Bio

William C. Wright has been a professional painter for almost thirty years. An accomplished watercolorist, his realist style is noted for its dramatic light and color. He works in the traditional watercolor method of layering transparent washes on paper working light to dark. His oils are similar in style and craftsmanship, working on gessoed panels in a glazing technique with Maroger medium as well as hand ground pigments.

His work has been shown in galleries throughout the United States, as well as many national competitions, most notably: The American Watercolor Society’s Annual, NY., and Watercolor USA, Springfield, MO. His work has appeared in thirteen books and five feature magazine articles, including three of the “Splash” series by North Light Books, “Watercolor” by “American Artist” magazine, and “Watercolor, Planning and Painting” from Quarto Publishing, London. He is also the author of his own watercolor book, “Make Your Watercolors Shine”, published by International Artist, Australia. He is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, NY, the Baltimore Watercolor Society, Baltimore, MD, and the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association, Annapolis, MD.

He lives with his wife and family outside Baltimore, MD where he continues an active painting and teaching career.

Recent Exhibitions:

2007

• Gunpowder Falls Plein Air Competition; 3rd place, MD
• "Paint Annapolis" MAPAPA Juried Competition
• "Art For Land Sake" Valley's Planning Council, Invitational
• "Contemporary Oklahoma Realists", M.A.Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
• "Annual Small Works Show", M.A.Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK

2006

• One man show, Holland Hall School, Tulsa, OK
• "Paint Annapolis" MAPAPA juried competition
• "Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition" Baltimore Watercolor Society, Strathmore Arts Center, Bethesdsa, MD

2005

• Two-man-show, Munson Gallery, Chatham, MA, Cape Cod
• "Paint Annapolis" MAPAPA juried competition
• "Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition", BWS

2004

• Published book: "Make Your Watercolors Shine", by William C. Wright
• Published feature article, Feb. issue of "The Artist's Magazine"
• "Paint Annapolis" MAPAPA juried competition

2003

• American Watercolor Society International, Salmagundi Club, NY
• Grand Prize Winner, in the "International Artist" magazine, Oct/Nov. issue
• "Paint Annapolis" MAPAPA juried competition

He is represented by the M.A.Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK