Crowded woods 

By pale moonlight 

Deep I dive

Til I lose sight

That’s when I heard 

The seven voices singing

Dancing by fires

And the drumming ringing 

In the midnight hours

When we still remembered 

The world was ours

And hope still springs;

Septembered

Do you still miss the sky

Do you still dream to fly

Do you too follow fallen feathers 

When the rains dry

You and I are parts of poems

Written on scraps paper

Songs held safe and together

To rescue fires later

We all hope they will remember us

Are we the ones who slumber 

Are we the ones who fly

Once we take the leap

And forever say goodbye

-remembered

2018; Barend Paul Barnard

The dark holds secrets and intimate moments. The dark is where we need no mask. Breathe in –

Breathe out –

Breathe in –

What do you do in the dark? Breathe out –

Freedom. Hearing beating hearts, whispers. Touch. Smells. Breathe in –

This piece will land in a new shop page soon!

My instagram got deactivated. After more than 10 years of managing my art career on it. I’m kinda bummed, but I need to move on.

I’ll be more organised on here starting next week, I promise – from now on it is best to reach me on my new instagram profile at @barendpaulbarnardart

I created a new range of small and mini in sketches (250x180mm & 210x150mm). Shipping internationally; contact me on instagram for more details –

Boys dancing by fire –

I’ve created these two print sets, one in a neutral colour palette and one in vivid colours. You’ll see its difficult for the camera to show the extra vibrant colours. Please let me know what you think.

The Neutrals Collection is divided into two parts; the top row is the warm neutrals and the bottom is the cool neutrals. I think it gives one nice options for putting them together or arranging them.

The Opera Collection is named after a modern colour you’d find in most modern artist paint brands; Opera Pink is an extremely vivid pink and as you’ll see pink ties this series together.

Each set consist of six prints reproduced on archival acid free paper with pigmented ink which guarantees that colour shifting doesn’t happen and that the colours are vibrant. The prints are 210x150mm each with a 10mm white border all around. Each panel is hand signed. A set of six costs $100.

Today is one of those days where I’m blown away by the support my art receives online. Thanks to those of you who is a part of it. I am endlessly grateful..x

Graphite on paper

420x300mm

What I like about my world is that – even though I enjoy writing – you guys are here for the visuals.

A change is as good as a holiday. I’d like to change that (for like a minute) – A new visual language is as good as a holiday.