Editing Cicely Mary Barker (section)

== Christian art ==
Barker's art reflects several strong influences. Her family was deeply religious and she retained a strong Christian faith all her life.<ref name=WG2 /> She greatly admired the work of the [[Pre-Raphaelite]]s and her own work echoes their philosophy of being true to nature both in her meticulous depiction of flowers and plants and in the way in which the fairies represent their spirit.

Canon Ingram Hill remembers her as "one of the pillars" of St. Andrew's Church, Croydon. Her faith informed all of her work, religious or secular, whether in cards, children's books or decorating the churches with which she was affiliated.

In 1916, Barker designed eight mission postcards, including ''Prayer'', a picture of a young woman kneeling before an open window, possibly modelled on her sister. In 1923, she painted a series of five birthday cards featuring angels and babies for The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

Starting in 1920, Barker painted many religious works, including illustrated Bible stories, written with her sister Dorothy. She also painted panels and triptych for chapels and churches including ''The Feeding of the Five Thousand'' for the chapel at [[Penarth]] and ''The Parable of the Great Supper'' for the chapel of St. George's [[Waddon]].

In 1926, Queen Mary purchased one of her religious paintings, entitled ''The Darling of the World Has Come''.<ref name=WG2 />