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Contact Bill directly: Email: WatermenArt@aol.com Phone: (714)839-9302
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Bill Hudson realized his artistic gifts as a youth. He spent much of his time sketching and painting and had won several art contests by his early teens.
Heceta Head
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Trinidad, California Watercolor, 15" X 20"
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Newport, Oregon Watercolor, 15" X 20"
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Slack Tide Watercolor, 15" X 20"
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Tilghman Island Watercolor, 15" X 20"
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Night at the Docks Watercolor, 14" X 20"
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Dry Dock Watercolor, 20" X 24"
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On the Riffle Watercolor, 18" X 24"
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Newport to Ensenada Watercolor, 18" X 24"
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September on Mineral Creek, Alaska Watercolor, 22" X 30"
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Two Beautiful Old Ladies Watercolor, 20" X 15"
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Ready for Albacore Aboard Chena Watercolor, 15" X 20"
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Fort Bragg Harbor Watercolor, 22" X 30"
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Past the Pavilion Watercolor, 14" X 20"
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Early Morning Dory Boat Watercolor, 14" X 20"
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The Eastern Shore Watercolor, 14" X 20"
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Inspired from the Balboa Ferry Watercolor, 14" X 20"
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Below the Chapel Watercolor, 20" X 15"
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Sponge Fishermen Watercolor, 22" X 30"
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Sitka Watercolor, 14" X 20"
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Red Light District (Ketchikan´s Creek Street) Watercolor, 14" X 20"
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Drift Boat Watercolor, 14" X 20"
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Dingle, Ireland Watercolor, 18" X 24"
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The Canal Watercolor, 22" X 30"
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Bill's father was raised a waterman in the small fishing hamlet of Greenbackville, Virginia on the Eastern Shore's Chincoteague Bay. It was during summer vacations with his grandparents in Greenbackville that Bill discovered a deep love of small fishing communities, wooden boats, and crabbing.
Also having an aptitude for math and the sciences, Bill graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia. He then pursued a 38-year career in aerospace and retired from Boeing. In 1970 Bill married Ellie O'Brien in Anaheim, California. They have 8 children - 4 boys and 4 girls. Their family has always been their priority, motivation, and support. During the early years of marriage, Bill resumed his interest in art. He took night-college courses and began focusing on oil paintings of maritime scenes. He also started a commercial crabbing business with his brother-in-law, George. As the children grew, however, Bill realized his family was his full-time commitment and he put art and commercial fishing on hold. Now retired from engineering and with the children grown, Bill is enjoying a second career. He has combined his love of art and the sea and is presenting a continuing series of watercolors he calls "The Lives of Watermen". These works have been accepted into every gallery that Bill has approached. In 2004 he first made this series of works available for purchase as originals and limited-edition giclées. Bill is also the inventor (with patent pending) of the Mahl Bridge and Mahl Bridge Clamps - artist tools that surpass the combined capabilities of Mahl sticks and art bridges. The Mahl Bridge holds draftsman profiles (straight edges, ship’s curves, etc.) in position above the surface of the painting to enable the artist to reproduce those shapes. Bill is President of Watermen Art which produces the Mahl Bridge and clamps. Both will are now available world-wide. See www.MahlBridge.com. Bill will accept a very limited number of commissions each year and paint your boat in its natural (or imagined) surroundings. He will work with you to create the desired composition. |
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