 Kate Greenaway was a childhood favorite and an influence on her art . Barker 's child subjects wear nostalgic clothing as Greenaway 's children do , though Barker 's children are less melancholy and less flat in appearance , due perhaps to advances in printing technology . Barker studied flowers with an analytical eye and was friend to children 's illustrator , Margaret Tarrant . Along with Greenaway , illustrator Alice B. Woodward also influenced Barker 's work . 
 Kate Greenaway was a childhood favorite and an influence on her art . Barker <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>child subjects wear nostalgic clothing as Greenaway <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>children do , though Barker <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>children <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>are</mark></a>less melancholy and less flat in appearance , due perhaps to advances in printing technology . Barker studied flowers with an analytical eye and was friend to children <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>illustrator , Margaret Tarrant . Along with Greenaway , illustrator Alice B. Woodward also influenced Barker <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>work . 
Kate Greenaway was a childhood fav and an influence on her art . Barker  child subjects wear nostalgic clothing as Greenaway  children do , though Barker  children less melancholy and less flat in appearance , due perhaps to advances in printing technology . Barker studied flowers witt an analytical eye and was friend to children  illustrator , Margaret Tarrant . Along with Greenaway , illustrator Alice B. Woodward also influenced Barker  work .