William Gardoski's Artist Profile
William Gardoski
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Artist Statement My paintings reflect my interest in, and desire to document, the wonderful machines made by man, and nostalgic and historic accomplishments by individuals using some of these machines. They may be machines of war, and the heroic deeds man accomplished while using them. They may be old trains with road names long gone, that can transport one back to a more relaxed and peaceful past memory lost till now. Beautiful ships that relax you and bring the senses to faraway places, beautiful seascapes and sky’s. Working ships, transporting freight or oil from foreign shores. Vehicles, classic cars that take us back to the special drive in movie, semi trucks that bring our food, clothes and furniture to make our lives more comfortable. I truly enjoy magnificent sky’s and clouds, expansive and colorful, with the ever changing sea. I relish the demands of the technical detail that is needed to portray these machines accurately in two dimensions, and the time and patience to do them. I strive for photo realism. Some say, why paint? why not just get a photo? You cannot get photos of many of these machines, nor the surroundings I place them in, most subjects I paint are long gone, many places do not even exist anymore, except in memory. These are some of the reasons I do the kind of art I do. William Gardoski
Artist's Statement
Artist Statement My paintings reflect my interest in, and desire to document, the wonderful machines made by man, and nostalgic and historic accomplishments by individuals using some of these machines. They may be machines of war, and the heroic deeds man accomplished while using them. They may be old trains with road names long gone, that can transport one back to a more relaxed and peaceful past memory lost till now. Beautiful ships that relax you and bring the senses to faraway places, beautiful seascapes and sky’s. Working ships, transporting freight or oil from foreign shores. Vehicles, classic cars that take us back to the special drive in movie, semi trucks that bring our food, clothes and furniture to make our lives more comfortable. I truly enjoy magnificent sky’s and clouds, expansive and colorful, with the ever changing sea. I relish the demands of the technical detail that is needed to portray these machines accurately in two dimensions, and the time and patience to do them. I strive for photo realism. Some say, why paint? why not just get a photo? You cannot get photos of many of these machines, nor the surroundings I place them in, most subjects I paint are long gone, many places do not even exist anymore, except in memory. These are some of the reasons I do the kind of art I do. William Gardoski
THE ART OF WILLIAM “BILL” GARDOSKI I AM A REALIST ARTIST I live with my wife of 35 years in Meridian and work from my home studio. I have three Son’s, a Daughter, two dogs and two cats. I was born in 1945 and am an Idaho Native, working as a Body Repairman/Painter, Long Haul Truck Driver, Policeman, and served six years in the US Army. My goal is to document historical events, nostalgia, and showcase the wonderful things man has made. Buildings, Landmarks, Ships, Planes, Automobiles, Trucks and Trains. I have no formal art training whatever, I am completely self taught, I work exclusively with oil on canvas, and strive to make my work as realistic as possible. You will notice that almost all my work is of machines, and machinery of some sort. I do not do portraits, wildlife or flowers, and seldom straight landscapes, without some kind of machine. Using only 12 colors, and, with the exception of the very large areas of my work, almost all of the painting is finished with very small brushes, ranging from 0 to 000 in size. I have my own style, and could not teach it to anyone, as it is unique to me. Regardless of the size of my paintings, they all involve between 90 to 150 hours to complete, and as I work wet on dry, I am usually working on at least 20 at a time, rotating work as they are drying. You will notice quite a few “Works in Progress” the reason is most work is sold when finished and I have few finished works sitting around to show. I have won many competitions, have work in national catalogs, have done international commissions, sold railroad art prints world wide, and my F-4 Phantom Painting was juried to hang for a year in the Naval Aviation Museum in 2002. The Western Idaho Fair purchased a painting in 2000, The Meridian Library Commissioned a Railroad painting in 2004, it hangs in the lobby. In 2010, the City Of Meridian purchased my painting of the Meridian Creamery to hang in City Hall. I am a juried member of the “American Society of Aviation Artists”. I have sold many original works, both nationally, internationally and locally, a large number of which were commissions. I thrive on detail and accuracy in my work, and the greatest compliment is “that looks like a photo”! Please enjoy viewing my effort. Take the time to read the Descriptions by the Paintings William Gardoski 208-887-3768 Home 208-350-9777 Cell Please ask about a Commission[email protected] [email protected]