William P. Duffy

The first Bill Duffy painting we ever saw was about thirty years ago. At first it appeared to be just a small, quiet, unassuming painting of lobster traps piled next to an old shack, yet at second glance, there was a light and atmosphere that kept drawing us back again and again. It was right then that we knew that this was a special artist. It's no wonder that Bill's wonderful paintings have attracted the attention of enthusiastic collectors nationwide. Part landscape, part marine, these paintings have the broad scope of the great Hudson River scenes, with a feeling for nature that captures the timeless essence of a particular place.

Duffy himself says it's impossible for him to paint a place unless he has a special feeling for it and it's this personal connection that charges his paintings with such emotion. He says, "Landscape paintings for me are a means to explore composition and express deep-seated spiritual sentiments. I search out places that are conducive to these ends." 

He has developed a deep attachment for the special shorescapes of Nantucket. Intrigued by his grandparents' stories of the enchanted land they left behind, Duffy also traveled through Ireland soaking up the landscape.

A graduate of the School of the Worcester Art Museum of Clark University, Bill has had a long and distinguished career in the field of illustration. His paintings have garnered him numerous Awards of Excellence at Mystic Seaport's International Exhibitions.

The beauty and quality of Duffy’s work has been widely recognized. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists, the New England Plein Air Painters, the Copley Society and Oil Painters of America. His work is included in private collections throughout the United States and beyond and is the recipient of many awards including several Awards of Excellence from the Oil Painters of America and the Annual International Marine Art Exhibition at the Mystic Seaport Museum.