
RITA HEADED OUT FOR HER TANGO LESSON
paint & collage on canvas
12" x 24"
$60
("Lovely Rita" 1967)
EVERYONE LOVES THE TASTE OF HONEY
paint & collage on canvas
12" diameter
$40
("A Taste of Honey" 1963)
NARWHAL WELCOMES
THE NEW DAY
paint and collage on canvas
14” x 11”
$45
("I’ll Follow the Sun" - 1964)
SHE DECIDED TO NAME HER BABY GIRL "SIMPLICITY"
paint and collage on canvas
12” x 16"
$45
("Lady Madonna" - 1968)
CHICKEN SAYS GOODBYE
TO HER COOP
paint and collage on canvas
16” x 12”
SOLD
(Mr Moonlight" - 1964)
ON THE WAY HOME
paint and collage on canvas
12" x 12”
$40
("Two of Us" - 1970)
READ the article in The News of Orange County about Barbara and the show: CLICK HERE
