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Although you may recognize the name Esther Williams as a famous movie star and swimmer, this Esther J. Williams is an exceptional artist in her own right. Esther's involvement in art has spanned over 50 years since her birth in 1955. Her art has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions and has won numerous awards. She focused on art throughout her early educational years and won a CA statewide award at 8 years old. From the age of 6-16 years old she lived in the fabled Napa, CA wine country and was mostly found painting landscapes, flowers or drawing horses in the country. Esther's love of the sea arose from her frequent family trips to Bodega Bay, CA in the early 1960's where she sketched often. From her roots in New York state she gained unforgettable knowledge on trips to museums into NYC. and also Washington, DC . Esther always diverted from the mainstream to be in the country where she studied nature. It is from being spiritually connected with nature that she derives her inspiration and energy to paint beautiful works of art. Her sense of adventure propels her to take many painting excursions to art inspiring locations, mostly in southern CA.
Her formal studies in art were conducted at Tompkins Cortland-Community College in Dryden, New York where she studied both architectural design and fine art. She studied art and art history at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland and fashion design at The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles, CA. She studies the Old Masters of art from her own library and visits major museum collections to further her knowledge. She has owned and operated several businesses from designing leather goods and accessories to wearable fabric art and collectible dolls.
