In the middle 1970's having abandoned synthetic materials because of their toxicity, Bill turned his attention to the rennovation of his old creamery in Bodega and to the duties of being a professor and chairman of the art department at Sonoma State University. It was at this time that Bill's paintings turned to the playful and lyrical. Words and images gained equal importance in all aspects of his work. His love of allegory resulted in a series that made direct reference to both his personal and academic lives. With a painter's vocabulary and his love of poetry and literature, he delighted in investigating the world in which he lived both cliche and profound.
Michele Morehouse for the exhibition "Bred in the Bone" 2002
Stonehenge Dawn 47x72 o/c 1975
Landscape with Mirage 30x34 o/c 1975
Arch Rock Collection of Delia Moon
New England Winter o/c 1975
Green Losenge 1974
Study for Salisbury Plain mm 1974
Lithograph 22x30 1977
Subway Study Acrylic on hanmade Indian paper 1977
Station IV 48x60 a/c 1977
Study C 36x48 mm/paper 1977
Study for the Tower of Babel 61x74 o/c 1975
White Canyon Unknown Collection
June 21st 1400 BC 71x102 o/c 1975
The Wave 71x106 o/c 1975
Stele Stone 21x28 o/c 1975
Retrato de Goya 48x60 o/c 1975
Style 48x60 o/c 1975
Painting in Dutch 32x43 a/c 1975
Francis Bacon 1975 Unknown Collection
Getting to Know Vincent 20x24 a/c 1974
Oil Foam Acrylic 24x20 stitched canvas over polyurethane 1974
9 Self Portraits 48x48 a/c 1975
American Icon 48x36 o/c 1974
American Self Portrait Unknown Collection
Self Portrait 16x20 1974
Wire 24x28 embossed aluminum plate 1974
Wire 24x20 embossed aluminum plate 1974
24x28 embossed aluminum plate 1974
Canto 24x30 mm 1975
Canto detail 15x12 mm 1975
Loving detail 15x12 mm 1975
Loving 15x36 mm 1975
Labrynith Poem 18x27 mm 1975
Study for Corsican Landscape
Giant Mandrill 20x16 o/c 1975
collection Michele Morehouse
Study Station IV 12x15 a/c 1977
There is a lot more available work from the seventies. If you are interested in visiting The Creamery please email to arrange a visit.
