William Oistad
@oistadarts.bsky.social
Fine Artist & Photo Retoucher who is a curious being for science, nature, creativity and art. Laughter is the best medicine.
www.williamoistad.com
www.williamoistad.com
"Repeating Myself" oil and cold wax on canvas. Private Collection, © William Oistad #painting #blueskyart #abstraction #pattern #oilpainting #contemporaryart
August 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Repeating Myself" oil and cold wax on canvas. Private Collection, © William Oistad #painting #blueskyart #abstraction #pattern #oilpainting #contemporaryart
"Brain Drain" oil and cold wax on velum. Private Collection.
©William Oistad #blueskyart #abstractart #line #painting #contemporaryart #soldart
©William Oistad #blueskyart #abstractart #line #painting #contemporaryart #soldart
August 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"Brain Drain" oil and cold wax on velum. Private Collection.
©William Oistad #blueskyart #abstractart #line #painting #contemporaryart #soldart
©William Oistad #blueskyart #abstractart #line #painting #contemporaryart #soldart
"Devil Is In The Details" oil and cold wax on canvas. Private Collection. ©W. Oistad #blueskyart #oilpainting #abstractart
#form #contemporaryart #painting
#form #contemporaryart #painting
July 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Devil Is In The Details" oil and cold wax on canvas. Private Collection. ©W. Oistad #blueskyart #oilpainting #abstractart
#form #contemporaryart #painting
#form #contemporaryart #painting
"Impersonator" oil on vellum mounted on canvas. ©W. Oistad
Private Collection. #blueskyart #painting #abstractart #line #contemporaryart #oilpainting
Private Collection. #blueskyart #painting #abstractart #line #contemporaryart #oilpainting
July 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Impersonator" oil on vellum mounted on canvas. ©W. Oistad
Private Collection. #blueskyart #painting #abstractart #line #contemporaryart #oilpainting
Private Collection. #blueskyart #painting #abstractart #line #contemporaryart #oilpainting
Here's more art from the 'sold archives'. "Grand Flourish"
oil and cold wax on canvas. ©W. Oistad. #blueskyart #painting
#abstractart #contemporaryart #line
oil and cold wax on canvas. ©W. Oistad. #blueskyart #painting
#abstractart #contemporaryart #line
June 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Here's more art from the 'sold archives'. "Grand Flourish"
oil and cold wax on canvas. ©W. Oistad. #blueskyart #painting
#abstractart #contemporaryart #line
oil and cold wax on canvas. ©W. Oistad. #blueskyart #painting
#abstractart #contemporaryart #line
"Implied Geometry" oil on board. ©William Oistad.
#abstraction #contemporaryart #line #blueskyart #painting
#abstraction #contemporaryart #line #blueskyart #painting
June 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Implied Geometry" oil on board. ©William Oistad.
#abstraction #contemporaryart #line #blueskyart #painting
#abstraction #contemporaryart #line #blueskyart #painting
"The World Weighs Upon Our Shoulders" oil and cold wax on canvas. Private Collection. ©William Oistad #blueskyart #painting #fineart #abstraction #contemporaryart
June 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"The World Weighs Upon Our Shoulders" oil and cold wax on canvas. Private Collection. ©William Oistad #blueskyart #painting #fineart #abstraction #contemporaryart
"Un Deux Trois" oil and cold wax on canvas. ©W. Oistad
Private Collection. #blueskyart #painting #line #abstraction
#contemporaryart #layers
Private Collection. #blueskyart #painting #line #abstraction
#contemporaryart #layers
May 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Un Deux Trois" oil and cold wax on canvas. ©W. Oistad
Private Collection. #blueskyart #painting #line #abstraction
#contemporaryart #layers
Private Collection. #blueskyart #painting #line #abstraction
#contemporaryart #layers
This award winning painting was inspired by pen on paper musings. "Totem IV" oil on canvas. ©William Oistad.
#blueskyart #painting #line #abstraction #contemporaryart
#colorful #intuitive
#blueskyart #painting #line #abstraction #contemporaryart
#colorful #intuitive
May 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This award winning painting was inspired by pen on paper musings. "Totem IV" oil on canvas. ©William Oistad.
#blueskyart #painting #line #abstraction #contemporaryart
#colorful #intuitive
#blueskyart #painting #line #abstraction #contemporaryart
#colorful #intuitive
Many of my paintings are inspired by intuitive drawings of pen on paper. ©William Oistad #blueskyart #drawing #line #abstraction
May 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Many of my paintings are inspired by intuitive drawings of pen on paper. ©William Oistad #blueskyart #drawing #line #abstraction
May 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Butting Heads" oil on canvas mounted on board. ©W. Oistad
Private Collection. #painting #blueskyart #abstraction #contemporaryart
Private Collection. #painting #blueskyart #abstraction #contemporaryart
May 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"Butting Heads" oil on canvas mounted on board. ©W. Oistad
Private Collection. #painting #blueskyart #abstraction #contemporaryart
Private Collection. #painting #blueskyart #abstraction #contemporaryart
"Decorate To Deny" oil and mixed media on canvas. Private collection. ©W. Oistad #painting #abstraction #pattern #contemporaryart #mixedmedia #soldartworks
April 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Decorate To Deny" oil and mixed media on canvas. Private collection. ©W. Oistad #painting #abstraction #pattern #contemporaryart #mixedmedia #soldartworks
"Corrupted Republic" oil and cold wax on board. Private collection. © W. Oistad #painting #abstraction #fineart #mixedmedia
April 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"Corrupted Republic" oil and cold wax on board. Private collection. © W. Oistad #painting #abstraction #fineart #mixedmedia
A painting that I really loved working through the process of creating. This one inspired many artworks that came after it.
