William Schneider

William is a representational artist working in oil and pastel.  He seeks to capture the emotion of a particular moment and place.  Sargent, Zom, Repin, Fechin and Sorolla have been influences.

After careers in the music business (records on the Roulette and MGM labels), and finance (co-owner of an investment consulting firm, DiMeo, Schneider and Associates), he returned to his first love, painting.  His skills were honed at the American Academy of Art in Chicago where he studied with William Parks and through workshops with artists like Carolyn Anderson, Dan Gerhartz, Harley Brown and Richard Schmid.

William Schneider has been featured in Art of the West, Southwest Art, American Artist, International Artist and The Pastel Journal.  In addition, his paintings have appeared in numerous books including The Art of Oil Painting, Pastel II, Pure Color: The Best of Pastel, and 100 Ways to Paint People & Figures.  His instructional DVDs are carried by Liliedahl Video Productions.  Recent awards include National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society “Best of America—2007”, Best of Show, Breckenridge Fine Arts 17th National Juried Art Competition; Best of Show, Oil Painters of America 2008 Eastern Regional Exhibition, 1st Place Signature Artist.