The Five Elements

The Five Element Series came out of a project at school where we were to embody each of the 5 elements. The project was left open to whatever medium we wanted to do, and so I chose acrylic paintings.





Fire

36"x48"

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

SOLD







Earth

36"x48"

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

$300







Metal

36"x48"

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

$300







Water

36"x48"

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

SOLD







Wood

36"x48"

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

$300

A Compendium of Acupuncture Point Paintings

Below is the beginning of a series of paintings that i am doing based on the spirit of different acupuncture points. I didn't choose the points, the points chose me. What came from each painting was a treatment.

I haven't decided if these paintings will be for sale.




Fish Region








Bubbling Spring







Cloud Gate







Blazing Valley







Wilderness Mound

Artist Statement and Bio

Artist Statement


My paintings are my journal entries exploding with raw emotional energy and passion. It is important for me to paint very quickly to capture the mood I am feeling right at that moment; hence my primary medium is acrylic. The act of making art is more important than the final product. The chaos in my paintings allows me to experience momentary excitement to escape boredom. The calmness in my art allows me to experience wholeness and harmony while exploring a balanced connection between space and entrapment.


Bio

I studied art and art history at Salisbury University and Savannah College of Art and Design. I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with concentrations in ceramics and art history. My work has continued to evolve over the years going from completely nonrepresentational to figure studies to abstract expressionist landscapes. Lately, I have been focusing on taking basic shapes and colors to portray abstract Japanese landscapes. I have sold art all over the country and have had several art shows locally. My two latest series, "The 5 Elements," and "A Compendium of Acupuncture Points" were recently on display at Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, MD. I am currently an acupuncture student at Tai Sophia.

The Beginning of WilliamWesselGallery

So years ago i had a website, wesselgallery.com. Eventually, I lost interest in keeping it up to date so i let it get deleted by the server. And now lately, I have been painting quite a bit, and have been showing my art at school. This has been sparking interest in me having a website again, but since i'm in school, i don't have the money to keep a website up. So what better than an art blog! So here it is, the all new gallery of my art. It will be a constant work in progress, but hey, isn't all art?

Check back often for new additions.

William-