Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1944, Bill Hudson developed his artistic gifts as a youth. He spent much of his time sketching and painting and had won several art contests by his early teens.
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Title: Below the Chapel
Type: Watercolor
Size: 20" X 15"
Framed
Price: $345
(giclée-edition of 95)

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Also having an aptitude for math and the sciences, Bill graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia. He then pursued a 38-year career in aerospace and recently retired from Boeing.

In 1970 Bill married Ellie O'Brien in Anaheim, California. Together they have 8 children - 4 boys and 4 girls. Their family has always been their priority, motivation, and support. During the early years of marriage, Bill resumed his interest in art. He took night-college courses and began focusing on oil paintings of maritime scenes. He also started a commercial crabbing business with his brother-in-law, George. As the children grew, however, Bill realized his family was his full-time commitment and he put art and commercial fishing on hold.

Now retired from engineering and with the children grown, Bill is enjoying a second career. He has combined his life-long passions (art and the sea) and is presenting a continuing series of watercolors he calls "The Lives of Watermen." These works have been accepted into every gallery that Bill has approached. In 2004 he first made this series of works available for purchase as originals and limited-edition giclees produced by Classic Editions in Costa Mesa, California.

Bill is a member of Orange County Fine Arts association in South Coast Plaza Village where he maintains his studio. He is also the Director of the OCFA Studio complex which provides an exhibit room, classroom, and individual artist studios for 15 local artists. In February, Bill was juried into the Laguna Beach Art-A-Fair Festival. He will be exhibiting there this summer.