Cliff Barnes Originals
HELLO TO OUR FRIENDS & ART COLLECTORS...
Welcome to Cliff Barnes Art! Cliff loves to paint in both Watercolor and Oils. There is a SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL ART COLLECTORS! You can purchase his art now at local art exhibitions and galleries in 2026! You can purchase Cliff's original paintings at 3 different summer events and already one coming up this Fall in October! Look for the photos of the paintings by going online to the different events listed below.
HERE ARE TWO CALIFORNIA ART CLUB EXHIBITS:
A special opportunity for the art collector looking for an oil painting of the GRAND CANYON can be seen locally at a museum in the Orange County area. A magical snow scene was painted by Cliff in a size that was small enough to carry home in a car and large enough to study for years! It is Cliff's 18 x 24 inches oil painting of the Grand Canyon called "Our 15th National Park" . The painting was chosen for the 115th California Art Club's GOLD MEDAL EXHIBITION to be held at the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University in Orange, CA from June 13, 2026 through Sept. 11, 2026. This is no ordinary exhibition. A select number of artists were selected to show their best works. Cliff's painting is extraordinary because of its depth with subtle color changes in the background and full of bright colors in the foreground. We hope a special art collector will inquire about this amazing exhibition. To see this unique oil painting up close, go to page 90 in the June July issue of PLEIN AIR MAGAZINE, ...maybe fall in love with it, and we hope you want to take it home!
If you are a golfer and an art collector, there is another special painting of a Cypress trees that have stood along the 17 mile drive at Pebble Beach. Hundreds of visitors have been amazed as they discover the "Cypress trees boldly lifting their branches toward the sunset sky". Cliff had studied the Cypress over the years and has painted the scene in oil. It is called, "Cypress at Sunset", and the 5 x 7 inch oil is handsomely framed in a gold frame and will be on display at the CALIFORNIA ART CLUB GALLERY at 1120 Old Mill Road, in San Marino, CA from Oct. 8, 2026 through Jan. 24, 2027. This painting makes a PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT!
Cliff is a SIGNATURE MEMBER OF THE OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA. Another unique small oil painting was selected by the OPA to be shown at the OPA National Salon Exhibit at the Cassens Fine Art Gallery in Hamilton, Montana and will be on exhibit from July 31 through Aug. 29th. It is called "Little Winner", a 7 inches by 5 inches "jewel" and is an original painting of a Zuni Indian girl who won an award at the Santa Fe Indian Market.
As you may also know, Cliff's is also an award winning watercolorist and was honored by Watercolor West as a Master Watercolorist for his abilities and techniques in watercolor painting. His original watercolor entitled, "Fall in Vermont" won an award in the Fall of 2025 and the Awards Juror was "none other than" the esteemed Clark Silva the independent Curator at the newly completed Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angles! Cliff has been an active member of the California Art Club for many years, and you can see more information about these events by going to
WANT TO TRY BUYING ONLINE?
Cliff regularly enjoys painting our Pacific Coast . He was also juried in the CALIFORNIA ART CLUB ONLINE EXHIBIT "FROM SEA TO SIERRA" from March 23, 2026 through June 29th, 2026. At that time you would have seen Cliff's 22 x 28 inch oil painting, "Pelicans and Cypress at Point Lobos".
To see any of the mentioned California Art Club shows that Cliff's art is in, go to their website and click on "Current Exhibitions". Paintings can be directly purchased for your collection. To see the paintings, find and click on the specific Calif. Art Club exhibition or the Oil Painters of America websites. We hope the discerning art collector will want to take home one of Cliff's beautiful paintings of well-known California scenes.
AMERICAN PLAINS ARTISTS
Cliff is also a SIGNATURE ARTIST of the American Plains Artists. You can see the oil painting that was selected for 2026 APA exhibition in Texas in the June July issue of the WESTERN ART AND ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE, page 79 showing Cliff's new 15 by 30 inch oil painting of five prairie dogs entitled, "Looks Like He Is Top Dog!" Cliff loves to paint wildlife and he could not resist painting the five prairie dog's faces that seem to recognize the "leader of the pack". We hope a special art collector will find this painting irresistible! Better yet, we hope that collector will find personal pleasure in hanging it in his home or business.
For those interested in purchasing other paintings, please email us at paintamerica@sbcglobal.net or call 760 228 1184.
Cliff continues to win awards for his bold and colorful paintings. He received the American Plains Artists Best of Show $1,000 Award for his oil painting and he also received an award FROM THE LAGUNA PLEIN AIR ARTISTS for a watercolor painting that was on display at the gallery of the Laguna Plein Air Artists.
Cliff's art has been seen throughout the U.S. at various galleries and museums. 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. He also received his second Publishers Award from the American Plains Exhibition which was held at the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, Texas.
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 passion for over 40 plus years. We look forward to hearing from you!