As a 1980 graduate of The Ringling School of Art and Design, Bill Farnsworth spent more than 30 years garnering a national reputation as an illustrator and fine artist in Connecticut. Today, as a Signature member of The Oil Painters of America, American Society of Marine Artists, and NOAPS, his paintings have won awards and appeared in many national shows and private collections throughout the United States. Fine Art Views says “Sensitive and full of human emotion, the heartfelt work of Farnsworth takes us to inner depths.” to which Farnsworth responds, “My goal with my work is to paint what I love and convey that honestly so the viewer can feel that as well." He enjoys life with his wife, Debbie.