Bill Lane

Member since 2023

“Everyday scenes intrigue me the most; be it a barren landscape, boats in the harbor or city life on a busy day. I observe how the light plays into the scene and reflects off the subjects. I work to capture that light while enhancing my point-of-interest in the painting.”

Memberships: Providence Art Club, exhibiting artist member; New England Watercolor Society, signature artist member; Rhode Island Watercolor Society, signature artist member; Rockport Art Association & Museum, juried artist member; American Watercolor Society, associate member; National Watercolor Society, associate member; The Guild of Boston Artists, associate member; Lyme Art Association, associate member; Attleboro Art Museum, member; Creative Arts Center, Chatham, member

Awards:
Best in Show
- 2016 Spring Bull Gallery “All Things Newport County” Breakers - oil
- 2012 Bristol Art Museum “Sailing on the Bay” Frostbitten - watercolor
First Place Awards
- 2020 RIWS Albrektson Award of Excellence, Hoppin Hill Farmhouse - watercolor
- 2019 RIWS Albrektson Award of Excellence, Allen’s Rush Hour - watercolor
- 2017 Arnold Mills Community House, Walking the Dog - watercolor
- 2015 Cecil Byrne Gallery “Sand, Sea & Sky,” Walking the Dog - watercolor
Awards of Excellence
- 2022 RAAM National Exhibition, ACK Evening Glow - watercolor
Mary Bryan Memorial Award & Gold Medal for Contemporary, Representational or Semi-Realistic Watercolor
- 2021 NEWS Annual Signature Members Show, Red Light - watercolor
The George Shedd Memorial Award
- 2020 NEWS 18th Biennial NA Open Show, Hoppin Hill Farmhouse - watercolor
Vermont Community Foundation, Alden & Mary Bryan Award for Traditional Landscape, Seascape or Cityscape n Second Place Awards
- 2017 RIWS Annual Member Show, Benefit with Friends - watercolor
- 2015 RIWS Annual Member Show, Berkeley at Boylston - watercolor
Of Note
The Guild of Boston Artists 2022 Annual New England Regional Juried Exhibition, Accepted Entry - Foggy Morning - watercolor American Watercolor Society 150th Anniversary International Exhibition, Accepted Entry - Berkeley at Boylston - watercolor

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