Welcome! This website has information on courses I'm teaching at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies and Curious Minds presented by HotDocs Theatre in Toronto, assorted musings on art, and my own photography, art and poetry.  Click on the labels at right to find particular topics. Thanks for visiting, and if you'd like to get in touch, it's isherwood dot barbara at g mail dot com.

Destiny

Transformation

Afternoon of a Faun

Fin de siècle

Mew Lake

The Women Who Made Modern Art at Curious Minds, January 30 to March 13, 2023

Kitty says "Stop working and play with me!"

The Bedford Master, St Mark in his Study, The Bedford Hours, Paris, 1423-30. British Library.

The Art of Living: The History of Interior Design

This is a sneak preview of Lecture One in my upcoming Curious Minds course, The Art of Living: The History of Interior Design, running Mondays, May 30 to July 4, 1:00-3:00 p.m. at HotDocs Cinema in Toronto. Click here to register.