Sonoma County painter, Bobette Barnes, combines brush and palette knife in her energetic compositions of the local terrain. Her legacy series is a beautiful tribute to the plum orchards which once graced the local landscape.
Selected exhibitions and collections; California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA., Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel Mississippi, Star of the Republic Museum, Washington, TX., Municipal Art Gallery, Jackson, MI., Delta State University, Cleveland, MI., Boehm Gallery, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA., The White House, Washington, D.C. Santa Rosa City Council Chambers, CA., Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA., Motorola Offices, Rohnert Park, CA., University Library Gallery, Sonoma State University, CA.