Work samples

  • Agrigento, Looking West
    Agrigento, Looking West, oil on canvas, 30x24"
  • Kyoto, Shoren_in Water Garden
    Kyoto, Shoren_in Water Garden, oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Little Gunpowder Falls, Looking Upstream, October
    Little Gunpowder Falls, Looking Upstream, October, oil on canvas 24x18"
  • Herman Gulch Colorado, July
    Herman Gulch Colorado, July, oil on canvas, 30x40"

About Bill

Baltimore County

Bill Tamburrino is a native Baltimorean, and has been painting for over 40 years.  He has an undergraduate degree from the Johns Hopkins University, and studied painting at the Maryland Institute, College of Art.  He has displayed his work in a variety of venues, both public and private.  These include many local exhibitions, as well as several national and international shows.  His work is in collections in the United States, England, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy. 

Italy 1

I have had the pleasure of visiting Italy several times.  As a painter I am drawn to its diverse landscapes, including its rugged mountains, its marvelous coastlines, and its abundance of ruins.

  • Tramonti Vineyard
    Tramonti Vineyard, oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Atrani and Amalfi from the Sea
    Atrani and Amalfi from the Sea, oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Agrigento Sicily Temple of Concordia oil on canvas 30x24.jpg
    "Agrigento Sicily Temple of Concordia" oil on canvas 30x24"
  • Temple Acropolis of Selinus Sicily oil on canvas 18x24.jpeg
    "Temple Acropolis of Selinus Sicily" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • Erice Looking North.jpeg
    "Erice Looking North" oil on canvas 30x40"
  • Positano Morning Looking East.jpg
    "Positano Morning Looking East" oil on canvas 30x40"
  • Temple of Hera at Selinunte Sicily.jpeg
    "Temple of Hera at Selinunte Sicily" oil on canvas 30x40"
  • Erice Looking South.jpeg
    "Erice Looking South" oil on canvas 30x40"
  • Tramonti In the Vineyard.jpeg
    "Tramonti In the Vineyard" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • Selinunte Temple of Hera From the South.jpg
    "Selinunte Temple of Hera From the South" oil on canvas 30x40"

Colorado

My daughter moved to Colorado in 2007, so I have had many opportunities to visit and to paint the landscape of that beautiful place.

  • Herman Gulch Colorado, July
    Herman Gulch Colorado, July, oil on canvas, 30x40"
  • Overlook at Matthews Winter's Trail, Looking North, August
    Overlook at Matthews Winter's Trail, Looking North, August, oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Rocky Mountain Foothills Overlook August 18x24.jpg
    "Rocky Mountain Foothills Overlook August" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • Saint Marys Glacier Summer
    "Saint Marys Glacier Summer" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • Red Rocks January oil on canvas 18x24.jpg
    "Red Rocks January" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • Lookout from the Rocky Mountain Foothills
    "Lookout from the Rocky Mountain Foothills" oil on canvas 24x36"
  • Chief Mountain July Looking South oil on canvas 18x24.jpeg
    "Chief Mountain July Looking South" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • Lily Lake Looking West oil on canvas 18x24.jpg
    "Lily Lake Looking West" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • From Chief Mountain Looking North oil on canvas 18x24.jpg
    "From Chief Mountain Looking North" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • From the Rocky Mountain Foothills Looking Southeast August oil on canvas 18x24.jpeg
    "From the Rocky Mountain Foothills Looking Southeast August" oil on canvas 18x24"

Maryland

As a life-long Maryland resident, the beauty and diversity of the Maryland landscape have attracted my painting interests for several decades.  Its beauty and variety throughout the seasons offer endless opportunities.

  • Little Gunpowder Falls, Looking Upstream, October
    Little Gunpowder Falls, Looking Upstream, October, oil on canvas, 24x18"
  • Long Green Creek Winter Tree
    "Long Green Creek Winter Tree" oil on paper mounted on board 13.5x19"
  • From Cromwell Bridge Road
    "From Cromwell Bridge Road" oil on paper mounted on board 13.5 x 19"
  • Long Green Valley October Morning
    "Long Green Valley October Morning" oil on canvas 24x30"
  • Long Green Valley January Snow
    "Long Green Valley January Snow" oil on paper mounted on board 13x19"
  • Hemlock Gorge Autumn Sunny oil on canvas 24x18".jpg
    "Hemlock Gorge Autumn Sunny" oil on canvas 24x18"
  • Looking West from Glen Arm Road
    "Looking West from Glen Arm Road" oil on paper mounted on board 13 x 19"
  • Williams Road October Morning Sunny
    "Williams Road October Morning Sunny" oil on canvas 20x26"
  • Gunpowder River from the NCR Trail
    "Gunpowder River from the NCR Trail" oil on canvas 30x24"
  • Long Green Valley May Afternoon
    "Long Green Valley May Afternoon" oil on canvas 24x36"

Cities

I am fascinated by cities, old and new. Though my hometown, Baltimore, is a favorite subject, I have had opportunities to diversify the subject, ranging from the intense complexity and expanse of New York or Tokyo to the ancient ruins of Italy.

