William McNeil

Lives and works in Chicago, IL, USA

Artist statement

McNeil examines spaces and their inhabitants to examine their relationships with one another. The interplay of the human and the natural creates endless configurations — both additive and subtractive. To remain playful, yet discern this contention, is the challenge in his work.

Artwork

• Spider, 2023. Oil pastel on Canvas
• Squid, 2023. Oil pastel on Canvas
• Beetle, 2022. Oil pastel on Canvas
• Axolotl, 2023. Oil pastel on Canvas
• Coelacanth, 2023. Oil pastel on Canvas
• Heron, 2022. Oil pastel on Canvas
• Panther, 2022. Oil pastel on Canvas
• Snake, 2022. Oil pastel on Canvas
• Crab, 2022. Oil pastel on Canvas
• I Hope Your Happy, 2022. Ink and oil pastel on paper
• Feel Your Feelings Baby, 2021. Ink and oil pastel on paper
• Spiritually Ambitious, 2021. Ink and oil pastel on paper
• Morally Bankrupt, 2021. Ink and oil pastel on paper
• Socially Dubious, 2021. Ink and oil pastel on paper
• Mentally Untouchable, 2021. Ink and oil pastel on paper
• You Are Not Alone?, 2022. Ink and oil pastel on paper
• Where is Your Mind?, 2022. Ink and oil pastel on paper
• Know What You Want?, 2022. Ink and oil pastel on paper
• What Are You Missing?, 2022. Ink and oil pastel on paper
• Lost Sight of Something?, 2021. Ink and oil pastel on paper
• How Do You Feel?, 2021. Ink and oil pastel on paper
• Sumo in the Sunflowers, 2020. Ink on paper, Digitally painted