A native of Philadelphia, Bill Bell is a completely self taught artist who took up painting full time in 1982 after a successful career as a musician and record company executive. For Bill, painting is a compulsion. Working in brilliant acrylics, he creates richly detailed and visually complex scenes based on memories and impressions of people, pets, events, and dreams that have shaped his life. His unique and enchanting designs have been reproduced as prints, posters, greeting cards, Tshirts, puzzles, childrens books, album covers and several series of collectors plates for the Franklin Mint.