“As far
back as I can remember I was interested in drawing and making things with my
hands. In high school I received a scholarship to study painting at The Artists League of Ligonier Valley in
Rector, PA. I earned a B.S. in Art Education from Indiana University of
Pennsylvania and continued to paint, mostly in oils, throughout my
undergraduate days. My first teaching assignment was in Aliquippa, and I loved
it. I had so much more freedom than my colleagues in deciding my curriculum,
and, as a result, teaching was always challenging and exciting. In 1998 I
retired from public school teaching and once again turned my attention to
watercolors. Painting is, for me, an ongoing process. I have conducted
workshops recently with the Indiana Art Association. Currently, I am conducting
a series of workshops with the Tarentum Art Association."
-Bill Perry
Bill is the
only painter in The Artists Hand Gallery to work in two different mediums; both
his watercolors and oil paintings are executed with striking skill. His mastery
extends from landscapes, to seascapes, to flowers, to faces. His scale is as various
as his subjects; while his portraits are life sized, flower studies are
magnified and landscapes are scaled down to create the perfectly sized piece
for any room.
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