Baxter Rains was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He received a BVA in Sculpture and Art History from Georgia State University and Drawing from Atlanta College of Art and his MFA in Sculpture from Universidad de Guanajuato, Instituto Allende, Mexico. He has also been involved with several foundations for the benefit of artists. His writings and essays on Art for the Blind, Accessible Art, advocating funding for the arts, and various critiques have appeared in a number publications. A professional sculptor since the mid 60s, today, he and his wife, Barbara Osmundsen, live on the Space Coast, Florida.

The Spiritual in Art:
Baxter Rains is a contemporary artist and sculptor whose work expresses a complex diversity of the individual as well as the commonality in the human condition in relation to universal form. Greatly influenced by the works of Henry Moore and Reg Butler, Baxter whole-heartily responds to his subconscious artist. He creates sculpture with a metaphysical atmosphere asking the questions of a seeker and encouraging self-reflection and transcendence. The meaning of his work reflects his personal (spiritual) journey and his message nurtures us all. "As an artist, I try to live and work as ideally as I possibly can and not allow the constrains of day-to-day living keep me from the art that I am suppose to be doing."

  

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Baxter Rains

Barbara Osmundsen

 

Barbara Osmundsen attended Vanderbilt University, received her B. S. degree from the University of Tennessee, and did postgraduate work at the University of Tennessee and the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. A teacher and fashion designer during her early career, she turned to sculpture in the mid 80s and quickly won national and international acclaim. Barbara was an Artist-in-Residence for Brevard Cultural Alliance and taught as a visiting artist to the Brevard County School System. She is past president of the Cape Canaveral Branch of the National League of America Pen Women and works diligently in several foundations for the benefit of other artists and for the public enjoyment of art.

Not living mainstream, Barbara's soulful artworks signify the tensions and wonder of life's uncertainties. "Live trees are never cut down to take the wood; all the woods are found or given. As wood grows, each tree has its own stresses, quiet periods, and spurts of growth. Trees can tell their own story by the characteristics (as with people) reflected in their texture, the grain and cracks. Even a tree eaten by bugs can be sculpted to tell its story of survival. Inspired by conversations and personal revelations, Barbara's original artworks evoke self-reflection. She is known as "an innovative artist whose works tell heartening tales."