Happily Retired, watercolor, 13 x 20"
Dancing With Spirit, watercolor, 28 x 20 "
A native Californian and graduate of ArtCenter College of Design, Cliff Barnes started his career as an architectural illustrator. A change occurred after he and his wife traveled in a VW camper for a year in Europe where he was able to paint the villages and people. They came home with his rolled canvases and sold his paintings directly to the public. Thus began his journey as a full-time artist. Barnes was fascinated by the West, traveling to the Indian reservations, rodeos and national parks. Throughout his travels, he created sketches or used his camera to capture special moments in the lives of people, wildlife or unique landscapes that he then developed into oil or watercolor paintings. Barnes is a Signature Artist of the American Plains Artists, the Oil Painters of America and is a “Master” watercolorist with Watercolor West. His work is in the permanent collection of the San Bernardino County Government Center with two 8-by-10-foot oil paintings. His paintings of Frederic G. Renner, Martin Grelle and the Wells Fargo Stage also hang in the San Dimas Festival of Art Collection at their Civic Center. Barnes is a member of the California Art Club (CAC) and exhibited at their 108th annual exhibition in 2019. His art can also be seen and purchased at the CAC Old Mill Gallery in San Marino, California. Barnes really enjoys being with other artists and will be exhibiting at the San Dimas Festival of Art from April 25 to 26, 2020.—
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1120 Old Mill Road | San Marino, CA 91108
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