As a 1980 graduate of The Ringling School of Art and Design, Bill Farnsworth has spent the last twenty three 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.

Farnsworth is a member of The Society of Illustrators, SCBWI and The Oil Painters of America. His realistic paintings have appeared in many national exhibitions and private collections throughout the United States. He has received many accolades for his children’s books which include The 1996 Stepping Stone Award, 2002 Young Hoosiers Award, Napra Nautilus Award, Teachers Choice Award, and The Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award.

Farnsworth is now giving back to his profession by teaching part-time at the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida.

"Every piece of art I create is a moment in time that reflects how I feel about the subject, an emotional pull that can be shared with the viewer.”