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William Donovan

NY www.billdonovan.net
Bill Donovan is a painter and draftsman who has moved a lot, and now lives in New York. In 2004-05 Bill spent a year in Afghanistan with the National Guard as a machine gunner in the turrets of HMMWV vehicles, and was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. He self published a book titled How to Draw Pictures in Kandahar, Pretext No. 1 , which consists of selections from eleven sketchbooks he filled while stationed in Kandahar, Texas, and Kyrgyzstan. He has been included in several zine anthologies, and is the New York representative for Zine Arcade a British publication. Bill’s drawings cover a wide range of subject matter, from meticulously drawn portraits of Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson to eerily developed cartoon characters to life drawings, and often include text and stories. His painting is similar subject matter, and has recently begun to combine the cartoon and the realistic imagery into dynamic compositions. Bill has a blog www.inkstainedhands.com
 
 

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owenharris over 1 year

Bill i love your expressive ues of bold colour. Do you ever swap your work???

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suzanne mancuso almost 3 years

i am having an artists call open to anyone


the have extended the deadline if you are interested


thanks suzanne

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Michele Vavonese about 3 years

Hi Bill--thanks for kind comment.  I think your images have great style.  Adore your avatar, very surreal ~ Michele

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hein verwer over 3 years

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Danny Jock over 3 years

thanks bill. i like yours and saw your site. are you going to the Morgan Ave Brooklyn sketchbook show?

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Melissa B. Tubbs over 3 years

Hey billdonovan, I really like your work. It's engaging and thought provoking. I particularly like the birds in shades of blue, the strange man, the talking grass. Neat. Thanks for giving a year (plus) of your life to fight for us!

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