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| Bill Martz |
Bill Martz is an artist of the people, who for 30 years has been painting the landscapes, life, water, boats, wildlife and people of his part of the Chesapeake Bay.
Stacks of letters give testament to the fact that his work reflects the heart and soul of the Bay area. He has captured the hearts of its people as they have captured his.
As the Northern Neck along with the rest of the Chesapeake Bay area continues to slowly run the risk of losing its cultural identity and charm, Bill's sense of urgency increases to get out each day and preserve on canvas this land and water that he loves. He paints the moods and the rhythms of the Northern Neck and brings to life the area's sense of place.
He calls his style of painting "artistic realism". His paintings are "arty" (or impressionistic) enough to know it is art and real enough to bring an emotional response if your heart is tied to the Northern Neck or any part of the Bay area.
"Bill Martz is best known as the artist of the Northern Neck" says the Northern Neck News.
"---his talent has brought forth (paintings) that replicate what everyone in the Northern Neck who lives here or has moved here wants to be a part of, to know, and take unto themselves." says Ruth Herrink, publisher of the The Journal Newspaper.
"Shivering in shore bushes to capture ducks, or tonging with oystermen to learn the weight of their work, Martz sensed the rhythms of the Northern Neck and drew accurately from life" notes the Rappahannock Record referring to his book, The Northern Neck Illustrated Journal.
A major exhibit in October of 2006, entitled Bill Martz Paints the Northern Neck, was attended by 200 people from 5 states in spite of wind and rain from a N'rtheaster. 85% of all available originals were sold.
His 6th Historical Print (King George County) was unveiled October 27, 2007.
Because of his "ability to interpret nature", Bill was asked by the George Washington Birthplace Association to help draw attention to the Birthplace by creating paintings of this beautiful National Monument Park in Westmoreland County,Virginia.
110 patrons attented an invitational VIP evening, April 4, 2008 sponsored by the Association in cooperation with the National Park Service. The exhibit of 35 paintings, a result of 18 months work, was open to the public the following two days.
Martz' Shop & Gallery in Lottsburg, Virginia is open by appointment and features his art, his line of Chesapeake Bay Designer Sportswear and other select items.
Stacks of letters give testament to the fact that his work reflects the heart and soul of the Bay area. He has captured the hearts of its people as they have captured his.
As the Northern Neck along with the rest of the Chesapeake Bay area continues to slowly run the risk of losing its cultural identity and charm, Bill's sense of urgency increases to get out each day and preserve on canvas this land and water that he loves. He paints the moods and the rhythms of the Northern Neck and brings to life the area's sense of place.
He calls his style of painting "artistic realism". His paintings are "arty" (or impressionistic) enough to know it is art and real enough to bring an emotional response if your heart is tied to the Northern Neck or any part of the Bay area.
"Bill Martz is best known as the artist of the Northern Neck" says the Northern Neck News.
"---his talent has brought forth (paintings) that replicate what everyone in the Northern Neck who lives here or has moved here wants to be a part of, to know, and take unto themselves." says Ruth Herrink, publisher of the The Journal Newspaper.
"Shivering in shore bushes to capture ducks, or tonging with oystermen to learn the weight of their work, Martz sensed the rhythms of the Northern Neck and drew accurately from life" notes the Rappahannock Record referring to his book, The Northern Neck Illustrated Journal.
A major exhibit in October of 2006, entitled Bill Martz Paints the Northern Neck, was attended by 200 people from 5 states in spite of wind and rain from a N'rtheaster. 85% of all available originals were sold.
His 6th Historical Print (King George County) was unveiled October 27, 2007.
Because of his "ability to interpret nature", Bill was asked by the George Washington Birthplace Association to help draw attention to the Birthplace by creating paintings of this beautiful National Monument Park in Westmoreland County,Virginia.
110 patrons attented an invitational VIP evening, April 4, 2008 sponsored by the Association in cooperation with the National Park Service. The exhibit of 35 paintings, a result of 18 months work, was open to the public the following two days.
Martz' Shop & Gallery in Lottsburg, Virginia is open by appointment and features his art, his line of Chesapeake Bay Designer Sportswear and other select items.