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I’m excited to announce my new online art store, with many of my recent and older original paintings. Also canvas prints of my paintings and my digital art. Apply the coupon code ART15 and receive an introductory 15% discount offer. https://barnettart.ca/

I’ve started a new series of floral paintings, using a variety of pouring techniques to create flowers rather than traditional painting tools.

Digital Composite A digital composite combines two (or more) photographs to create one final image. With the advent of digital photography, digital editing, and an ever-expanding set of features and tools available, an infinite number of possibilities are available. This technique could be considered to be a new form of collage, using digital images and […]

Timeless Series These paintings are part of my “Timeless” series. I worked on them over a 6 month period from January to July 2019. I start by creating a frame, or tray around the board and then pour acrylic paint, opalescent paints and other materials into it. Next I pour in a thick layer of liquid […]

This painting is part of my “Timeless” series. This technique is creating by adding multiple layers of acrylic and iridescent paints. The paint is suspended inside liquid glass. My goal is to create a painting in 3D.  The Timeless series is inspired by nature trapped in time, such as ice or crystals. For me looking […]

I’ve titled this painting “Tempered Steel Heart”, as it was inspired by the cold, reflective quality of metal. Beneath the hard exterior of all things lies a heart or core, where energy or life emanates from. Discovering this energy, inspires my to paint.

The Metallix series is inspired by raw minerals, such as gold, silver and copper. The introduction of iridescent metallic paints, sand and heavy acrylic mediums, mixed with my recipe of paints and chemicals, creates the effect of raw minerals as they appear in the earth. Visit the Metallix Gallery page to view all the work […]

Creating Art The Way Nature Does I just completed this large piece titled “Birth Of Pearl”.  Like all the pieces in my “Pearl” series, this painting was inspired by the natural process of a pearl being formed under the ocean inside an oyster. What begins as a grain of sand is covered by many layers […]