Bill Botton
"I am self taught in art and, I suppose, poetry. I had not entered art prizes but have vowed to now do so, overcoming skepticism, or perhaps insecurity. Until the last few months I have not been represented by any galleries although I have held many exhibitions at galleries primarily in Adelaide also one each in Melbourne and Hongkong. Perhaps I am an outsider artist, certainly abstract and figurative. I began painting when I became the sole parent of my daughters and at that time I was a lawyer. This was twenty years ago, and necessarily only part time. Ten years ago I sought to become a full time artist, but managed to waste the first 5 years to addiction. I have since been sober and productive. I strive for new ideas. I struggle to find an idea, then paint a series, abandon the idea and start the process again".
