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Paintings,
1996
and 1997
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early
paintings
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The
paintings
of
Bill
Ohrmann
represent
a
visual expression of his
feelings towards the earth
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1995
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1996
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and
the
various
creatures
that
share
the
earth
with us. Some of the
paintings express an apocolyptic
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1997
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1998
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hopeless
version
of
what
may
happen
if
man's
greed continues to ruin the
planet. Others represent
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1999
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2000
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a
peaceful
view
of
how
we
could
live
in harmony with each other and the
environment. Many paintings
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2001
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2002
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are
illustrations
of
poetry
or
prose
of
such
authors as Isaak Denison,
Robert Louis Stevenson, Edward
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2003
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2004
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Abbey,
and
the
late
Missoula
poet,
John
Haines.
The paintings are
organized by the years they were
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2005
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2006
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painted.
Click
on
the
links
to
the
left,
and then click on the thumbnails on the
bottom of each page to
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2007
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2008
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view
larger
images,
along
with
the
accompanying
poem
or text.
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2009
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2010
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Bill
started working in earnest on his current series of paintings in
1997. As can be seen from the
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2011
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2012
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number
of
thumbnails below, he worked hard at his canvas. He had
recently turned the ranching operation
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2013
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over
to
his daughter and son-in-law, and finally was able to work at his art
full time.
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