Artist Spotlight

La Petite Gallerie would love to introduce our gallery artists to newcomers to our area, and reintroduce to our old friends...

This month the gallery is featuring the multi-talented Bill Winn. Bill’s watercolors, oils and acrylic paintings depict vignettes of the land, sea, cities and people that he captures as a moment in time. Bill’s work often portrays images of the landscape and structures that surround us, sometimes focusing on those which are often overlooked in the hectic pace of today’s world.

One of Bill’s current favorites is ‘Through the Dunes,’ a 26 x 34 oil painting recently completed and on display at the gallery. In his words, “The painting incorporates a favorite theme of mine called ‘people without people.’ There are obvious hints that people have used the cut for beach access, but no people are in the painting. The footprints serve to guide the viewer through the cut to the beach and distant sea.”

Bill is a practicing medical illustrator at the top of his field, which has an impact on his talents as a fine artist, giving him an outlet for real creativity and spontaneity that are a delight to the viewer.

“The world as I see it, both as a medical illustrator and fine artist, has always been a delight in viewing and capturing the world in detail,” Bill said. “This passion has been and remains the underlying source that drives my work. I look for and strive to convey the beauty of the world that surrounds us.”

Bill is on hand to welcome you on Tuesdays at La Petite Gallerie. He also shows at the SOBA Gallery in Bluffton and welcomes inquiries for commissions.