  • Fells Point Marina.jpg
    "Fells Point Marina" oil on canvas 30x40"
  • South Baltimore July.jpg
    "South Baltimore July" oil on canvas 20x22"
  • 33rd Street November.jpg
    "33rd Street November" oil on canvas 24x36"
  • Baltimore Inner Harbor Winter Sunrise oil on canvas 20x30.jpeg
    "Baltimore Inner Harbor Winter Sunrise" oil on canvas 24x36"
  • Pittsburgh Nocturne.jpg
    "Pittsburgh Nocturne" oil on canvas 24x36"
  • Paestum Looking North.jpg
    "Paestum Looking North" oil on canvas 24x30"
  • Manhattan Downtown Cloudy.jpeg
    "Manhattan Downtown Cloudy" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • Hanover Street Bridge Morning Sun.jpeg
    "Hanover Street Bridge Morning Sun" oil on canvas 24x36"
  • From the Toronto Tower Looking Northeast.jpg
    "From the Toronto Tower Looking Northeast" oil on canvas 40x30"
  • Midtown Manhattan Winter Sunrise.jpg
    "Midtown Manhattan Winter Sunrise" oil on canvas 24x30"

American West 1

One cannot resist visiting (and revisiting) and painting the immense splendor and variety of the American southwest.

  • Little Crater Lake Oregon
    "Little Crater Lake Oregon" oil on canvas 18x26"
  • Zion Canyon, Looking Northeast from Angels Landing
    "Zion Canyon Looking Northeast from Angels Landing", oil on canvas, 30x40"
  • Arches On the Path to Delicate Arch
    "Arches On the Path to Delicate Arch", oil on canvas, 26x36"
  • Oregon Coast North of Cannon Beach Looking South oil on canvas 24x36.jpg
    "Oregon Coast North of Cannon Beach Looking South: oil on canvas 24x36"
  • From the Rocky Mountain Front Winter
    "From the Rocky Mountain Front Winter", oil on paper mounted on board, 13x19"
  • Bryce Canyon
    "Bryce Canyon", oil on canvas, 30x40"
  • Grand Canyon Evening
    "Grand Canyon Evening" oil on canvas 20x26"
  • Death Valley From Dante's View
    "Death Valley From Dante's View", oil on canvas, 30x40"
  • Arches Park on the Path from Delicate Arch
    "Arches Park on the Path from Delicate Arch", oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Zion Canyon, From the Kayenta Trail
    "Zion Canyon, From the Kayenta Trail", oil on canvas, 30x40"

Japan

My son moved to Japan in 2019 and I have had the good fortune of visiting him there.  Japan offers spectacular landscapes of both intense urbanization, or of sublime history and architecture.

  • Kyoto, Shoren_in Water Garden
    Kyoto, Ginkaku_ji, Water Garden, oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Kyoto, Ginkaku_ji, Water Garden
    Kyoto, Ginkaku_ji, Water Garden, oil on canvas 24x18"
  • Kyoto, Nijo Castle Water Garden, Cloudy
    Kyoto, Nijo Castle Water Garden, Cloudy, oil on canvas, 24x18"
  • Kyoto, Shoren_in Water Garden
    Kyoto, Shoren_in Water Garden, oil on canvas, 30x24"
  • Takayama, Cemetery, Winter
    Takayama, Cemetery, Winter, oil on canvas, 24x36"
  • Kyoto, Ginkaku_ji, Water Garden
    Kyoto, Ginkaku_ji, Water Garden, oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Kyoto, Kinkaku_ji
    Kyoto, Kinkaku_ji, oil on canvas, 24x36"
  • Tokyo, From the Government Building, Looking West
    Tokyo, From the Government Building, Looking West, oil on canvas, 30x40"
  • Kyoto, Nijo Water Garden, Looking East
    Kyoto, Nijo Water Garden, Looking East, oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Kyoto, Shoren_in Water Garden
    Kyoto, Shoren_in Water Garden, oil on canvas, 24x30"

