Art by Trudie

Artwork by Trudie Schuyler Barreras

AltSandias from Rio Rancho
This small (12" x 16") acrylic painting of the north end of the Sandia Mountains looking east from the Rio Rancho area west of Bernalillo, NM was donated to a fund-raising auction at FMCC of Atlanta and was purchased by church member Mike Perry, who has expressed his willingness to share it with the website. Although Trudie and her family lived in Atlanta from 1978-2014, much of her art reflects memories of and visits to NM.

Stonewall Inn

This painting in acrylic was done on commission for Kittredge Cherry for the Jesus in Love blogspot, which has now become QSpirit From the collection of Kitt and her spouse Audrey.

Balloon North of Sandias
This painting in acrylic of a hot-air balloon was painted from a photograph posted by my cousin Karen. It is now in the collection of Ray's cousin Carol Alarid Weber. Dated 12/13 and 12" x 16" in size.

City Autumn

City Autumn by Trudie Schuyler Barreras. Acrylic. 2007. Size 16 x 20. From the collection of Tish and Curt Gorman. Trudie admits that architectural subjects and the perspectives involved are not really a part of her artistic repertoire. The brilliant colors of autumn, however, whether in urban or wilderness settings, are a continuing delight wherever they are found.

Shadow

Shadow. By Trudie Schuyler Barreras. Pastel 2007. 9x12. After retirement, Trudie began drawing pet portraits for dear friends. This is one of her own cats who sometimes like to "center" with her. Some of these were "in memoriam", others for gifts. At one point, Toni's church was raising funds for a youth ministry trip to England, and she offered sketches as a donation incentive, which was quite successful. Subsequently, there is a standing offer that she will do similar sketches for those who donate to QSpirit or other charities she supports.

Castle

Castle. by Trudie Schuyler Barreras. Watercolor 1988. Painted just after a trip to England to visit daughter Tish. From a photograph. Fond memories of castle visiting with 9 month old grandson Jonathan who seemed to know which castles had ceilings -- and therefore echoed when you shouted. From the collection of Tish Gorman

MacGyver

MacGyver. By Trudie Schuyler Barreras. Pastel 2007. 9x12. MacGyver was the family Dalmatian for many years. Indeed, Ray had wanted a dog of that breed from childhood. At one point Lee and Trudie were out sketching in the neighborhood, and a many accompanied by a Dalmatian jogged past. Trudie got the name of the breeder, and in 1989 MacGyver joined our family. He was especially important as a companion for Lee during the years between Ted's death in 1990 and her own passing in 2000, because both Ray and Trudie were working and MacGyver was a welcome presence in the house.

Jackson

Pastel portrait of a child by Trudie Schuyler Barreras. Size 8 x 10. Like pets, babies are delightful subjects for pastel sketches. From the collection of Kathy Lishman, Although Trudie has done portraits from adult subjects, she never developed the level of expertise of either of her parents. Since Ted always considered it anathema to paint from photographs for authentic portrait work, she always felt that only child sketches were "allowable", since prolonged posing would be impossible for them.

Athena

Athena, by Trudie Schuyler Barreras, Acrylic 11 x 14. This portrait of Steve's only daughter was painted in 1986 as a gift to him while he was living and working in Bethesda, MD and his wife Nidia and daughter had not yet moved there to join him. Since Athena has now married and has her own home, this portrait is in her collection.

West of the Lukachukais

by Trudie Schuyler Barreras. Acrylic, 16x20, 2008. The Lukachukai Mountains are in Northern Arizona, and were a favorite landmark when the Barreras family lived in Tsaile. This view is very near the location where Carlos went to kindergarten at Round Rock school, and it seems appropriate that this painting is now in the the collection of Carlos Barreras, Trudie's younger son.

High School Yearbook Illustration

Just for fun, since she was doing something else with her Senior Year High School yearbook, she decided to add one of a number of illustrations done for the 1957 Viking Saga. These were pen-and-ink drawings for section headings, and were done during art class under the tutelage of the only formal "teacher" other than my parents that I ever had, Frank Walker. The drawings were all full page size. At one time Trudie aspired to be an illustrator, but the amount of effort required by the yearbook project may have quelled that dream.

ANTELOPE CANYON 1

by Trudie S. Barreras; Acrylic, 16" x 20". From the collection of Jennifer Gorman and Alberta Begay. This is one of a series of paintings rendered after a trip to that amazing geological wonder with her daughters Lorna and Tish and other relatives in the Gorman family. This painting was also reproduced as the cover for the paperback edition of Trudie's memoir "Trust Truth", published in 2017.

SANDIA GOLD

by Trudie S. Barreras; Acrylic, 16" x 20". From the collection of Jennifer Gorman and Alberta Begay. Aside from her own offspring, Trudie's granddaughters Chrystine and Jennifer Gorman and Athena Barreras Jordan have inherited a fair number of both Schuyler and Barreras paintings. The grandsons are not notable collectors to date, though Jono Gorman may catch up at some point.