tossed stone or a frozen puddle beginning to melt in the
morning winter sun.
My technique is a mixture of transparent application and thick
impasto brushstroke on panel and linen. I tend to work in two
extremes: very small or very large format.
Polymer Clay
Polymer clay is a relatively new medium for me that allows me
to experiment and work in 3 dimensions. I am drawn to the
medium for it’s endless flexibility and complex color and texture
possibilities. Currently I am making wearable broaches and
boxes using transferred images and imitative surface.
Oils
I have been working in oil for more than 20 years and I never tire of the rich complex colors and
creaming consistency of the paint. Living in a rural coastal community it would be hard not to paint
what surrounds you everyday. I want to preserve the aspects of landscape that are temporary, fragile or
changing. An aging walnut tree, rings created in water from a
Education
BFA Washington State University, Pullman Washington
MFA with distinction San Francisco Academy of Art University,
San Francisco, CA
Art Related Employment
Art Director and Designer on staff for Vandyke Company,
Seattle, WA
Art Director and Designer on staff Primo Angeli,
San Francisco, CA
Art Director and Designer on staff S&O Consultants,
San Francisco, CA
Faculty Member, San Francisco Academy of Art College,
San Francisco, CA
Private painting instructor to Present
Artistic Accomplishments
In 2005 I was invited by special invitation to be apart of the 2005 Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte
Contemporanea Città di Firenze – Italia. This is an international show in Florence Italy held in the
Fortezza de Basso in collaboration with the UnitedNations, the Biennale is also an official participant
in the “Dialogue among Civilizations” program.
Artists from all over the world are invited or juried in by merit. In collaboration with the United
Nations, the Biennale is also an official participant in the “Dialogue among Civilizations” program.
My Paintings are of the Television sets of the following programs:
• “Six Feet Under” HBO
• “Yes Dear” (over the bed in the bedroom) in 2005 season
• “Jack and John” a 2008 series about the Kennedys
Collections of five or more original works:
Westin Hotel, Tokyo Japan.
Toyo Cho Hotel, Tokyo Japan.
Westin Hotel, Singapore Thailand
Pac Bell Corporation, San Francisco, CA.
A&W Corporation,
US Airforce, Washington DC.
Seaborn Cruise Lines, San Francisco, CA.
BV Vinyards, Rutherford, CA.
Current Representation
Spindrift Gallery
Cypress Village
P.O. Box 602
Gualala, California 95445
(707) 884-4484
owner: Craig Gilliland
spindriftgallery@aol.com
www.spindriftgallery.com
nextMonet
P.O. Box 1723
Venice, Florida 34284
888-914-5050
www.nextMonet.com
Grand Image LTD
3201 1st Ave S
Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 624-0444
Seattle WA, 98
www.grandimage.com
William Torphy Fine Art
5318 Ridge View Cir. No. 10
El Sobrante, CA 94803
510-222-8215
william@torphyart.com
www.torphyart.com
