William Cheever Turner aka Turnwood Fine Art

When I'm not painting vehicles and toys I get into my other favorite subject...horses. Mainly large draft horses with beautifully detailed leather harnesses.  I find the horse anatomy a challenge, but if you catch it just right you capture the magnificence of the animal.  This particular painting called, Back When, was inspired by visiting the Rocks Estate in Bethlehem, NH. We went up in December on our way to visit the Wren Gallery and were surprised to see all the activities in progress.  The kids were toasting marshmallows on an outside fire pit, others were dog sledding, some were with their parents cutting a Christmas tree and others were taking a horse-drawn wagon ride. So we climbed on the wagon and went down passed this old mill building called the "pig pen".  That is where the road and background of this painting came from.  In the parking lot I took closeup photos of the horses waiting for the next group of people.  The wagon driver was standing...

 Please come by and have a look at my newest show at Gallery Z.

  Today I delivered four oil paintings to Gallery Z, Lowell, MA.   # https://galleryzartistcoop.com The theme is “Looking at America” and one of my pieces, Day in Congress, was chosen for their postcard.  We all have our opinions and solutions regarding today’s events but hopefully we want what is best for our nation and its citizens without diluting our common values.  The diversity of works will provide a good viewing experience for the audience.  

This is my newest large oil painting called the " Three Fates " after a Greek myth.    Three canvas wrapped panels 24 x 36 , not yet bolted together make up this work.  I chose a Cadillac because of its unique style, color and chrome.  In this myth three sisters appear two weeks after the birth of a child and will spin the fate shown as the red thread looping through the vehicles and when the fate has been decided will cut the thread, deciding the life of this child.  The youngest sister, Clotho, is the 1955 Cadillac convertible.  She begins spinning thread.  The bobbin is near the rear bumper.   It then moves on to the middle sister, Lachesis, the 1948 black Cadillac.  She measures its length.  The thread goes from the front bumper, over the fenders, to the rear bumper and continues to the eldest sister, Atropos, the 1901 red Cadillac.  She cuts the thread.  The scissors can be found on the back stone under the name...