William L. Hawkins comenzó a pintar en los 30 en Columbus, Ohio, pero su dura vida como conductor de camiones no le permitió concentrarse en su pasión hasta que se retiró en la década de los 70. Sus pinturas, inspiradas por anuncios publicitarios, no tienen perspectiva en lo más mínimo. Solía usar basura y materiales encontrados para usar como base y darle relieve a sus obras. Sus temas favoritos son la arquitectura, los dinosaurios, los animales y escenas del viejo oeste. Al usar pintura de casas, los colores en su trabajo son generalmente muy intensos. Otro aspecto representativo de su obra son los marcos que pintaba para centrar al objeto principal, así como el uso constante de su firma como subtítulo y su fecha de nacimiento como recordatorio.
William L. Hawkins started painting around the 1930’s in Columbus, Ohio, but his tough life as a truck driver didn’t allow him to concentrate on his passion until he retired in the 1970’s. His paintings, inspired by publicized advertisements don’t contain even the slightest sense of perspective. He usually used garbage and found materials as canvas’ and to give relief to his works. His favorite themes are architecture, dinosaurs, animals, and scenes from the wild west. As he uses house paint, the colors in his paintings are generally very intense. Another representative aspect in his work are the frames which he painted around the images in order to bring a central focus to the main subject. That, and the constant use of his signature and date of birth which act as a subtitled reminder.
