Bill Turner

My current paintings represent only the last six or seven years ofmy 25-year career as an artist, although I feel all my efforts haveled directly to these paintings. They are produced by painting layers on canvas or board. The first layer is a gesso underpainting, followed by two or more coats of oil paint.

I started out as a photographer. Even now, I use photos liberally in composing my paintings. I may use only one photo per painting, or I may combine three or four. In any case, by the time I add my own stylistic changes, the painting is far from being photographic.

However, upon first impression, I’m still asked “Where is this?” referring to a particular painting. These paintings are not meant to be a specific place but metaphors for places and feelings about places. I believe movement (or perhaps a pause for reflecting on movement) plays a part of these paintings — moving along the road, moving through life, carrying memories of what’s behind, and anticipating what’s around the curve, or over the horizon.