Check out the latest "indoor plein air" by Bill Shelley. Bill is developing new paintings each day at his phantom gallery Frontburner, in Windsor, California.

One of our favorite pieces from Bill's contemporary landscape paintings, titled Spring Lake, 15 x 19, watercolor.

HaveMuse’s featured watercolor artist, Bill Shelley will be exhibiting his most recent works at the Herold Mahoney Library on Santa Rosa Junior College's Petaluma Campus. Bill is unveiling his latest series of contemporary landscape paintings, capturing the natural beauty of Sonoma County's breathtaking scenery.

Date: April 9 – May 15, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 9, 5 PM to 7 PM

Herold Mahoney Library
SRJC Petaluma Campus
680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway
Petaluma, CA 94954

For more information, call 707.778.3974

Visit Bill Shelley’s web site at www.bshelley.com to see more of his works.

We've always admired Bill Shelley's wet way with the watercolor medium. In this latest piece, "Bay Hill Road", Bill presents an intriguing, extreme perspective and pushes the landscape close to abstraction by flattening the essential shapes.

Sonoma County – Bay Hill Road
30" x 22", watercolor

As we move into the wet months of the year, we turn to Bill Shelley to appreciate what the water does to the landscape. Here we present two of his newest pieces painted on the spot at Northern California waterways -the Laguna de Santa Rosa and the Tomales Bay estuary near Point Reyes. Bill's masterful wet-on-wet technique and color choices perfectly capture late fall in Northern California.

Laguna – Wet Morning
11" x 9", watercolor

Tomales Bay
19" x 13", watercolor

You can see more paintings on Bill’s Web site: www.bshelley.com

Morning Fog – Santa Rosa Laguna
9" x 9", watercolor, by Bill Shelley

“Located an hour north of San Francisco, the Santa Rosa Laguna, is an expanse of marsh-ways punctuated by stands of oak. A curtain of marine fog can descend or lift at a moment’s notice, concealing or revealing layers of trees, waterways and hills. “Morning Fog” was painted just as the fog was lifting off of the Laguna.” Bill Shelley

You can see more paintings of the Laguna on Bill’s Web site: www.bshelley.com

Crouching Figure
11" x 15", ink, by Bill Shelley

"I love working with the fluid and simple statements that brush and ink can create. The medium really works well to present a fresh presentation of the figure." Bill Shelley.

Yosemite Falls (Autumn)
19" x 27", watercolor, by Bill Shelley

One of Bill's painted on the spot Yosemite watercolors. Bill travels to Yosemite during different seasons to capture the beauty and majesty of the Yosemite landscape. Bill's art is currently represented by Bodega Landmark Studio. Visit Bill Shelley’s web site at www.bshelley.com to see more of his works.

Bodega Rocks

16" x 22", watercolor, by Bill Shelley

Bill Shelley is an avid proponent of the "plein air" tradition, creating most of his paintings outdoors while taking in the scenery of Yosemite, the Northern California coast, or even on occasion, the Italian countryside. Bodega Rocks is a good example of his mastery of the watercolor medium. Bill's art is currently represented by Bodega Landmark Studio. Visit Bill Shelley’s web site at www.bshelley.com to see more of his works.