Artwork copyright William Woolston. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Thorn Creek, 1976

William Woolston
American (born 1945)

Location: Parke Creek Group Home, Ellensburg

About the Artwork

Artist William Woolston's winter landscape Thorn Creek balances the interplay of leafless trees, sunken creek, and wide open sky. He also captures the contrast of light and shadow. This piece is part of a body of work by Woolston that documents wheat harvesting and farming in the Palouse region.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

About the Artist

Landscape and documentary photographer Bill Woolston captures scenes of a timeless and rugged American West.
Woolston is Professor Emeritus at the University of Idaho's College of Art and Architecture where he specialized in digital imaging, photography, and visual thinking. A selection of his black and white photographs are featured at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C. He received a Master of Fine Arts in photography from the Art Institute of Chicago.