William D. Pfahl

In addition to painting plein air, I regularly paint both figure and portrait and still life. I am a current and active member of AAP and PSA art groups. I have always enjoyed painting and drawing what is in front of me, the light and color I see and feelings that I have while engaged standing in front of a model, city scene or forest stream are what excites me to work. I enjoy exploring neighborhoods for unusual architecture, and light and perspectives. I have spent time exploring the woods and rivers and doing a series I call outside of urban. Currently, I am working on a series at the Aspinwall Riverfront park. The light and river background are great. I had a show of 40 paintings all done on Sharpsburg streets in 2017. The painting chosen by the mayor was done in 2007 - New Granada. I did another one of the same scene that is much larger and darker in mood. I met the man who did the temporary murals on this façade. He shared his story about living in the Hill district- another great perk that happens with the adventure of painting on site.

New Granada
New Granada