Born in Ohio
and raised
in the
Southwest,
Will Bullas
enrolled at
Arizona
State
University
and was
majoring in
fine arts
with a minor
in dramatic
arts when he
was drafted.
In Vietnam,
his first
professional
pieces were
pencil
portraits of
fellow
soldiers,
which were
sent to
loved ones
back home.
Returning
from
military
duty, he
enrolled in
the Brooks
Institute of
Fine Art in
Santa
Barbara,
California
and
graduated
with a
degree in
oil
painting.
With the
encouragement
of his wife,
Claudia, he
then quit
his printing
press
job—reproducing
the work of
other
artists—and
concentrated
on his own
art.
That was
the
beginning of
a yearlong
voyage
across the
Midwest and
Southwest,
where Bullas
sold his
work to many
appreciative
art lovers.
The couple
settled in
Carmel,
California,
where Will’s
exclusive
relationship
with
galleries
resulted in
a growing
group of
dedicated,
enthusiastic
collectors.
Bullas’
work now
graces a
wide range
of popular
products,
including
high fashion
t-shirts,
note cards,
coffee mugs
and even
100% silk
neckwear.
His books, a
fool and his
bunny... and
a fool
moon... have
been
published to
acclaim with
an
introductions
by
inveterate
fans Clint
Eastwood and
Doris Day.
His vision
has taken on
further
dimension as
works of art
in porcelain
from the
Greenwich
Workshop®
Collection.
Will’s
awards
include the
Strathmore
Award at the
1981 Rocky
Mountain
National
Watermedia
Exhibition,
the William
G. Morrison
Award from
the
Adirondacks
Exhibition
of American
Watercolors,
the First
Place Award
at the 1990
Signature
Membership
Exhibition
of the
National
Watercolor
Society and
the
California
Watercolor
Association’s
1997 Silver
Medal. He is
a proud
member of
both the
American
Watercolor
Society and
the National
Watercolor
Society.