Barry seems to be speaking about how art and play go hand in hand. They also resemble the same type of lifestyle. As children play games and be an active child, the people that practice the arts use the same kind of drive and have the same amount of enjoyment.

The arts and play are one in the same.

As you can see in the image that I chose, he reveals that the arts and what children call “play” is somehow alive.

I think Barry created these pages using water paints as well as some fine point sharpies for the high detailed areas. This relates to the message about the arts and children playing because children often use water paint as a beginning form of art