Cliff Barnes Originals
HELLO TO OUR FRIENDS & ART COLLECTORS...
2024 has started as an amazing year for the Barnes family. From March 16th through April 14th, 2024, you can find Cliff's 10 X 14 watercolor painting of a buffalo entitled "Naptime" at the 15th Annual Signature Watermedia International Exhibition at the Fallbrook Art Center in Fallbrook, CA. This unique art show features only 120 watermedia works by talented artists across the U.S. and abroad. This event features the "Best of the Best" according to the judges! Visiting hours are 10 am to 4 pm Tues thru Sat, and 12 noon to 3 pm on Sundays. For more information, contact Cliff via phone or text at (760) 228 1184.
Back in January, Cliff's Art was shown at two locations:
1. A bright and colorful 8 x 10 oil painting of chickens called, "Fresh Eggs Every Morning" was on exhibit at the California Art Club Gallery in San Marino, CA.
2. A large 36 x 24 conte drawing called, "Getting Ready to Dance" was at the Pearce Museum in Corsicana, Texas. This unique piece received the American Plains Artists Publisher's Award. It resulted in a full page editorial and three of Cliff's oil and watercolor paintings were also published in the Western Art Collector Magazine in their January 2024 issue!
2023 was an exciting year with three awards.
1. The first was with the American Plains Artists and wiining the Best of Show $1,000 Award for his 7 x 5 oil painting of a Zuni Indian girl entitled "Little Winner".
2. In July the Laguna Plein Air Artists awarded Cliff with another award for his oil painting, "Rockport".
3. In the Fall, the American Plains Artists selected Cliff's conte drawing for his third Publishers Award and the full page editorial in the Western Art Collector Magazine.
Back in 2022, Cliff received his second Publishers Award from the American Plains Exhibition which was held at the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, Texas from Feb. 26-March 26, 2022.
His art was also published in the Art of the West Magazine in the June -July 2022 edition. Cliff's first Publisher Award was with the Western Art Collector Magazine.
It is so exciting to be an artist and to have friends and collectors follow us over the years. Painting the faces, wildlife and American landscapes has been Cliff's goal over these last 40 plus years. We look forward to hearing from you!