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page updated 31st August 2005
'PAINTING SKIES AND LANDSCAPES'
The month of June 2005 will long be
remembered by Welsh Artist - William. E. Wheeler as the time
when his first book on watercolour painting was published
by A & C Black of London. As well as being a professional
artist; he is also the president of the 'Ystradyfodwg Art
Society' in Treorchy, in the Rhondda Valley. David Price the
secretary of the society believes that Bill, (as he likes
to be known) is the first artist in the Rhondda/Pontypridd
area to have ever written, and had published, a quality book
on watercolour painting - He is also well known for the articles
he writes for the 'Leisure Painter' art magazine.
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Teaching
/ Demonstrations: Over
the past 25 years Bill has demonstrated the skill
of painting in this most elusive of medium, to numerous art
societies/groups
throughout Wales, and over large areas of England; he also
runs residential painting
holidays in North and East Wales, Cornwall, and Holland -
One Sunday each month
he runs a day watercolour workshop at the Norwegian Church,
Cardiff Bay.
For further information on Demonstrations, Courses etc. Tel:
01443 401573.

"Autumn Walk" - Watercolour
Work
in Exhibitions: His work has been
included in exhibitions in many venues throughout Great Britain,
and he has held a number of one person shows. In 2003 he was
part of a 2 person show in 'Pembroke Lodge', Richmond Park,
London when he and Marjory Drummond exhibited approx 40 watercolours
there. His work can be also be seen in St Davids Hall, Cardiff.
Many of his paintings have been collected and can be found
in many areas around the world, e.g. America, New Zealand,
Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, Sicily,
Canada, and throughout Great Britain.

"Trafalgar Square" - Watercolour
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The Artist
- Working on location

"Criccieth
Castle" - North Wales
Watercolour

"Mawddach
Estuary" - North Wales
Watercolour
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Commissions:
In
2003 he was commissioned by the Derwent Pencil Company to
produce paintings depicting scenes around Derwent water,
using watercolour pencils. These were used on a 'Nostalgia
Box', designed to celebrate 50 years of producing these
pencils.
In
2005 he was commissioned by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council to
produce 6 watercolours depicting scenes throughout the borough.
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"Barges
on the Medway"
Watercolour
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