Artist

Biography

Barry John Raybould, M.A. (Cantab) is an award-winning professional artist who works primarily in oils

His work is a contemporary fusion of impressionistic and expressionistic styles that integrates color, design and brushwork to convey a strong sense of mood and feeling.

Originally from England, Raybould lived in the United States for many years and was one of the group of Central Coast artists known as the ‘Informalists,’ and an artist member of the prestigious California Art Club, one of the oldest professional art organizations in the United States.

He is the founder and educational director of the Virtual Art Academy online painting classes (https://www.virtualartacademy.com/), an online alternative to a four-year degree program at a prestigious Art Academy.