East Bay Fine Arts has been created to present the art of Bill Barnes. Beginning at the age of ten years with art lessons from a county art teacher his love of painting in oils was established.
With a BFA degree from Pratt Institute, four years as an Air Force photographer, plus a business career covering several facets of the art and design business, his desire to become a professional fine arts painter was realized. Bill has shown his work in galleries, won awards in regional competitions, owned two galleries and sold enough work to be competitive.
Recently, it was an honor to be juried into the International Guild of Realism (IGOR), and to be juried into their Fourth Annual Exhibition at the Weatherburn Gallery in Naples, Florida.