Expressing with Art
transparent watercolors by cliff barnes
At Cliff Barnes Art, we hope you love Cliff’s original and award-winning watercolor paintings. Our artwork will surely enhance your home's aesthetics. It is still a thrill for Cliff Barnes to win an award.
2018-2019
2018-2019
2018-2019
In October 2019, Cliff received the American Plains Artists’ Publishers Award for a full-page “Artist Focus” in the Western Art Collector. It was issued in January 2020. In November 2018, Cliff was recognized as a “Master Watercolorist” by Watercolor West.
2016-2017
2018-2019
2018-2019
In Dec 2017, Cliff received a $1,000 First Prize Award at the Cowboy Classic Western Art Show in Phoenix and a Gold Medal in Watercolor at the San Dimas Festival of Art for four consecutive years, 2016-2019. In August 2017, Cliff was honored with Clyde Heron Award in New Mexico for the best historical representation from the American Plains Artists. In 2016, he received the Best of Show PleinAir Award in San Dimas.
Memberships
California Art Club
California Art Club
Cliff has been a member and past Vice President of the Fine Arts Institute with the San Bernardino County Museum. He was also elected President of the American and Indian Cowboy Artists and served on the Board for many years working with the San Dimas Festival of Art. Cliff is a Signature member of Watercolor West International and the American Plains Artists. He is also a new Member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. Cliff enjoys being with other artists and sharing ideas.
California Art Club
California Art Club
California Art Club
Cliff has been recognized with an “Artist” designation from the California Art Club, where he was invited to show his art at the California Art Club Gallery in San Marino and juried in their Gold Medal Exhibition.
Cliff Barnes recent Watercolor Awards
- 2021 - Just Summer Time Second place Award Huse Skelly Art Gallery, Balboa island, CA
- 2020 - American Plains Artists’ Publisher’s Award for the publication of a full-page “Artist Focus” in the Jan 2020 Western Art Collector’s Magazine.
- 2019 - San Dimas Festival of Art Gold Medal in Watercolor, San Dimas, CA and the
- 2018 - “Master” in Watercolor from Watercolor West, Brea Art Center, Brea, CA
- 2018 - San Dimas Festival of Art Gold Medal in Watercolor, San Dimas, CA
- 2017 - Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (Marquis Who’s Who)
- 2017 - First Prize in Watercolor, Cowboy Classic, Phoenix, AZ
- 2017 - Best Historical Depiction in art, American Plains Artists, NM
- 2017 - Gold Medal in Watercolor, San Dimas Festival of Art, CA
- 2016 - Gold Medal in Watercolor and Best of Show Plein Air at the San Dimas Festival of Art. His portrait of Martin Grelle in Watercolor has been added to the Civic Center Permanent Art Collection.
- 2015 - Gold Medal in Landscape, San Dimas Wildlife/Landscape Show, San Dimas, CA
- 2014 - Silver Medal, San Dimas National Festival of Art, San Dimas, CA
- 2013 - Signature Watercolor Exhibit, Fallbrook Art Gallery, Lush Expressionism Award, Fallbrook, CA
- 2012 - American Plains Artists Best of Show and Best People Award, Midland, TX
- 2009 - Watercolor West Award, Riverside Museum, Riverside, CA
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Below you will find photos of Cliff Barnes' Watercolor paintings. To see details (title and size of painting), just click on the individual painting.
