A retired music professor from the College of Charleston , Bill ‘s love of watercolors began during his high school years. However, it is within the last twenty years that he has concentrated on painting regularly and exhibiting his work. Being largely self-taught artist, his favorite subjects are landscapes, trees, plants, and flowers.   
       “I have always delighted in the transparency of watercolors, their vibrancy, their free flow, and the intermixing of colors on the paper never fail to excite me.  Although technical mastery of this medium is extremely difficult, it is that challenge that keeps me painting. There is always something new to learn to achieve the effect one desires.”  

       Bill has been the recipient of numerous awards in state and local art shows, including Third Place in the South Carolina Watercolor Society judged by
Jeanne Dobie AWS.  

    He and his wife Ann live on James Island. They have two 
grown children, Christopher and Elizabeth.

To view a complete portfolio of Bill's available artwork, visit www.billoplinger.com


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