William Spencer III, Paintings - Turquoise Tortoise Art Gallery

"Basta Ahora"
Mixed Media on Board Painting
24" x 24"

William Spencer III

A former commercial illustrator, William made a permanent detour to follow his love of painting in the late 1980's. Raised in the Midwest without television, William was fascinated with the idea that the air is filled with images, words and ideas which are not seen unless properly "tuned in" to the right wavelength. "I like to think my work is something like these unseen wave-forms," says William. "I would compare this to a familiar tune where the words may not be consciously understood yet one still finds meaning or nostalgia."

In his work, texture and patina appear like the undeniable effects of age and acceptance alongside muted barely visible partial lines of poetry and various parts of numbers and letters. Sometimes such inclusions have root meanings from ideas found in quantum physics and other times they are just innocent passengers inserted like stowaways.

William is not too preoccupied by the end result of his paintings, but instead allows each to more or less evolve on its own. Most of his work is unplanned, which may seem like a contradiction to anyone who sees the more structured parts of the painting. It is also very important to William that each of his paintings evoke meaning for each viewer.

William strives to find a fresh balance between the intentional and happy accidents. He loves the dichotomy of soft lines and organic tendrils and ropes shared with rigid clearly human-derived shape architecture. While it is important the viewer sees the clear evidence of obvious brush stroke, he still wants one to wonder of portions were finished by artificial means.

"Small Saguaro with Coil"
Mixed Media on Board Painting
32" x 24"

"Knife Wing"
Mixed Media on
Board Painting
58" x 14"

The main body of William's works is produced in acrylic, oil and resin silkscreen on plaster and panel.

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"Three Cowgirls"
Mixed Media on Board Painting
38" x 48"

"Journey of Light"
Acrylic Painting on Panel
36" x 48"

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"Journey IV"
Mixed Media on Board Painting
48" x 36"

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