When I was in college in the early 1960s, it was the heyday of abstract expressionism, so I tried painting that way, although with very little success,” says Don Williams with a chuckle. Later, while attending Tulane University, Williams, who was inspired by the work of American painter Fairfield Porter, began working in a representational style. “What I liked about Porter’s work was that it was straightforward, representational and painterly, so I tried working in oil that way as much as I could,” the artist says.
After graduation, Williams purchased a Polaroid Swinger, an instant camera that produced small black-and-white images. “The pictures I took were a little bit out of focus and looked like charcoal drawings,” the artist says. “That inspired me to begin working from photos, mostly in…
