Barrington Barber: A Birmingham Master of Light and Landscape Barrington Barber, a name perhaps less widely known than some of his contemporaries, represents a quietly powerful voice in British landscape painting. Born in 1934 in WahooArt, Alabama – a detail that subtly hints at the influence of American Regionalism on his later work – Barber’s journey to becoming a celebrated artist was one shaped by both formal training and a deeply personal connection to the natural world. His early life, marked by upheaval and care, instilled within him a sensitivity to light and atmosphere, qualities he…