Welcome Home
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Welcome Home is a warm and whimsical celebration of togetherness. A joyful group of people gathers in a colorful embrace, reaching upward toward a figure who appears to be arriving home. The swirling pink background and playful arrangement of figures create a sense of movement, connection, and joyful reunion.
An original artwork by Kimm Barnes, this card is a heartfelt way to welcome someone back and celebrate the comfort of being together again.
Details:
- Size: 5 × 7 inches
- Printed on: Quality paper
- Price: $6.00
- Artwork: Welcome Home by Kimm Barnes
Perfect for welcoming family or friends home, celebrating a return, a new home, or simply reminding someone that there is always a place for them with you.
Waiting for the next Big Wave
Waiting for the Next Big Wave
Four figures balance precariously on floating buoys as swirling blue water carries them in different directions. Although the sea churns around them, they seem strangely calm—standing upright, watching and waiting for whatever comes next.
Waiting for the Next Big Wave uses humor and uncertainty to reflect the way we sometimes live our lives: surviving one upheaval while already anticipating the next. The figures may appear prepared, but their unstable footing suggests how little control we really have over the forces surrounding us.
The painting explores uncertainty, anticipation, resilience, and the uneasy balance between being prepared for life and simply being carried along by it.
Details: 5 × 7 inches · Printed on quality paper · Envelope included · $6.00
Artwork: Waiting for the Next Big Wave by Kimm Barnes
Bearing the Weight of Old Bones
Bearing the Weight of Old Bones
Three masked workers carry skeletons seated high above their shoulders. The dead appear almost comfortable—reading a religious book, admiring an expensive jewel, displaying a badge of authority—while the living labor beneath them, burdened by their weight.
Bearing the Weight of Old Bones becomes a metaphor for the past we continue to carry. The “old bones” may represent traditions, institutions, beliefs, conflicts, or expectations inherited from those who came before us. Some may deserve remembrance; others may simply have become burdens we have never thought to put down.
With its touch of dark humor, the painting explores history, inheritance, obligation, and the weight the past places upon the present, asking: How much of what we carry is truly ours?
Details: 5 × 7 inches · Printed on quality paper · Envelope included · $6.00
Artwork: Bearing the Weight of Old Bones by Kimm Barnes
Dancing the Bumper Car Tango
Dancing the Bumper Car Tango
A lively collision of people and bumper cars becomes an unexpected dance. Riders twist, lean, brace themselves, and hang on while the figures carrying them weave together in a wonderfully chaotic choreography.
Dancing the Bumper Car Tango turns the familiar amusement-park ride into a playful metaphor for life. We steer where we can, collide with others, change direction unexpectedly, and sometimes discover that someone—or something—else is really carrying us along.
The exaggerated movement and bright colors give the painting a sense of humor, confusion, energy, and controlled chaos—a tango in which nobody seems entirely sure who is leading.
Artwork: by Kimm Barnes
Details: 5 × 7 inches · Printed on quality paper · Envelope included · $6.00
They say a Elephant never forgets ... A Sweet Song on a Summer’s Day
They say a Elephant never forgets ...
A richly decorated elephant stands beneath a glowing summer sun while a young musician, shaded by a blue parasol, plays a song from high on its back. The elaborate textiles, flowers, and vivid patterns give the scene the feeling of a colorful celebration or a treasured memory.
The accompanying words—“They say an elephant never forgets / A sweet song on a summer’s day”—turn the image into a gentle reflection on memory, music, and the small moments we carry with us.
Warm, whimsical, and dreamlike, the painting suggests that some memories remain simply because they were beautiful.
Bay at the Bird Market
Boy at the Bird Market
A young boy sits surrounded by a wonderfully varied collection of birds—some perched freely on his hat and shoulders, others carefully held or waiting in small hanging cages. Their different colors, shapes, and personalities turn the scene into a lively little world of its own.
Boy at the Bird Market has a gentle sense of humor, but also a hint of mystery. Is the boy selling the birds, collecting them—or perhaps deciding which ones should be set free?
The balance of cages and uncaged birds gives the painting a quiet underlying theme of freedom, choice, and our relationship with the natural world, while the bright blue background and whimsical characters keep the image warm and playful.
Details: 5 × 7 inches · Printed on quality paper · Envelope included · $6.00
Artwork: by Kimm Barnes
Brother Angel
Brother Angel
A gentle angel carries a small figure high above a crowd of mourners gathered beneath colorful umbrellas. Pages or letters drift through the air below, suggesting memories, words, and pieces of a life being left behind.
