William Schneider is a true master, exhibiting his talents in passionate oils and pastels. Paramount to his work is his unique approach to capturing light and how it defines form. - Informed Collector
William is a full time professional artist working in oil and pastel. He views figures, landscape, or still life as opportunities to explore the effects of light on form. Painting from life, he seeks to capture the emotion of a particular moment and place. Sargent, Zorn, Fechin, and Sorolla have been influences.
William initially studied art at the University of Illinois at Urbana. However, upon graduation he began a career in the music business (records on the Roulette and MGM labels). In the mid '80s, he entered finance (co-owner of an investment consulting firm, DiMeo Schneider and Associates). In 1990 he returned to his first love, painting. His skills were honed at the American Academy of Art in Chicago where he studied figure drawing with William Parks and oil painting with Ted Smuskiewicz. He continued his education through workshops with Carolyn Anderson, Dan Gerhartz, Scott Burdick, Harley Brown, Scott Christensen, Huihan Liu, David Leffel, and Richard Schmid.
William has been featured in Art of the West, Southwest Art, American Artist, International Artist, The Pastel Journal, and Workshop Magazines. In addition his paintings have appeared in numerous books including: The Art of Oil Painting, Pastel II, Pure Color: The Best of Pastel and 100 ways to paint People & Figures. His work has received awards in exhibitions including those of: Academic Artists, The Degas Pastel Society, Oil Painters of America, The Pastel Society of America, Pastel Society of the West Coast, Portrait Society of America, and Salon International.
He is a member of Oil Painters of America (OPA), The National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society (NOAPS), The Pastel Society of America, The American Impressionist Society (AIS), and the Portrait Society of America. Bill was awarded signature status in OPA, NOAPS , and AIS. In addition the Pastel Society of America has recognized him as a "Master Pastelist". His home is in Crystal Lake, IL with his wife Caren.
Magazine Publications:
· Capturing Emotion, American Artist Magazine, February 2001
· True Expression, Focus/ Santa Fe, September 2003
· Art Values, Southwest Art Magazine, November 2003
· It's About Meaning, Art of the West Magazine, November 2004
· International Showcase of Master Pastel Painters, International Artist Magazine, Oct.- Nov 2004
· Master Portrait Artists' Showcase, International Artist Magazine, February 2005
· William A. Schneider, The Pastel Journal, February 2005
· Start Your Collection, Southwest Art Magazine, April 2005
· Self-Portraits: Journey Through The Looking Glass, Art-Talk Magazine April 2005
· 2007Guidebook of Art, (Cover image) Art of the West Magazine 2007
· The Eyes Have It, The Pastel Journal, January 2008
· Painting the Mouth, American Artist Magazine, March 2008
· The Studio of William Schneider, Art of the West Magazine, July 2009
· Competition Spotlight, The Artist¹s Magazine, April 2010
. The Good Guys – Masculine portraits from six talented artists , Southwest Art Magazine, January 2011
· The Art of Oil Painting, Walter Foster Publishing 2003
· Pastel II, William Schneider, Walter Foster Publishing 2004
· How did you paint that? 100 ways to paint People & Figures, International Artist Publishing, 2005
· Pure Color: The Best of Pastel, North Light Books, 2005
Videos (Liliedahl Video Productions)
Princess – Composition in Warm Light
Design Secrets of the Masters; The key to a Successful Painting
Teaching the Limited Palette Techniques of Anders Zorn
Inner Flame --Composing Multiple Figures in Low, Warm Ligh
Upcoming Events and Exhibits
Upcoming Workshops
Loosen Up(465) Peninsula Art School 6/17/2013-6/20/2013
*plus model fee
Members $440
Students routinely complain, “My work looks hard and tight. I wish I could loosen up!” This workshop could be the answer to your prayers.
Nikolai Fechin was a Master of suggestion (and arguably one of the greatest artists of all time). William will discuss his techniques as he paints from the live model. In addition, on one of the days you will copy (with instruction) a painting by Fechin. On the other days you will incorporate those techniques into your own work as you paint from the live model. The techniques apply equally to figures, landscape or still life.
Many of today’s most revered painters have consciously studied this Master Artist’s work. In the words of C.W.Mundy, “Don’t insult the viewer by spelling out every detail.”
This four-day oil and pastel workshop is for advanced beginners or higher. You will learn:
Power through suggestion
One simple technique to create sparkling color
How to avoid “unpleasant detail”
Masterful edge control
How to simplify color harmony
The key to turning the form with temperature
William will demonstrate in both oil and pastel All the great painters learned by copying masterworks; this workshop will turbo-charge your understanding of drawing, value, color temperature, edge control and above all else – how to loosen up!
Karen Becker(info@PeninsulaSchoolofArt.com)
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