What a great painting this is by Bill Farnsworth! I love how he has you looking down on the subject. Everything about this painting is wonderful. Bill has this image on his website with a blip under it that reads:
“Moments in life pass us by all the time and if we can capture the great ones honestly in paint and canvas then maybe it will make our lives better.”
– Bill Farnsworth
I believe it! Having a great moment captured on canvas is something that you can look at and have fond memories of. How great is that?
Bill was in Charleston this past year painting with PAPSE (Plein Air Painters of the Southeast), a group of plein air artists who gather in Charleston (among other locations throughout the year) and paint plein air (“in the fresh air”). This was a painting of his from Bowens Island. For those of you who haven’t been to Bowens Island Restaurant… FABULOUS!!! Type in the word Bowens in the search on my blog and you will read all kinds of good things! Hey, I think it’s time to go back soon! This painting is available at Edward Dare Gallery on Broad Street in Charleston, SC.
Read a blip about Bill from his website:
As a 1980 graduate of The Ringling School of Art and Design, Bill Farnsworth has spent the last thirty years creating paintings for magazines, advertisements, children’s books, and fine art commissions of portraits and landscapes.
Born in Norwalk Connecticut in 1958, Bill spent most of his life in New Milford Connecticut painting landscapes of the rural area, while supporting himself and family with his growing illustration career.
A Signature member of The Oil Painters of America,The American Society of Marine Artists and The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Farnsworth’s paintings have appeared in many national shows and private collections throughout the United States.
A nationally known illustrator, Bill has illustrated more than fifty books for Children, and many have won awards as well as starred reviews in Publishers Weekly.
A prolific Gallery painter, Bill has seamlessly moved into the Fine Art field where he has garnered awards of excellence from the Oil Painters of America 2006, 2007, 2011 Eastern Regional shows and the 2007 National show.
He won first place in the Fifth Biennial National Show in Punta Gorda, and won two awards for Narrative Excellence from The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society.
Bill won Best in Show in the 2010 Cashiers paint out.
In 2010 Bill was awarded Signature Status from The American Society of Marine Artists. In 2011 he was awarded Signature Status from The Oil Painters of America.“My goal with my work is to paint what I love and convey that honestly so the viewer can feel that as well”.
Bill currently lives with his wife Debbie in Venice, Florida.
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Bill is a great artist, and a wonderful person, too! Glad you spotlighted him. Take a look at Hodges Soileau, another PAPSE member. Both Bill and Hodges are from Venice, Florida.
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Fabulous artists, both of them!!Yes, have always loved Hodges work as well!
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I absolutely love this painting. In all honesty it’s the first that I can say “it speaks to me”. I immediately felt a kinship at first glance. Can’t say everything it make me feel cause there’s not enough room here but all of it is warm and like being home as a child.
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What a wonderful description of how this painting made you feel. THAT is the amazing thing about paintings. You don’t have to know the place or the people when you feel something that is reminiscent of a past memory, that is what makes it precious!!
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love the bowen island painting – great times at bowen’s with family and friends!
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