Bill Firestone

Bill Firestone is an award winning painter-illustrator whose work is included in many public and private collections. His paintings utilize a rich loose technique, with bold compositions ranging from quiet rural scenes to active street scenes and expressive abstraction.

Commissions include The Kennedy Center for the Arts, American Red Cross National Headquarters, Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, Freddie Mac, and The National Archives, among others. He has been recognized by the Washington DC Illustrators Club, the New York Society of Illustrators, and the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Active brushstrokes characterize his work. Consistent in each painting is the concept of strong composition and creative color-mixing. Accidental combinations are often greeted and accepted, “I like to portray the hustle and bustle and noise of rainy days in cities and small towns.” Another portion of my work is painting large abstract commissions. For 25 years he was a free-lance magazine illustrator.

Inspiration also comes from nature, having grown up on a farm in Southwest Virginia.

My studio is located at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia
703-354-0247 www.contrastpainter.com