Mediums - Painting and drawing, mixed media. Also poetry, photography and music.

Artist's Statement -"Art is an integral part of my life which reveals itself in parallel forms and mixed media. I enjoy creating many forms of visual art, including oil, acrylic, and watercolor painting, pastel, pen and ink, silverpoint, and also enjoy doing photography, music, creative writing, journalism and poetry. My subject matter is not limited to any particular subject. Art does reflect my life. Perhaps it creates my life. I find inspiration everywhere--in nature, in people's faces, in design, dreams, visions, thoughts and in the spirit. My conception of Paradise is that it will be a place where artists will be free to do art without limit."

Biography - Bio at: http://www.kathrynbarnes.com/a.html Kathryn A. Barnes, born in Indiana in 1949, studied fine arts at the Art Center School of Art in South Bend, Indiana where her artwork was exhibited at various times. She also studied art at WMU and studied photography at K College. Her interest in art began at an early age and has continued throughout her life. Ms.Barnes art has transitioned through distinct, and unique, phases. Reflected in her work, series of mandalas, Native American portraits, butterflies and flowers, and other subjects. She has painted hundreds of lighthouse paintings, and wildlife paintings on materials such as sawblades and art conk fungi as well as on canvas and wood. Ms. Barnes' original artworks are in private collections throughout the world. Please contact her if you are interested in purchasing an original or print, to commission artwork, or have any questions or comments. Paypal features for online shopping have been added to her domain website at www.kathrynbarnes.com in August 2003 to make the purchase of her artwork easier for online shoppers and collectors. Barnes was honored as the Branch County Art Guild's artist of the month in May 2002. Barnes received art competition awards, such as second place best of show at the Augusta Art Fair, and purchase prize awards at the Saugatuck Invitational and Portside Art Shows. Winner of the 2003 and 2004 Guild handbook cover illustration competition awards. Prints of Kathryn's work have been mass marketed throughout the world, such as her painting of Old Presque Isle Lighthouse.Now she is offering the sale of prints to the public from those exclusively listed on this website and at art shows..The prints are high quality, and are limited edition works available only through the artist. The artist also has cards for sale of her artwork which are also suitable for framing. Barnes co-illustrated the children's books, Eagle from the Dawn and Summer of the Bear, and created the cover illustrations for both books. Barnes wrote the play, A Nuclear Tale, which was produced during one of the NFLAC camps and preformed at one of the protests at the DC Cook nuclear power plant. Barnes works out of her home in rural Michigan, where she has her studio and seeks kinship to nature, including organic gardening, wildlife habitat restoration, environmental and peace activism, and family, friends, including the husky and cat families. Barnes exhibits at art shows and in galleries and art centers, also in stores and shops. A comprehensive- but not inclusive-- representation of her art can be seen on the Internet at her home site (www.kathrynbarnes.com) and at sites such as AmericanArtist.Org, Absolute Arts, D-Fine Art, and others.

Gallery Affiliations - In flux. Galleries throughout the Midwest and Internet at Absolute Arts etc. Member Branch County Art Guild, also webmaster of the Guild's website at http://www.brcartguild.homestead.com. If you wish to contact Ms.Barnes to schedule an exhibition at your gallery or show, or to find the location and dates of her art shows, or for commissioned work, please call the artist at: 517 741 7084.

Exhibitions - Recently at the Stone's Throw Gallery and the Open Door Gallery in Michigan. Barnes' artwork, "The Crufixion" (oils on canvas) was featured in the Sturgis Journal for the "In the Spirit" art show. Recently artworks are at the Battle Creek Art Center (Holly Mart) and will also be at various businesses in Coldwater during December 2003 and 2004. Kathryn exhibits and personally sells her art at art fairs.