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ABOUT ME

Pastel artist

​     A retired social worker, I discovered pastel painting in 2012 at age 69.   I had messed around a little with acrylics in the distant past and taken some drawing classes here and there, but pretty much was new to being an artist.   Then I took a soft pastels class with a wonderful pastelist named  Herb Slapo and I was hooked.   I loved the rich, pure colors of pastels and the softness.   When Herb retired from teaching I found another wonderful teacher and mentor, Kim Werfel, and have continued to study with her.
      I work mostly from photographs I have taken in North Carolina, Hawaii, Canada, France, Italy and England over the past few years.   There are even a couple from photos I took back in the late sixties in Algeria, where I did a Peace Corps-type stint.   The couple of exceptions where I didn't work from my own photo are noted in my portfolio.
     I haven't tried plein air (out in the field) painting yet, but it is probably in my future.
     I invite you to look at my portfolio of paintings on this site - some are for sale.   Just click the Portfolio tab on the upper right. .


Shows and awards
​Carrboro Arts Center

*Community Artists Exhibitions, December 2014, August 2015, December 2017.
*Student Shows, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017
​*Pure Pigment: Pastel paintings by Tim Williams, solo show, May 2019.
Seymour Center, Chapel Hill
*Pastel artists, Summer 2012.
*Silver Arts Shows, April 2016 (Pastels section, third prize for "Surf Breaking on Lava Rocks, Hawaii"); April 2017; April 2018 (Pastels section, first prize for "Dave Heads Back Down the Mountain").
*"Kim Werfel and students: Beauty and Versatility", May 2017.
Liquidamber Gallery, Pittsboro
​"Kim Werfel and students: Beauty and Versatility", June/July 2017.
This & That Gift Gallery, Carrboro
​ Solo show, October 2019.
Pastel Society of North Carolina Member Show
Online show, September/October 2020.
​Fine Arts League of Cary Member Show
​Online show, December/January 2020/21
Note: All images on this site ©TimWilliams2018.
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