Barbara Underwood's Blog: My Artworks

My other great passion in life besides writing has always been art. I was always sketching and painting as a child, and in my teens I enjoyed doing pencil sketches of people and faces. Over the years I experimented with other mediums and subjects until I returned to my original interest: people. Since 2021, I have been specializing in painting the human form because it never ceases to fascinate me.

Enjoy this visual summary of my artistic journey!

Most of these nude paintings can be viewed and bought on: https://bluethumb.com.au/barbara-underwood

Thoughts about Books

One reader might put down a book you've written and say, "You shouldn't write that stuff, it's too unabashedly romantic," while another might read something different you've written and say, "That's too violent and tawdry or gritty a mystery, you shouldn't write
that stuff."

Still another might read something else you've written and say, "That's much too intensely sensual and emotionally naked, you shouldn't write that stuff." The truth is, each kind of story, each approach, has its own beauty, its own worth.

Often, it is that the reader's heart and soul either does not have the depth of experience to see the beauty or truth you are showing, or they are uncomfortable with looking into the mirror you are holding up to show something deeper than just a reflection.

If the story, or the series, leads you to a place of beauty, you must never be afraid to go there as a writer.

- Bobby Underwood

Check out his books on amazon.com and Goodreads

My Artworks

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