LifeIzColorful

Barbara Kendall Reed (B. Kendall) is the author of two art and poetry books, Life iZ Colorful and Messages from a Butterfly for Humanity, both available on Blurb and Amazon. An accomplished artist for over 35 years, Barbara has shown in many galleries as well as having many private collectors. She continues to explore the whole realm of creativity. B. Kendall was born of Creole heritage in New Orleans, Louisiana and was reared on a military base in Dugway, Utah. Barbara was exposed to a diverse and eclectic environment from childhood on... By eighteen, her extensive travels took her through the United States in addition to Canada with her family. The rest of the world was brought to her through military friendships and her diverse travels as an adult. After high school graduation, she returned to New Orleans to attend Xavier University, where she earned a BFA degree while studying under the late McArthur Genius Award recipient, John T. Scott. She also studied art history at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts where she received the Catherine Hughes Waddell scholarship. She did not complete her MFA but instead traded her studies for marriage and a move to Atlanta, Georgia where she would ultimately work for a division of The Coca-Cola family in the Human Resources Department. After seventeen years of corporate experience, Barbara had a good grasp of what gives her life purpose. Without hesitation she returned to her passion and training---art. Thirty-five years later, Barbara is now a well-seasoned and accomplished artist. Barbara paints, writes, and designs in her home studio in central Georgia where she finds the peace needed to rekindle her soul.