“Rowan tree & red thread make witches tine their speed”- an ancient rhyme. Known also as witchentree & witchwood, the Rowan was planted by homes to protect them from harm, & by churches in to watch over & protect the dead.
Image: Cicely Barker

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Happy Publication Day to RJ Barker for KING OF ASSASSINS from https://t.co/8Y8yYO4JzF

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No one does light and shadow quite like Bob Barker! Shop his collection in our sale https://t.co/FY6rdYzw2J

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The sweetness of life, the sorrow of death in the folklore of berries

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Little Barker Bird from the Tiki Room!

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Portrait and full piece of Lenesh the Terrible for upcoming boardgame (they're on Insta & Fb too with the same tag!)

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The in at 3:47 am on 13th July, rules all white flowers. Their petals bring gentle healing to a new moon that is sensitive, nurturing, tearful & introspective, & opposes the lord of darkness, Pluto, in
Images: Cicely Barker

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ArtFight REVENGE on VoidBarker!

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Here is the Klatt's portrait. Work done for upcoming boardgame (they're on Insta & Fb too with the same tag!)

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We have this stunning by children's for sale from the delightful children's book 'Fairytales for Mr Barker'. Jessica is daughter of Allan & Janet Ahlberg – creators of the classic 
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A few of today’s notable baseball birthdays: Bill Melton, Chuck Knoblauch, Len Barker

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White Bindweed belongs to Saturn, ruler of witchcraft. No gardener’s friend, its strong, tangled vines are used in binding spells on the dark of the moon. They also form a bridge between this world & the unseen realms in threshold magic. Image: Cicely Barker

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"Barker" (pastel, 8x6 inches) click here to bid or buy: https://t.co/bx5wNHNCBs

I'm a bit behind on a new batch of underpaintings, so I found this old from last year that I hadn't pasteled yet (is pasteled a word?..) and finished it yesterday.

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We're delighted to announce that Bob Barker has released his brand new Summer Limited Edition images.
"State Of The Union" £650.00 & "The Tunnel of Love" £650.00
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Love-in-Idleness & Heart’s-ease are folk names for the Wild Pansy. This flower is the basis of Oberon’s love potion in A Night’s Dream, causing fairy queen Titania to fall in love with the first thing she sees after sleeping. Image: Cicely Barker

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Is there someone you want to celebrate? Give them a rose on

(illustration by ERIN BARKER)

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"Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep." --#CliveBarker
Head 39. Oil, charcoal, & marker on paper.

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Coming soon... FLOWER FAIRIES: BOTANICAL MAGIC, a collection of original illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker, sponsored by . Opens on the 8th August at the Garden Museum.

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