Bill Bolz

        A relative new member of The Wabash Valley Art Guild, Bill has made many contributions to the Valley with his art. He has many works on display, including his work in the Covered Bridge Art Association Gallery in Rockville. Bill has sent many paintings to the CBAA Gallery for the past four years, and won Artist of the Year in 2007.

        Bill, a resident of Rocky Fork Lake since 2000, has also had his work appear in the Covered Bridge Guide and has won numerous shows at CBAA Gallery. Also winning some juried art exhibits around Northwest Indiana.

        A retired project manager for US Steel Bill has been working as a consultant for Capital Engineering in Hammond Indiana. Bill and his wife spend as much time as they can at their lake residence near Rocky Fork Lake, where Bill teaches watercolor classes at least once a year.

        Bolz's preferred medium is watercolor, oils. Most of his subjects are of country landscapes, portraits, and the many awe inspiring Covered Bridges in the Wabash Valley area.

        Bill Bolz has studied under watercolorists Nita Engle, Mike Capser and Janet Rogers. His favorite classic artists are Monet, Renoir, and Michelangelo. Bill's favorite contemporary artists are, David Leffel and Andrew Wyeth.

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