“Every artist writes his own autobiography.“~ Havelock Ellis
A Heart Beats Within — From Study to Meaning
A Heart Beats Within — mixed media and gouache on paper, 5 × 7 in., 2025.
“I paint with my back to the world.”
— Agnes Martin
A Heart Beats Within began as two bookmarks — a small experiment in hot and cold colors and the discipline of straight lines. Over time, they grew into a single image, a kind of reunion — part study, part meditation.
What began as practice became a reflection on structure and color — a quiet commentary on the merging of the mechanical and the self.
I’m an artist and educator based in Minneapolis, working under the name I’m an artist and educator based in Minneapolis, working under the name **Bill Hendricks / Shadowmason** (and as **Tap Quentin** in Second Life).
After teaching Graphic Design and Fine Art for over twenty years, I returned fully to studio practice. My work explores masculinity, spirituality, and transformation across drawing, painting, mixed media, and digital environments.
I’m currently looking for gallery representation and opportunities to share this work more widely.Shadowmason (and as Tap Quentin in Second Life).
After teaching Graphic Design and Fine Art for over twenty years, I returned fully to studio practice. My work explores masculinity, spirituality, and transformation across drawing, painting, mixed media, and digital environments.
I’m currently looking for gallery representation and opportunities to share this work more widely.
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