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Seven Cloud Paintings by William Clarkson

I have explored a number of painting styles and techniques over many years of making art works. One subject that I keep returning to is clouds. To me they are a vehicle of imagination. At the age of five they were squadrons of B-17s headed to Europe. At forty they were the approach of doom over Lake Michigan. Now they are popcorn over Indiana and an homage to Georgia O’Keefe.

Between Centuries, William Clarkson
Between Centuries, 60”x72”, 1995
Outward Bound, William Clarkson
Outward Bound, 36”x60”,1996
Clouds, William Clarkson
Clouds, 260”x60”. 2008
Cloud Meditation 4, William Clarkson
Cloud Meditation #4, 60”x60”, 2008
Popcorn Clouds, William Clarkson
Popcorn clouds, 32”x36”, 2017
Central Clouds, William Clarkson
Central clouds, 27”x90”, 2017
Betwixt and Between, William Clarkson
Betwixt and Between, 25”x90”, 2017

About William Clarkson

William (Bill) Clarkson is a mulltimedia artist, designer, and filmmaker. Born in Chicago in 1939, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago before enlisting in the U.S. Army. Upon his release, he attended the University of Illinois before beginning a career in filmmaking. He has been actively painting since 1992, and says, "I continue to paint for the Joy of it." You can find more of his work at WilliamClarkson.com.

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