Rehoboth Art League names Mick Williams 2016 Cottage Tour Artist
The Rehoboth Art League has awarded artist Mick Williams the commission to paint the homes on the 2016 Cottage Tour of Art to be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, July 12 and Wednesday, July 13.
Williams will create a watercolor painting of each of the seven private homes, as well as the art league’s historic Homestead. Images of Williams’s works will be used in the tour program, and his original watercolors will be awarded to the home owners during a June thank you reception.
A Maryland resident and member of the Rehoboth Art League, Williams specializes in vibrant realist watercolor landscapes, jazz and blues imagery, portraits and still life paintings. He was selected for the honor from numerous submissions.
Williams is a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh with a degree in visual communications. He is a signature member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society, as well as the Delaplaine Arts Organization, Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters and the Frederick County Arts Association.
He has enjoyed a long career in visual arts, with an extensive background as graphic artist, art director and syndicated cartoonist. In 2002, Williams was honored to create a series of paintings to represent the goals of Champions of Hope, an international youth service organization with roots in more than 200 countries. He presented these works to the charity's founders during a global ceremony at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Other charitable groups have sought his talents to create exclusive paintings, including the Murphy-Harbst House for Fragile Children and Habitat for Humanity, which commissioned a painting for a fundraiser. He has received many awards and honors, including having his work selected to represent the 2006 Western Maryland Blues Festival and the 2007 City of Frederick Holiday Poster.
The artists that most inspire Williams are Camille Pissarro, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Winslow Homer, Frank Webb and C. W. Mundy. Henry Koerner and Flavia Zortia from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and watercolor painting the Edgar Whitney way formed his fine art education.
The Cottage Tour of Art is underwritten by J. Conn Scott. The tour is appropriate for ages 13 and above. Tickets are $35 per person. For more information, go to rehobothartleague.org or call 302-227-8408.
