The artist says that: “Nature has a magical, mysterious, and unknowable side to it. It is deserving of our respect and reverence. It bears an intelligence we are often too arrogant to recognize. Yet, its beauty and elegance enchant us. Constantly changing and growing throughout the four seasons, the creatures and elements of Nature offer a beautiful story of balance, harmony, continuity and change. This series of paintings serves to highlight the regality of nature and its creatures, ourselves included.”

David Barnett is a painter and plant lover based in Milanville, PA near the Delaware River. Having painted large scale murals and scenic backdrops since 2012, Barnett now focuses on smaller works, commissions and tending to his plants. Barnett has been painting for as long as he can recall, and is inspired by the masters who came before him — Impressionists with their Asian influence, Klimt, Toulouse Lautrec, and the German artist Neo Rauch, to name a few. He is adept at creating commissioned portraits, as well as murals, including a twenty story portrait of Pope Francis that was displayed in Lincoln Center.