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ABOUT MEPastel artistn 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 studied with her for several years.
My learning continues with another terrific teacher, Alain Picard. In May of 2020 I signed up for a course on The Painterly Landscape with him. The following month Alain established an online community of pastel artists, the Cultivate Community. As a member I am learning from him to develop a more painterly style - looser, more expressive and softer-edged - supported by a world-wide community of fellow artists. 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. A few 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"). June 2021 (Pastels section, first prize for "Spring bouquet"). *"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 Durham Art Guild Members Extravaganza Online show, February 2021. Cary Gallery of Artists Small Treasures Show March/April 2021 Private collections: in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, California, Hawaii and in England. Note: All images on this site ©TimWilliams2018. |
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