Bukowski Painting- Panoramic Garden

Panoramic Garden
November 2008
detail
oil on linen

I have finally started a larger painting using loose and large brushstrokes. With this painting, I am laying on very brushy paint and gradually sharpening the focus. It is totally fun. I think it is important to find your images, but also to realize the best size and type of mark. I am looking for "big" things in the future.

Bukowski Painting- In Progress

William Bukowski
Peak Summer-Morning
In progress 2008

It is funny what a few new brushes can do to help along a painting. This is the scene every morning
of summer in late July. I am working on the streams of light that come in in places in the painting.
The layering of the Russian Sage is very complicated and the hot spots add an interesting contrast.
This one is wet on the easel.

Bukowski Painting- Cottage Series

William Bukowski
Evening Swim
oil on canvas 1990

This is from the family collection and it is a painting done from life near Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
Paintings like this one hold a lot of nostalgia. The cottage in Rhinelander has some great sunsets
and swim after supper was a must. Mark was with us and the kids were small, but willing models.

Bukowski Painting- Cottage Series

William Bukowski
Path to the Lake
oil on canvas 1996

This is one of my favorite cottage paintings. It shows Amy on the path and Jenna in the water.
This is a small painting done from life. Many summers were spent painting at the cottage.
These family paintings were a big part of my work for quite some time. Probably the late 80s to the late 90s. This particular painting is part of my personal collection.

Bukowski Painting - The Series continues.....

William Bukowski
Afternoon Garden
oil on linen 2005

Yes, this is an older painting relatively speaking...but with my next paintings I expect to be larger, brushier, looser and more colorful. I guess we will see.....

This painting was on display at the Lutheran Brotherhood gallery at the headquarters in MInneapolis. It sold to an employee.

Bukowski Painting - In Progress

William Bukowski

Summer 2008

This is a picture of the Reformation Lutheran altarpiece in progress. It was a challenging because I had to work from multiple sources and imagination. I was looking at Delacroix and Rembrandt for those reasons. There were some time constraints so I had to keep pushing. The crowd scene in the central panel went through some changes. I began with some brown tones and tried to capture the light as if they were partly in shade. I painted the Christ figure a little larger to scale to enhance his presence.

Bukowski Painting- Dedication Service

I was in Portland, Oregon last weekend for the dedication of the altarpiece. Actually it is at Reformation Lutheran Church in Hillsboro. In this picture I am standing with Pastor Steven Brockdorf. I was thrilled to be able to meet the congregation and present an art lecture after the service. When a conservative church body commissions a work of art to enhance worship, it is something to celebrate. It is most satisfying to do a work of art that supports the Christian faith. The artwork directs the thoughts of the congregation in a way that blank walls and brick can't possibly, and in the media drenched age we are in, this is an exciting event.