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Hidden beauty sparks inspiration for Zach Barnard

Zach Barnard explains how he dreamt of this purple door and wished he had walked through it Aug. 10 during a Meet the Artist event at the Orland Park Public Library. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
Work from Zach Barnard hangs on the walls of the Orland Park Public Library.
Bob Banda, of Orland Park, looks at paintings by Chicago-based artist Zach Barnard.
Laurie Fanelli, Freelance Reporter
9:42 am CDT August 21, 2018
Virginia-born, Chicago-based artist Zach Barnard has an eye for finding beauty in the mundane. A winding stairway or an average front door become gateways to a colorful world of possibility and adventure in his sweeping paintings.

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