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Bill
has been building one of the countries largest collections
of pre-historic pottery for more than 35 years. This great
collector of antiquity is also a fine artisan himself who
has reproduced his collection for you . These replica pots
and bowls are collected by folks all over the world. Bill
has made more than 6000 replica pots in the last 35 years
and continues too at the young age of 80.
Freeman is also a wonderful oil painter and has mentored
many up and coming.
He was born of artist parents
in North Carolina. After his father died suddenly, Bill's
mother took her four small children to West Texas. Bill grew
up spending as much time as he could outdoors. After he
finished with school and the Army, Bill worked for cattle
and dude ranches all over the West for a period of ten
years. Then there were two very important years with the
Arizona Game and Fish Department, aiding the biologists with
their wildlife research, and sometimes illustrating their
publications. With their encouragement, Bill finally devoted
his energies to painting full time.
Bill's love of nature is unbounded, with a preference for
rugged mountains and their companions, the desert flora and
fauna, the dry washes, the mauve distances of terrain, the
unruly outcroppings, big skies and tantalizing colors. He is
well known for his colorful palette-knife paintings of the
Western landscape. But Bill's boundless curiosity spurs him
to create in many mediums, including reproduction Native
American pottery and mixed media Western wall hangings. He
has reproduced prehistoric Southwestern and Mexican pottery
for museums around the country, including the Smithsonian.
The reproductions he has created for Hueys Fine Art
are created from pieces in his personal collection or in
private or museum collections and show Bill’s amazing
attention to detail. Each piece retains the unique features
of the original artifact (including chips, broken and
re-glued fragments, charring, and paint loss). The works
truly reflect the patina of objects that have been buried in
the ground and dug up after hundreds of years.
Order today by
phone, 505.820.6063 or 505.660.6233 |