Brother Angel portrays death not as a frightening departure, but as a tender passage. The angel’s protective embrace and the words, “Take me gently Brother Angel / The time has come to journey home,” give the painting a feeling of acceptance and peace.
Sadness hangs over the crowd below, but above them the open blue sky and glowing sun suggest release, comfort, and the quiet hope that the end of one journey may be the beginning of another.
Details: 5 × 7 inches · Printed on quality paper · Envelope included · $6.00
Artwork: by Kimm Barnes
Can we play too?
Can We Play Too?
A cheerful musician arrives at the Bach Festival with violin and bow in hand, only to discover that a small band of raccoons has decided to join the performance. Armed with a cello, French horn, and plenty of enthusiasm, the unexpected musicians seem to be asking one simple question: “Can we play too?”
Set among the trees of Carmel-by-the-Sea, the scene turns a formal classical music festival into a playful celebration of music, curiosity, and belonging.
Whimsical and lighthearted, the painting suggests that the joy of making music isn't reserved for the professionals—everyone wants a chance to join the orchestra.
Details: 5 × 7 inches · Printed on quality paper · Envelope included · $6.00
Artwork: by Kimm Barnes
Waiting for the bus
Waiting for the Bus
Three people sit patiently on a bench, but they are hardly alone. A collection of dogs has gathered around them—sitting on laps, peeking from a bag, asking for attention, and quietly becoming part of the waiting crowd.
Waiting for the Bus turns an ordinary moment into a humorous observation about companionship. While the people seem occupied with their own thoughts, the dogs create a lively conversation of gestures, glances, and personalities.
Warm and gently comic, the painting celebrates the everyday pleasure of sharing our lives with animals—and the unexpected company we meet while simply waiting to go somewhere.
Details: 5 × 7 inches · Printed on quality paper · Envelope included · $6.00
Artwork: by Kimm Barnes
Adjusting to a New World
Adjusting to the New World
A city of ships rises directly from the water. Crowded with people as smokestacks continue to pour into the blue sky. Below, another population has already begun adapting: people in masks, snorkels, and fins swim over homes that have disappeared beneath the rising water.
Adjusting to the New World uses humor to address a troubling idea—the human tendency to adapt to a problem rather than confront what is causing it.
The contrast is deliberate: life underwater has become almost ordinary, yet the smokestacks above continue operating as before. The painting asks a quiet but unsettling question: How much change will we accept before we decide to change ourselves?
Details: 5 × 7 inches · Printed on quality paper · Envelope included · $6.00
Artwork: by Kimm Barnes
Breaking the Pomegranate Heart
Breaking the Pomegranate Heart
Two figures hold the halves of a great broken heart while, below them, smaller figures struggle with the consequences—pulling apart, clinging to one another, falling, and trying to hold on. Scattered red hearts suggest that even in conflict, love remains.
Breaking the Pomegranate Heart explores the vulnerability of relationships and the pain that follows when love is divided. Like a pomegranate broken open, a heart contains many pieces; what happens between two people can scatter outward and touch the lives of others.
The painting balances sorrow with hope. Amid separation and struggle, some figures still reach for one another, suggesting that even a broken heart can continue to hold love.
Details: 5 × 7 inches · Printed on quality paper · Envelope included · $6.00
Artwork: by Kimm Barnes
Catching a Little Love
Catching a Little Love
Five figures reach toward a sky filled with floating red hearts, holding their nets high in hopes of catching a little love. Their outstretched arms and playful poses give the painting a feeling of optimism, anticipation, and joy.
Catching a Little Love turns love into something almost tangible—something floating all around us, waiting to be noticed and gathered. Yet each person must reach for it.
Bright hearts, soft pastel colors, and the sweeping patterned ground create a whimsical celebration of a simple idea: there is love in the world, if we are willing to reach for it.
Details: 5 × 7 inches · Printed on quality paper · Envelope included · $6.00
Artwork: by Kimm Barnes
Dragon Explains the Rules
Dragon Explains the Rules
A young warrior stands ready for adventure, spear and shield in hand, while an enormous green dragon looms behind him. But instead of facing each other as enemies, the two appear to have formed an unlikely partnership—and the dragon seems to be making certain the young hero understands exactly how this adventure is going to work.
Dragon Explains the Rules playfully turns the familiar hero-and-dragon story upside down. With its expressive characters, oversized dragon, and theatrical pose, the painting suggests that even the bravest hero may discover that the dragon has a few rules of his own.
Details: 5 × 7 inches · Printed on quality paper · Envelope included · $6.00
Artwork: by Kimm Barnes