Sunset Duo from the collection of South Carolina Arts Commission

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William Halsey
Sunset Duo, 1967
oil on masonite panel
30 x 48 in
Signature: signed on lower right

What I paint is what I am. Every painting is in one way or another a self-portrait. Since what I am changes from day to day, and from year to year, what I paint changes too. I happily admit to the sin of inconsistency, and just as happily quote somebody famous who said ‘”consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds”. Nowadays it is considered very necessary to acquire a ‘style’, meaning a technical formula for painting. Real style comes not from a technique of painting, but from a philosophy of seeing and of living. Bonnard had real style because he had no style at all. His individuality was a result of a vision, not of a clever brush stroke.

Collections: South Carolina Arts Commission State Art Collection

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The mission of the South Carolina Arts Commission is to promote access to the arts and support the cultivation of creativity in South Carolina. We envision a South Carolina where the arts are valued and all people benefit from a variety of creative experiences.

A state agency created by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1967, the SCAC works to increase public participation in the arts through grants, direct programs, staff assistance and partnerships in artist development, arts industry, arts learning, creative placemaking, and folklife and traditional arts. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the SCAC is funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts, and other sources.

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