Recent Comments 

March 2019

Message: I've had the good luck to get to know Bill recently and even have the portrait he spontaneously sketched of me. I like it, in part, because it feels like he made me look ageless. I could be thirty or I could be eighty. And one of my closest friends who saw it said, "It looks like he got to your essence." I am fascinated by Bill's recent "Gazing" series. I really wish I could go to a "brick and mortar" gallery and be surrounded by Bill's paintings.

 

December 2018

Message: I've known Bill since he was in art school and was impressed with his early mastery of a variety of media and techniques. But it is his passion that comes through his art that has given me the greatest pleasure. I have in my home early intimate sketches, oil paintings from an early portrait of his sister  to later paintings from the Museum and Orchard series plus a wonderful mixed media called "Insane on the Seine." This December I got a painting from his 2018 series on museum watchers that just glows. I relish them every time walk into the room - some as old friends and others as new discoveries.

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June 2017

Message:  I have several Bill Broder paintings hanging in my home and they are an enchantment to everyone who visits. A piece from the Fog and Spirit collection hangs in my living room, bringing a welcomed touch of the ethereal city into our daily lives. Bill sees the world and those who inhabit it with an authenticity that is both delightful and unexpected.

 

May 2017

Message: Dear Bill, I'm the harper from Parnassus. It's taken me a few days to sit and wonder (& wander) through your portfolio. What a joy! I LOVE the plein air work; it is so full of emotion and attention to the spirit of the place. It feels free and intuitive and deeply skilled all at once. The lines. And the trees! Oh, I am happy I could play green for you! I believe I must consider playing orange..next. Maybe just work my way around the spectrum. There's much to love. I love the portraits too. I think you must like your subjects.. And I love the way you use white. While Parnassus isn't the best place to meet, I hope our paths cross again. When is your birthday? Thanks for this visual feast. p

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October 2016

Message: Hanging in my bathroom is a copy of Bill's San Francisco Pyramid Building from his Fog and Spirit collection. I love it because to me it captures the essence of San Fran spirit with the smiling moon laughing down on the exploits of the slightly risque city below. I love Bill's Plein Air pictures. The Primrose 2003 radiates joy. Bill's use of color and shape in the entire collection is truly wonderful. Sue

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August 2016

Message: We are the proud owners of Bill Broder's self portrait shown above. We love it. It is hanging at the end of our hallway where we can see it every time we walk down the hall. I even greet it and talk to it. It is so whimsical! It makes me smile each time I see it. I also love Bill's other art - his portraits and his landscapes. Each portrait has such substance to it. I feel as if I know these people or wish that I knew them. Sandy