William Dunn
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William Dunn was trained at San Jose State University and Art Center College of Design. He has painted throughout his career and has taught watercolor and design extensively at De Anza and Foothill Colleges in Cupertino and Los Altos Hills, California. In his mid-career he taught graphic design and was the dept. chairman at the Academy of Art College (now called University) in San Francisco.
He is heavily influenced by and indebted to many past and present artists, including Winslow Homer, Dong Kingman, John Singer Sargent, Francis Livingston, Dick Cole, Brook Temple, Charles Reid, Christopher Schink, and Joseph Zbukvic. A member of both the American and National Watercolor Societies, William typically prefers a loose style and enjoys painting a variety of subjects, but gravitates toward taking urban landscapes and trying to capture the underlying mood and atmosphere of the scene. In addition to art, William enjoys riding his mountain bike, tennis, sailing small boats, and is a black belt in Tang Soo Do, a Korean martial art. He lives and works in Santa Clara, CA with his wife, Hidemi, and has a son, Garen, who got all the good looks, and is attending college in Southern California.
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