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Who Are These Hybrids? Adults Play Pretend
April 23, in Art, Katanavision by Katana Barnett
I once dreamt I was about to turn into a mermaid, by diving into a well in a parking lot. I woke up before being transformed. That moment is the most disappointed I’ve been when I realized the dream was an illusion.
I was also influenced by Renee Magritte’s Collective Invention (Magritte, 1934). Everyone loves Surrealists [...]
re[collect] : paintings by Elisabeth Morrell
April 21, in Art by Katana Barnett
[re]collect
Paintings by Elisabeth Morrell celebrating the completion of WWU’s BFA program.
Did you read the interview with Elisabeth Morrell - she’s having a solol show!
I use printed cotton quilting fabric, acrylic photo transfers, photos of my childhood… all things very homey and nostalgic. Hopefully when I put them together you don’t get “home maker”, but a [...]
Raise an Eyebrow: Who are these Hybrids? Pt.1
April 8, in Katanavision by Katana Barnett
I was recently asked a great question on Twitter by @RobertClarkMTFS It was “I have noticed all the animal/human hybrids in your paintings. Is that more of a fun thing or is there a deeper meaning?”
And, of course, the answer is both, and after a few attempts to explain in less than 140 characters, [...]
New Business Card Design
April 8, in Art by Katana Barnett
I just designed myself some new business cards, because I’m hoping to attend the sold-out Millionaire Mind Intensive tomorrow to do some networking. Seminars, whether or not you agree with the content (I do recommend Peak Potentials), are rooms full of people looking to play bigger and better, where I’ve meet people like Claudine Lam [...]
Katana’s Colour-Mixing Secrets: How to Easily And Intuitively mix Any Colour
April 2, in Katanavision by Katana Barnett
Seek the strongest color effect possible.. the content is of no importance. Henri Matisse
You think in two modes: one is gray-scale, and the other is a rainbow. When you combine these in ways that work, it’s awesome! What Matisse is saying here, is that if you have a strong colour effect- say, a bright light [...]
The Public Space of Social Media: How to Create Your Voice
March 30, in Art by Katana Barnett
It sometimes seems that the gap between a starving artist and an artist with authority and a career is huge. Social Media is the bridge that artists can build themselves over that gap.
My Twitter followers, currently numbering more than sixteen hundred, are part of my network because I add value to the conversation and am [...]
How to Cold Read Any Artwork with 4 Questions
March 30, in Art by Katana Barnett
When taking a look at artwork for the first time, most people can only tell if they like something or not, and don’t even know why. At the end of the day, anything you say about the artwork says more about you than the artwork itself, so you just need to know what buttons the [...]
How to Change Your Speech to Become a More Powerful Person
March 21, in Miscellany by Katana Barnett
Have you ever been part of a conversation where everyone is talking over you and interrupting you? Have you ever been speaking in front of a group of people- an art opening, a classroom, a seminar, an awards ceremony, all the while your limbs are shaking like a leaf? Have you ever wanted to talk [...]
Learn How to Eliminate Intimidation and Gain Ultimate Confidence in the Face of Any Objection.
March 18, in Miscellany by Katana Barnett
What holds most artists in check, what prevents them from picking up the phone, what causes them to procrastinate, what accounts for endless hours of mental anguish and what discourages them the most is…The Nemesis, the Achilles Heel, the Pariah of all salespeople…the dreaded OBJECTION.
I’ve been told I don’t like selling. And you’re right, I [...]
Artist Interviews: Graphic Surprise, Powerful Compositions of Lyrois