Figure artist, Jeaneen Barnhardt, says that in her earliest years she focused on what she could see on the outside of her subjects. But as she has grown into her craft, her focus has shifted beneath the surface to her subject's heart, bones, the muscle and the mind; a process that has opened her artistic eye to a deeper expression.

Barnhardt's intent is to reveal the energy and emulate the figure through loose interpretation of uninhibited line and depth. She doesn't want to illustrate or create a portrait; only to communicate was is necessary.

Barnhardt says, "Just give me the moment of desire, the right paper surface, good mark-making tools and I will pursue the truest happiness I know, drawing. When I have captured and conquered a pure emotion in my work, there is a quick celebration, a burst of excitement and an immediate return to the art.