India Ink, Gesso, and Wax Resist, wielded by a trio of markmaking instruments: a Bamboo pen, an evergreen twig, and a paintbrush
Untitled (Costume: Bunny, Dog)
February 10, 2010 in Pencil Drawings by Katana Barnett
More in the series of hybrids, the tiny child peers from the mouth of the best friend, under a prancing biped rabbit.
Untitled (Female, Snake)
February 10, 2010 in Pencil Drawings by Katana Barnett
Pencil Drawing
An iteration of my latest series of drawings, inspired by babies dressed as plush toys, remembering elementary school imaginary hybrid animals. Also heavily influenced by mermaids and The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia).
Untitled (Girl, Log)
February 1, 2010 in For Sale, Pencil Drawings, Uncategorized by Katana Barnett
A girl with sideswipe bangs perched beside a log and the silhouette of an evergreen.
Winter Lights
February 1, 2010 in Uncategorized, acrylic by Katana Barnett
Winter Lights, spraypaint, acrylic paint. The abstract shapes in the background are abstractions of the trees of Monastery Graveyard in the Snow, 1817 by Casper David Friedrich, Former National Gallery, Berlin.
Friedrich is a favorite of mine. As are trees.
35 mm
February 1, 2010 in Uncategorized, acrylic by Katana Barnett






Pen & Ink: Deckle
The lovely deckle edges, met by the swipe of a brush whose marks are defined by the wax resist; and a beautiful black bloom.
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