Artwork copyright Donald Barrie. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2021.

Artwork copyright Donald Barrie. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2022.

Artwork copyright Donald Barrie. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2022.

Artwork copyright Donald Barrie. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2022.

Artwork copyright Donald Barrie. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2022.

Artwork copyright Donald Barrie. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2022.

Artwork copyright Donald Barrie. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2022.

Artwork copyright Donald Barrie. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2021.

Artwork copyright Donald Barrie. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2022.

Rainbow Bridge, 1980

Donald Barrie
American (born 1938)

Location: Amistad Elementary, Kennewick

About the Artwork

Rainbow Bridge is a six-panel landscape painting by artist Donald Barrie. This fantasy landscape features a long string of rainbow-colored, circular objects over a landscape of mountains, fir trees, a body of water, and farmland. The composition highlights the appearance of depth by using linear perspective -- the colored shapes get smaller as they recede into the distance.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Kennewick School District.

About the Artist

Realist painter and muralist Donald Barrie captures the subtle details and formal relationships found in city scenes and sweeping landscapes. A faculty member at Seattle Central College, and founder of the Pelican Bay Artists' Cooperative. Barrie lives and works in Seattle, Washington.