Growing up on the edge of Lake Michigan, just north of Chicago, William Wahlgren developed an early attachment to those typically Midwestern landscapes where vast expanses of land and water meet the sky. In, 1966 Wahlgren and his family resettled in Austin where new surroundings have provided an inspiring new dimension of atmosphere and light. Ultimately however, his work is less a naturalistic depiction of a particular landscape than it is a landscape-inspired, inward exploration of limitless, contemplative space.
