Barbara Swanson Sherman, born in New York City,  spent a few formative years in Northern Vermont.  Returning to the city at age 21 she found a nurturing home in the Art Students League where she was awarded a merit scholarship and studied under Robert Beverly Hale, Roberto DeLaMonica, Michael Ponce De Leon and others.  

She writes a weekly blog titled, “Seeking the Sublime in the Everyday,” an illustrated short essay, commenting on art and artists, faith in an ecumenical, inclusive way, New York City, Greenwich Village, her family, things that drive her crazy, something to lift the spirits delivered every Friday morning.