"Hyper-Connected" oil on canvas, Private collection.
© W. Oistad #abstractart #painting #fineart #line #contemporaryart
"Hyper-Connected" oil on canvas, Private collection.
© W. Oistad #abstractart #painting #fineart #line #contemporaryart
April 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A painting that I really loved working through the process of creating. This one inspired many artworks that came after it.
"Hyper-Connected" oil on canvas, Private collection.
© W. Oistad #abstractart #painting #fineart #line #contemporaryart
"Hyper-Connected" oil on canvas, Private collection.
© W. Oistad #abstractart #painting #fineart #line #contemporaryart
Look to art in a time of chaos as a grounding force for the soul.
"Glimpse To The Future" oil on board. Private Collection. ©William Oistad #contemporaryart #abstraction #fineart #line #painting #intuitive
"Glimpse To The Future" oil on board. Private Collection. ©William Oistad #contemporaryart #abstraction #fineart #line #painting #intuitive
April 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Look to art in a time of chaos as a grounding force for the soul.
"Glimpse To The Future" oil on board. Private Collection. ©William Oistad #contemporaryart #abstraction #fineart #line #painting #intuitive
"Glimpse To The Future" oil on board. Private Collection. ©William Oistad #contemporaryart #abstraction #fineart #line #painting #intuitive
"Crossroads of Reality and Mystic" oil on canvas mounted on board. Private Collection. ©William Oistad #painting #abstraction #fineart #contemporaryart #line
March 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"Crossroads of Reality and Mystic" oil on canvas mounted on board. Private Collection. ©William Oistad #painting #abstraction #fineart #contemporaryart #line
Here's a large commissioned painting that the client wanted to
take up an entire wall space. It can be hung in any orientation, of which I encouraged them to do. "Complexity" oil on canvas.
Private collection. ©William Oistad #abstraction #painting #fineart
take up an entire wall space. It can be hung in any orientation, of which I encouraged them to do. "Complexity" oil on canvas.
Private collection. ©William Oistad #abstraction #painting #fineart
March 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Here's a large commissioned painting that the client wanted to
take up an entire wall space. It can be hung in any orientation, of which I encouraged them to do. "Complexity" oil on canvas.
Private collection. ©William Oistad #abstraction #painting #fineart
take up an entire wall space. It can be hung in any orientation, of which I encouraged them to do. "Complexity" oil on canvas.
Private collection. ©William Oistad #abstraction #painting #fineart
I found a folder of 'sold' artworks on a backup drive mine. So many great memories of paintings that have found new homes over the past decade. Here's "Decorate To Conceal" oil on canvas, Private collection. #fineart #painting #abstraction
March 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I found a folder of 'sold' artworks on a backup drive mine. So many great memories of paintings that have found new homes over the past decade. Here's "Decorate To Conceal" oil on canvas, Private collection. #fineart #painting #abstraction
March 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Accidental art. Wall located in Miami Beach area, grabbed my attention while my family shopped in yet another bathing suit shop. #AccidentalArt #decay #color #paint
March 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Accidental art. Wall located in Miami Beach area, grabbed my attention while my family shopped in yet another bathing suit shop. #AccidentalArt #decay #color #paint
March 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I'm just revisiting some of my not-to-distant creations, 'friends' I've not seen in a bit. This is a big one at 52"x60".
"We Used To Be Welcoming" oil on canvas, mounted on board. Currently available.
"We Used To Be Welcoming" oil on canvas, mounted on board. Currently available.
March 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I'm just revisiting some of my not-to-distant creations, 'friends' I've not seen in a bit. This is a big one at 52"x60".
"We Used To Be Welcoming" oil on canvas, mounted on board. Currently available.
"We Used To Be Welcoming" oil on canvas, mounted on board. Currently available.
Another favorite painting of mine that lives in a private collection. Q. oil on canvas mounted on board.
February 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Another favorite painting of mine that lives in a private collection. Q. oil on canvas mounted on board.
I'm just revisiting some of my not-to-distant creations, friends I've not seen in a bit. I always loved this one.
"Plugged In" oil on canvas. Private collection.
"Plugged In" oil on canvas. Private collection.
February 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I'm just revisiting some of my not-to-distant creations, friends I've not seen in a bit. I always loved this one.
"Plugged In" oil on canvas. Private collection.
"Plugged In" oil on canvas. Private collection.