JB Grafix is owned and run by Justin Barnes. Justin started racing motocross at age 15, and soon started dabbling with painting. At age 16, Justin would paint racing helmets for himself and his friends out of his bedroom. When word-of-mouth spread of Justin’s unique and talented artwork, he moved his growing business out of his bedroom and into a 16 foot shed in his backyard, where he used a gas grill to stay warm.
With a lot of hard work, passion and determination the painting business continued to grow, too large for any shed, so Justin rented himself a one-car garage, set up shop and officially established JB Grafix in 2001, at the age of 26. Justin has never had professional training when it comes to paint, technique or styles. He has created his own unique style through experimentation, making and learning from mistakes, teaching himself and settling for nothing less to perfection when it comes to his profession.
JB Grafix was one of the featured painters for Discovery Channel’s “American Chopper” in the first few seasons. He has painted a number of well-known motorcycles such as the POW-MIA bike, the Fire bike, the I-Robot bike, the Comanche, the Snap-On bike and many more. JB Grafix has done custom work for Gibson Guitars, Nintendo North America, Fly Helmets,PPG Paints and several other high profile clients.
JB Grafix will also be appearing on a new tv show “Celebrity Build” which will be airing on the FOX Sports Network in 2007. You can view a trailer for the show at www.celebritybuild.tv On “Celebrity Build” JB Grafix painted bikes for Jon Runyan of the Philadelphia Eagles and Matt Light of the New England Patriots. JB Grafix has also done custom paint jobs for Ultimate Cycles, RPM Choppers, Twisted Choppers, Jerry Springer (Springer Front Ends) and many other custom bike shops.
