Barbara Omerod
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Barbara Jean Polivka Omerod began her journey back to the world of art, after thirty-five years in the legal field.
Growing up in the foothills of the Appalachians, Barbara studied art while attending high school. She earned a scholarship to a summer workshop at Ohio University’s College of Art. While working closely with art professors, she fell in love with abstract expressionism, at a time when such art was largely dominated by men. After completing her business college education, and while working at a law firm in downtown Columbus, Barbara met and married Dave Omerod (who was attending Ohio State). A few years later, they became parents of two daughters, Heather and Brigette. Dave’s service as a new church development pastor, for the Presbyterian Church (USA), took the family to Florida, North Carolina, and Utah. Barbara continud her legal work and studies, and became a board-certified paralegal in each state. In 2008, the Omerods moved to Newnan, Georgia. Barbara began working in pastels, with Deborah Kidwell, Cecilia Smith, Suzanne Caldwell, and Jenny Jones. Her first entry in the Newnan-Coweta Art Association, Inc. (NCAA)’s Juried Art Show, “Going Home to Amish Country”, placed in the top ten. In 2016, Barbara was again recognized in the top ten at NCAA's Juried Art Show, for another pastel, “After the Storm”. To benefit Children's Connect, Barbara participated in two fiberglass art projects; she helped paint a truck, and later, a rooster, for display on the Court House Square in downtown Newnan, Georgia. Barbara continues to teach classes and sell art at Corner Arts Gallery, Newnan. |
