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oil on canvas, David Williams, Celia's Reach, 24x30 inches
oil on canvas            David Williams     "Celia's Reach"            24x30 inches
 

David Williams on painting

Walking into the natural world, sun on the brow, wind through the hair is what many spend all week working towards. Add to this a backpack stuffed with paint and brushes and sunscreen and all the other stuff of plein air painting and you start to see the delight which can be a painters journey. When I was young at painting, first starting out, the goal for a painting was often about forcing a subject to work within the boundaries of a canvas, combined with the abilities in hand. After years of painting on location the much more subtle relationship of coaxing  the scene to reveal its true nature has become a daily conversation with the world.

Now, time spent in observation of the world, allows a kind of gentle prayer to be delivered on the wind, watching as sea grasses bend and birds glide silently above treetops. The soul of the world is thus revealed and the first brushstrokes are laid down on canvas.   

 

Painting Demonstration

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  Sneak peek at what's on the easel.

Bringer of Spring

Bringing Spring

 

Recent Awards

Peoples Choice San Luis Obispo Plein Air,

Artists Choice San Luis Obispo Plein Air,

Quick Draw Honorable Mention Easton Plein Air,

 

 

 
  Words to live by

Good for the body is the work of the body, and good for the soul is the work of the soul, and good for either is the work of the other.  ~Henry David Thoreau
 

 

 

Upcoming Events

Art In The Park, Paso Robles, California, May 29, 2010

Follow the River, Celebrating the Salinas river, Paso Robles, California, June 2010

Plein Air San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, October 2010

 

 

Email:  dw@williamsart.com

 

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