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I Love You Bill

   The work of Bill Douglas is a twisting journey of self-exploration. Vividly-recalled dreams and the highs of spiritual unity are mixed up with loss, addiction, anxiety, and death. A lovably cynical sense of humor holds together the whole constellation.

  Formally, his practice has roots in traditional folk and craft techniques. He collects and fuses found materials into spiritual objects- animal remains, thrift-store tchotchkes, remnants pilfered from the garbage - all are worthwhile components. He’s also fascinated by patterns, building rhythms of shape and color.

  This retrospective features works from various series and phases of Douglas’s career. In particular, we present work from before and after the artist’s 2018 stroke. Douglas lost the use of his dominant hand but taught himself to draw with the left. It’s all a testament to the force of will & imagination within this gentle-natured man.

Art from the show is available for purchase and will be ready for pick-up or shipping after the close of the exhibition on May 6.

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"Woman's Best Friend" by Bill Douglas
"Woman with Rabbit" by Bill Douglas
"Remember (Brain 19)" by Bill Douglas
"Kitty on Your Shoulder" by Bill Douglas
"Brain 20" by Bill Douglas
"Brain 2" by Bill Douglas
"Brain 8" by Bill Douglas
"Brain 10" by Bill Douglas
"Brain 4" by Bill Douglas
"Brain on Fire" by Bill Douglas
"Brain 5" by Bill Douglas
"Brain 12" by Bill Douglas
"Brain 13" by Bill Douglas
"Brain 11" by Bill Douglas
"Lightbulb Brain" by Bill Douglas
"Brain 1" by Bill Douglas
"Desert Trip" by Bill Douglas
"Daisy" by Bill Douglas
"Forever" by Bill Douglas
"The Haunted" by Bill Douglas
"Future" by Bill Douglas
"Butterfly 2" by Bill Douglas
"Butterly 1" by Bill Douglas
"Affected Area" by Bill Douglas
"How It Started" by Bill Douglas
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"Vase with Flowers" by Bill Douglas
"Birds in a Tree" by Bill Douglas
"Middle Cerebral Artery" by Bill Douglas
"Rear Window 2" by Bill Douglas
"Rear Window 3" by Bill Douglas
"Rear Window 4" by Bill Douglas.
"Rear Window 1" by Bill Douglas
"Family Circus" by Bill Douglas
"White Out 1" by Bill Douglas
"White Out 2" by Bill Douglas
"9-11 #10" by Bill Douglas
"9-11 #1" by Bill Douglas
"9-11 #7" by Bill Douglas
"9-11 #8" by Bill Douglas
"9-11 #4" by Bill Douglas
"9-11 #2" by Bill Douglas
"9-11 #3" by Bill Douglas
"9-11 #5" by Bill Douglas
"9-11 #6" by Bill Douglas
"9-11 #9" by Bill Douglas
"I LOVE BILL (sometimes)" by Bill Douglas
"I LOVE YOU BILL (Symmetrical)" by Bill Douglas
"I LOVE U BILL" by Bill Douglas
"Retro Beauty" by Bill Douglas
"I LOVE BILL" by Bill Douglas
"Fractal Beauties" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 1" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 2" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 3" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 4" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 5" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 6" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 7" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 8" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 9" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 10" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 11" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 12" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 13" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 14" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 15" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 16" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 17" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 18" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 19" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 20" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 21" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 22" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 23" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 24" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 25" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 26" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 27" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 28" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 29" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 30" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 31" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 32" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty33" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 34" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 35" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 36" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 37" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 38" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 39" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 40" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 41" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 42" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 43" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 44" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 45" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 46" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 47" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 48" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 49" by Bill Douglas
"Beauty 50" by Bill Douglas
"Bast" by Bill Douglas
"Haunted House" by Bill Douglas
"Home" by Bill Douglas
"Demon" by Bill Douglas
"Pair of Birds" by Bill Douglas
"Bird 3" by Bill Douglas
"Bird 2" by Bill Douglas
"Bird 1" by Bill Douglas
"Dream Journal" by Bill Douglas
"Bubbly Creek 5" by Bill Douglas
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vampire" by Bill Douglas
"Flapper Girls" by Bill Douglas
"Haunted Dream" by Bill Douglas
"Memory Keepers" by Bill Douglas
"Phoenix Rising" by Bill Douglas
"Devil Inside" by Bill Douglas
"William Douglas Tombstone" by Bill Douglas
"Life Force" by Bill Douglas
"Night and Day" by Bill Douglas
"Home" by Bill Douglas
"The End" by Bill Douglas
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"Carona" by Bill Douglas
"Star Artist" by Bill Douglas
"Cheerleader 1" by Bill Douglas
"Cheerleader 2" by Bill Douglas

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