Born in Detroit, Bill earned his BFA at Wayne State University and studied illustration at the Center for Creative Studies. For 17 years, Bill produced illustrations for companies such as Readers Digest, CBS-Fox Video, and The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

At the peak of a highly successful career in commercial art, Bill rededicated himself to fine art painting, intent upon building a new career which would allow him the freedom to grow artistically as well as spiritually. To further develop his artistic abilities, he enrolled in the Scottsdale Artists School in Arizona. There he studied under master painters, Harley Brown and Dan Gerhartz.

Bill’s work is solely dedicated to the art of plein air painting. For Bill it all makes sense; “A photograph freezes a moment in time. While, over a painting session everything is moving, changing... the artist as well as the subject. During that experience the work evolves, is dynamic and can take on the energies of life. Painting ‘en plein air’ lifts my spirit. And in so doing it amplifies my recognition of a God given value and uniqueness in the world that surrounds me.”

Recent awards include the Grand Prix de Sennelier awarded by Art du Pastel en France (2009) and Best of Show at Pastels USA hosted by Pastel Society of the West Coast (2009, 2004, 1997).

Contact Bill Hosner:
231-421-1933
workshop@williamhosner.com

Paintings © Bill Hosner; top to bottom, Christmas at the Village, 16x20; Espanola, 20x26; Her Face to the Wind, 16x20; Her Tender Thoughts, 16x20