Ira Barkoff

Ira Barkoff, influenced greatly by Monet's later Water Lily Series, has a wonderful concern for the elements of light and space. It is often commented on how greatly reminiscent his style is to Wolf Kahn; however his sense of space and place is far from that of Kahn. Barkoff's ability to meld the styles of former mentors and maintain his own sensibilities is a credit to his craft. In depicting even the simplified elements of earth, water, and sky, he is painting 'about the glory of the real world.'