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Tim Williams

Tim Williams grew up in an English country town and after high school worked there as a local newspaper reporter. He did a one-year Peace Corps-type stint in Algeria and then went to the London School of Economics for social studies. He came to the US in 1969 to do a Masters in Social Work at SUNY Buffalo and worked in suicide prevention for six years. Moving south in 1977, he worked in the state mental health system for 32 years, retiring in 2011.

Tim discovered himself as an artist late in life, aged 69. He had dabbled a very little in acrylics and taken a few drawing classes but only when he encountered pastels – a fellow student was using them – did he really engage in art. “I was immediately drawn in, by the rich colors and the softness of the images,” he says. He took classes with Herb Slapo and later with Kim Werfel – “my wonderful teachers”. He has explored portraiture a little, and still life, but his love is landscape, both rural and urban. “I love trying to capture how the light falls, among trees and buildings. And showing a human figure out in the world”.

Tim has exhibited in group shows, at Carrboro Arts Center, the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill and Liquidamber Gallery in Pittsboro. He has been invited to have his first solo show at Carrboro Arts Center in spring 2019.

News items for Tim Williams

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In Duke Forest.
Dave heads back down the mountain.
The quiet of the cloister.

Upcoming Zoom Presentations for 2023

February 11th – Maryann Mullett
March 11th – Mark Ivan Cole
April 8th – Terrilynn Dubreuil
May 13th – Fred Fielding
June 10th – Regina Burchette
July 8 – Jane Steelman: “How to manage your PSNC google page”

Each meeting will from 10 am – Noon US Eastern Time

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Shows / Workshops

6th Annual PURE COLOR: Online International Juried Exhibition of Pastel Paintings
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Two Upcoming PSNC Member Shows at Ambleside Gallery and the Imperial Arts Center
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Recent News / Announcements

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Celebration of Life Service for Helen Knapp

Member News, Betty Hendrix

“Fun with Feathers!” Paint-Along with Rita Kirkman, on Zoom

Arizona Pastel Artists Association’s 2023 Open International Exhibition

“Don Keyfurry” Paint-Along with Rita Kirkman, on Zoom

OPEN CALL – Arte Laguna Prize 17

A “Baby Bunny” Paint-Along with Rita Kirkman

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