Blue Grotto Painting

"I'm dealing with the power of color - the richness of texture created by the complicated layering of imposto, scumbles, and glazes. The edges are my vocabulary - much like Jazz, improvisation is my language. I try to keep pushing the paint- to make things happen is spontaneous ways; I use combinations I've never used before, to see if they can function as a whole. .Each time I begin a painting I am curious myself, to see what will happen... and it is always a surprise." William Kendall has a BS degree from the University of Minnesota, MA and MFA degrees from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he studied under Robert Grilley and Milton Resnick.He presently holds the title of Professor Emeritus at Bridgewater State University, where he taught painting, drawing and design for over thirty years.During that time he has had many one-man shows, and has been affiliated with art galleries throughout New England.His work is in numerous private and public collections.In 1999, he moved to Westport, MA. where he presently maintains a studio. The beauty of the surroundings has proven to be a great inspiration in his work, and has inspired a renaissance in his painting. In 2022 three of his paintings were selected by the Ambassador to China , to be hung at the American Embassy in Beijing, as part of the “Art in Embassies” program.