(i-lee-yuh) (Neh- tee) I'Leyah Ni'Tie Barnett, is my name.
I’ve always been an artsy, theatre-loving girl...singing, drawing, dreaming. I used whatever i could as a child, pencils, crayons, and oil pastels. I just loved to create...it was my safe place, my voice, my way to show what I couldn’t say out loud.

Mental health has been a journey I’ve struggled with, and through it I learned to channel my feelings and process what i couldnt express out loud through creation. I create from dreams, a vision of beauty and light. In 2020, I discovered painting and found a new way to express myself. What started as personal release became something bigger and people began reaching out for my work. Thats when I realized my art could connect with others in a way that felt real.

I work in acrylics, layering, blending, and experimenting until the vision feels just right. Portraits, landscapes, softness, surrealism...they all let me capture dreams, emotions, and stories. Each piece is alive with depth, and the eyes in my work carry a lot. If you were to see through them, you might understand a part of me. Clients often tell me they see something new every time they look, and that’s the magic I hope to share.

2025. I’m creating my first original custom pieces to display, extensions of myself, mirrors of life, reflections of emotion. I hope they connect with you, and remind you to embrace your own beauty, love, and power.

I’m multidimensional—singer, painter, creator—and the little girl in me would be proud. She’d be proud that I never wanted to be put in a box, only to be free. She’d be proud that I’m showing up fully as myself, and I hope this inspires you to do the same.