2006
Prolific American painter Bill Stone portrays a world that is bursting with color. He is known for his vivid abstract paintings, each a study of the interplay between color, texture and movement. He views painting as not only a physical and mental exercise but a spiritual one, with each piece functioning as a portal to another space and time.
Stone was born in 1958 and grew up in rural Massachusetts. He studied fine and commercial art at the Vesper George School of Art in Boston and began a graphic design career, initially working at a magazine publisher. He soon became a creative art director at an international advertising agency based in Chicago. The fast-paced nature of this work, which involved creating television commercial storyboards, influenced Stone’s approach to his art. Like in advertising, his goal is to capture and hold people’s attention.
Stone began exhibiting his artwork in 2004, garnering acclaim for his rich use of color and bold paint strokes. His paintings invite the viewer to become lost in their engrossing visual quality and reflect on their emotional response. Stone cites artists like Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet as inspirations. He was particularly struck by van Gogh’s The Starry Night when he saw it at the Museum of Modern Art in New York as a child.
Stone paints by using thick oils on canvas. His process begins with flowing lines that keep the eye moving around the canvas as if in a hypnotic trance. He then layers the painting with a depth of color that encourages the viewer to see something new every time.
Stone’s dynamic paintings are exhibited in hotels, restaurants, wineries, public spaces and private homes worldwide. He currently works out of a studio in Colorado Springs and takes inspiration from its beautiful natural surroundings.
On 1stDibs, find an extensive collection of Bill Stone’s paintings.
BACKSTABBER, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
The dangerous part is that you never see them coming. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: R...
Oil
SHOOTER, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
He kicks open the door and blasts a hole in my chest. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: R...
Oil
MAD MAN, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
Fighting the war inside your own head. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: ...
Oil
DISGUISE, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
A wolf in sheep’s clothing. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Sig...
Oil
EVIL 1, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
“To remain silent in the face of evil is itself a form of evil.“ -Sue Monk Kidd :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenti...
Oil
PREDATOR, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
One in a series of paintings of humans inflicting pain on themselves or others. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity...
Oil
The Devil, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A laptop displays a scene from Bram Stoker's Dracula, the 1993 vampire film starring Gary Oldman. The screen shows a close-up of a figure in a wicked laugh, exp...
Oil
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Located in Brooklyn, NY
John-Herbert was born in Miami and moved to New York city when he was 3 years old. As the son of a Filipno mother and bi-racial father, his multi-cultural roots at first felt like a challenge but with time, and especially through his creative explorations, he would create his own unique world. This would immerse into his work; containing multiple points of views. Inspirations from Basquiat to Van Gogh, Monet to Dali and Matisse; John-Herbert developed a Neo-Expressionist approach infused with surrealism, figurative, and abstract renderings. From the tender age of eight, Wright gravitated to painting as an escape expressing a rich inner world. His work heavily relies upon dark figurations amongst an urban landscape leaving the viewer space to navigate the world he creates. An analogy of the human condition; centering the female nude/mother and child as the protagonist, he tells the story of the broken seeking respite, the downcast, the other. Wright seeks to illuminate the universe of darkness within all of us, within himself, and that darkness contrasted with fragility has always been at the epicenter of his work. Wright has managed to create a niche for himself as a painter and street-wear designer, contributing to the role the graphic t-shirt played in disseminating New York street culture across the globe. Transferring the techniques of garment making onto his canvases, Wright’s paintings feature backdrops of multiple layers of silk-screened images, drawings and text. He has also expanded his avenues of expression, creating installations and even multi-sensory exhibitions, building even more detailed spaces to travel with him through. Although his success has been celebrated, in many ways till recently, Wright has also kept his own story on fade. This changed last year with his highly lauded solo show “Rewind & Reflect” (at the Blue Gallery...
Canvas, Mixed Media
Persona 01
Located in New York, NY
Born in 1979, Denis Meyers is a Belgian urban artist. He studied at the National Superior School of Arts and Visuals of la Cambre, in Brussels, city where he currently lives and wor...
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
The Subtleties of Self Destruction
By Mike Maxwell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas
Oil
Self Awareness
By Gunes Caglarcan
Located in New York, NY
Shadows Collection™ was born from a deep desire to give form to the unseen, to speak the silent language of the soul. Vibrant figures emerge through bold, one of a kind knife strokes...
Canvas, Oil
Demonic
Located in Zofingen, AG
You'll receive it rolled, in a tube. In this drawing, I've woven a tapestry of emotion with pastels and pen, allowing the colors to dance vividly across the canvas through expression...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