France

I had the great fortune of being selected as a resident of the Maryland Insitute College of Art Klots International Program for Artists, where I could commit to painting for entire month.   The Program provided an invaluable experience, as it allowed me to immerse myself in my work, to enjoy a fabulous part of France, and to extend a network of friendships with other artists. 
  • Village Bridge
    "Village Bridge", oil on canvas, 30x40"
  • Rochefort en Terre The Chateau Bright Morning Sun
    "Rochefort en Terre The Chateau Bright Morning Sun", oil on canvas 30x40"
  • Rochefort en Terre The Chateau through the Gate
    "Rochefort en Terre The Chateau through the Gate", oil on canvas, 24x18"
  • Rochefort en Terre Looking through the Gatehouse
    "Rochefort en Terre Looking through the Gatehouse", oil on canvas, 24x18"
  • Rochefort en Terre Overlooking the Town Toward West
    "Rochefort en Terre Overlooking the Town Toward West", oil on canvas 18x24"
  • Rochefort en Terre Overlooking the Town
    "Rochefort en Terre Overlooking the Town", oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Rochefort en Terre The Chateau in the Morning Sun
    "Rochefort en Terre The Chateau in the Morning Sun", oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Bodelio Estate Brittany France
    "Bodelio Estate Brittany France", oil on canvas 18x24"
  • Rochefort en Terre The Rook Evening
    "Rochefort en Terre The Rook Evening", oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Rochefort en Terre The Chateau from the North Ridge
    "Rochefort en Terre The Chateau from the North Ridge", oil on canvas, 18x24"

Museum Collections

I have been studying artwork diverse in time and geography.  I expressed this initially by painting representations of ancient Roman sculpture an  frescoes of Renaissance Italy.  More recently, I also became fascinated with images of India, the far east and ancient America.  Eventually, the paintings of sculpture grew into more complex original arrangements composed in multi-media, including manipulated photographic prints from images of various cultures.

  • Chichen Itza, Red
    Chichen Itza, Red, oil and manipulated photo prints on canvas, 54x66"
  • Shroud of Turin Blue
    "Shroud of Turin Blue", oil and manipulated photographic prints on canvas, 66x54"
  • Map of the Heavens
    "Map of the Heavens", oil and manipulated photographs on canvas, 66x54"
  • Erechtheion
    "Erechtheion", oil and manipulated photographic prints on canvas, 66x54"
  • Chichen Itza Blue
    "Chichen Itza Blue", oil and manipulated photographs on canvas, 66x54"
  • Ravenna Christ
    "Ravenna Christ", oil and manipulated photo prints on canvas, 66x54"
  • Tibetan Dragon
    "Tibetan Dragon", oil and manipulated photographic prints on 2 assembled canvases, 66x54"
  • Mayan Mask
    "Mayan Mask", oil and manipulated photo images on canvas, 66x54"
  • Danse Macabre
    "Danse Macabre", oil on manipulated photo prints on canvas, 66x54"
  • Indian Door
    "Indian Door", oil and manipulated photo prints on canvas, 66x54"

Italy 2

  • Acropolis of Selinus, Selinunte, Sicily
    Acropolis of Selinus, Selinunte, Sicily, oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Sorrento Looking Toward Capri
    Sorrento Looking Toward Capri, oil on canvas, 24x18"
  • Erice Sicily Looking Southeast
    "Erice Sicily Looking Southeast", oil on canvas, 24x18"
  • Atrani from the Sea Looking East
    "Atrani from the Sea Looking East" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • From Villa Rufulo Looking South Sunny
    "From Villa Rufulo Looking South Sunny", oil on canvas, 18x24"
  • Amalfi Coast Above Praiano Looking East
    "Amalfi Coast Above Praiano Looking East" oil on canvas 24x18"
  • San Gimignano
    "San Gimignano", oil on canvas, 30x24"
  • Tiber River and the Castel Sant'Angelo
    "Tiber River and the Castel Sant'Angelo" oil on canvas 24x36"
  • Erice Sicily Looking Northeast oil on canvas 18x24.jpg
    "Erice Sicily Looking Northeast" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • Positano Early Afternoon Looking East oil on canvas 24x18.jpg
    "Positano Early Afternoon Looking East" oil on canvas 24x18"

American West 2

  • Grand Tetons, Oxbow Bend
    Grand Tetons, Oxbow Bend, oil on canvas, 30x40"
  • Bryce Canyon Cloudy
    "Bryce Canyon Cloudy" oil on canvas 24x36"
  • Portland Oregon Japanese Garden 18x24.jpg
    "Portland Oregon Japanese Garden" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • Columbia River Valley from the Vista House
    "Columbia River Valley from the Vista House", oil on canvas, 30x40"
  • Point Lookout Oregon, Afternoon
    "Point Lookout Oregon, Afternoon", oil on canvas, 24x30"
  • Yosemite
    "Yosemite", oil on canvas, 30x40"
  • San Diego, La Jolla
    "San Diego, La Jolla", oil on canvas, 30x40"
  • From the Astoria Column
    "From the Astoria Column" oil on canvas 18x24"
  • Arches Park Avenue
    "Arches Park Avenue", oil on canvas, 30x40"
  • Kings Canyon
    "Kings Canyon", oil on canvas, 30x40"