Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET)
500 Main St.
Beaumont, TX 77701
Beaumont, TX 77701
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Museums page for Billy Hassell ((Born 1956)), known for Whimsical creature paintings-abstract patterns, birds, lithographs. Showing 7 museum collections and exhibitions.
Billy Hassell MUSEUMS
Born 1956 Dallas, Texas. Known for: Whimsical creature paintings-abstract patterns, birds, lithographs.
An oil painter whose work reflects his fascination with nature's color, patterns, play of light, and active, unrestrained creatures, Billy Hassell is especially focused on birds. Often he showcases... Read full biography
An oil painter whose work reflects his fascination with nature's color, patterns, play of light, and active, unrestrained creatures, Billy Hassell is especially focused on birds. Often he showcases his main subject boldly against busy backdrop patterns of nature. Of this isolating technique, he... Read full biography
An oil painter whose work reflects his fascination with nature's color, patterns, play of light, and active, unrestrained creatures, Billy Hassell is especially focused on birds. Often he showcases his main subject boldly against busy backdrop patterns of nature. Of this isolating technique, he says that it strips "the animal of its natural environment, in the process heightening its dignity and beauty. The paintings demand that we look---really look---at the individual elements of nature." .... Read full biography
An oil painter whose work reflects his fascination with nature's color, patterns, play of light, and active, unrestrained creatures, Billy Hassell is especially focused on birds. Often he showcases his main subject boldly against busy backdrop patterns of nature. Of this isolating technique, he says that it strips "the animal of its natural environment, in the process heightening its dignity and beauty. The paintings demand that we look---really look---at the individual elements of nature." . Hassell grew up in Dallas, Texas, in a family where he was the youngest of four children and the father was an accountant and the mother a school secretary. As a child, he was fascinated by artwork and taught himself drawing, often sketching outside... Read full biography
An oil painter whose work reflects his fascination with nature's color, patterns, play of light, and active, unrestrained creatures, Billy Hassell is especially focused on birds. Often he showcases his main subject boldly against busy backdrop patterns of nature. Of this isolating technique, he says that it strips "the animal of its natural environment, in the process heightening its dignity and beauty. The paintings demand that we look---really look---at the individual elements of nature." . Hassell grew up in Dallas, Texas, in a family where he was the youngest of four children and the father was an accountant and the mother a school secretary. As a child, he was fascinated by artwork and taught himself drawing, often sketching outside in natural settings. He challenged himself by trying to figure out how nature fits into... Read full biography
Billy Hassell - Artist Info
About Billy Hassell: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsDallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201Longview Museum of Fine Arts
215 East Tyler Street
Po Box 3484
Longview, TX 75606Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet
Po Box 6826
Houston, TX 77005The Menil Collection
1515 Sul Ross Street
Houston, TX 77006Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center
2 Eureka Circle
Wichita Falls, TX 76308