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 Re-Creation of the World by William T. Ayton

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Above: "Re-Creation of the World ", 2011, acrylic on plywood, 19.75" x 19.25".From the World series (which can be seen on Flickr). Click here for a larger version.

Head in Gray by William T. Ayton

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Above: "Head in Gray", 2011, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5". Click here for a larger version.

Cycloptic Angel by William T. Ayton

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Above: "Cycloptic Angel", 2011, brush pen & ink on paper, 16.5" x 14". Click here for a larger version.

Arch Angel by William T. Ayton

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Above: "Arch Angel", 2011, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 11". From the Heaven and Hell series. Click here for a larger version.

Primavera Unraveling by William T. Ayton

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"Primavera Unraveling", 2011, brush pen & ink on paper, 16.5" x 14". Click here for a larger version.

Where Light Begins and Ends by William T. Ayton

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"Where Light Begins and Ends", 2011, acrylic on plywood, 12" x 12". From the Heaven and Hell series. Click here for a larger version.

At the Temple of Isis by William T. Ayton

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"At the Temple of Isis", 2011, ink on paper, 14" x 11". From the Journey to Somewhere series. Click here for a larger version.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon by William T. Ayton

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"Hanging Gardens of Babylon", 2011, china marker & ink on paper, 16.5" x 14". From the Heaven and Hell series. Click here for a larger version.

Head for a Pieta by William T. Ayton

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"Head for a Pieta", 2011, ink & acrylic on paper, 14" x 11". Click here for a larger version.

Baptist by William T. Ayton

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"Baptist", 2011, ink & china marker on paper, 11" x 8.5". From the Heaven and Hell series. Click here for a larger version.

Pieta by William T. Ayton

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"Pieta", 2011, ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". From the Heaven and Hell series. Click here for a larger version.

The Devil's Collected Works by William T. Ayton

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"The Devil's Collected Works", 2011, ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". From the Heaven and Hell series. Click here for a larger version.

Small Man Trapped Inside a Tondo by William T. Ayton

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"Small Man Trapped Inside a Tondo", 2011, ink on cardboard, 8" diameter. From an occasional series of tondos (circular pieces). Click here for a larger version.

2011

These are new works created by William T. Ayton in 2011, including pieces relating to the Heaven and Hell series (originally officially begun in 2007, but with images dating far back before that). Another set of images belongs to "Journey to Somewhere", a collaboration with artist Barry Farmer. More pieces will be added to this page throughout the year. Please click the thumbnail images below to see larger versions.

For more artworks, uploaded as they are made, please visit the Ayton Art Blog and the Flickr photostream.

The Conspirators by William T. Ayton
The Conspirators
2011, 12" x 12"
ink on paper 		Creature From Another Realm by William T. Ayton
Creature From Another Realm
2011, 12" x 12"
ink on paper 		The Immortals by William T. Ayton
The Immortals
2011, 48" x 48"
acrylic on plywood		 Leda of Delft by William T. Ayton
Leda of Delft
2011, original 24" x 19"
digitally altered drawing
Bosch's Tree Man Goes Walking by William T. Ayton
Bosch's Tree Man Goes Walking
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper		 The World and All Its Souls by William T. Ayton
The World and All Its Souls
2011, 48" x 33"
acrylic on plywood		 And the World Gave Birth to War by William T. Ayton
And the World Gave Birth to War
2011, 48" x 48"
acrylic on plywood		 Monument to Humanity by William T. Ayton
Monument to Humanity
2009-2011, 23.5" x 18"
ink on paper
The Nihilist by William T. Ayton
The Nihilist
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on paper		 Head From Long Ago and Far Away by William T. Ayton
Head From Long Ago and Far Away
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper		 The Rise of the Man Tree by William T. Ayton
The Rise of the Man Tree
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper		 The Struggle for Survival by William T. Ayton
The Struggle for Survival
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper
The Head that Imagined Itself into Existence by William T. Ayton
The Head that Imagined Itself into Existence
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper		 The Branch Manager by William T. Ayton
The Branch Manager
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper		 Among the Roots of a Great Tree by William T. Ayton
Among the Roots of a Great Tree
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper		 The Tree Man Laughs by William T. Ayton
The Tree Man Laughs
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper
Ruin by William T. Ayton
Ruin
2011, 10" x 8"
acrylic on board		 The Creator of Stars by William T. Ayton
The Creator of Stars
2011, 12" x 12"
acrylic on plywood		 Angel at the Doorway by William T. Ayton
Angel at the Doorway
2011, 14" x 11"
ink on paper		 Lucifer Dancing by William T. Ayton
Lucifer Dancing
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on paper
The Man Who Found the Sea by William T. Ayton
The Man Who Found the Sea
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on tinted paper		 Boy by William T. Ayton
Boy
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on tinted paper		 Stumbler by William T. Ayton
Stumbler
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on tinted paper		 Benediction by William T. Ayton
Benediction
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on tinted paper
Thebes by William T. Ayton
Thebes
2011, 14" x 11"
ink on paper		 Eternal Sleep of the Boy King by William T. Ayton
Eternal Sleep of the Boy King
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on paper
 Born Of and Into the Light by William T. Ayton
Born Of and Into the Light
2011, 12" x 12"
acrylic on plywood
 Where Waits the Angel of History by William T. Ayton
Where Waits the Angel of History
2011, 11" x 14"
ink on paper
Ink Drawing of a Head by William T. Ayton
Ink Drawing of a Head
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper		 Temptation of St. Anthony by William T. Ayton
Temptation of St. Anthony
2011, 23.5" x 18"
ink on paper		 On High by William T. Ayton
On High
2011, 16" x 12"
acrylic on board 		St. John on Patmos by William T. Ayton
St. John on Patmos
2011, 23.5" x 18"
ink on paper
Madonna in a Rocky Landscape by William T. Ayton
Madonna in a Rocky Landscape
2011, 14" x 11"
ink on paper		 All Souls by William T. Ayton
All Souls
2011, 12" x 12"
acrylic on plywood		 The Medievalist by William T. Ayton
The Medievalist
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on paper		 The Girl with the Faraway Eyes by William T. Ayton
The Girl with the Faraway Eyes
2011, 12" x 9"
ink and china marker on tinted paper
Under the Sphinx by William T. Ayton
Under the Sphinx
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on paper		 Angel Peering Over a Wall by William T. Ayton
Angel Peering Over a Wall
2011, 16" x 12"
acrylic on board		 Time Traveler by William T. Ayton
Time Traveler
2011, 10" x 8"
ink on paper		 Forsaken by William T. Ayton
Forsaken
2011, 10" x 8"
ink on paper
The Eyes of Rainer Maria Rilke by William T. Ayton
The Eyes of Rainer Maria Rilke
(version 2)
2011, 16.5" x 14"
china marker & ink on paper		 Orpheus | Angel by William T. Ayton
Orpheus | Angel
2011, 16.5" x 14"
china marker & ink on paper		 Lucifer Deciding the Fates of Souls by William T. Ayton
Lucifer Deciding the Fates of Souls
2011, 16.5" x 14"
china marker & ink on paper		 The Soul of Blake by William T. Ayton
The Soul of Blake
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper
Help From Above by William T. Ayton
Help From Above
2011, 16.5" x 14"
china marker & ink on paper		 Figure by a Pool by William T. Ayton
Figure by a Pool
2011, 16.5" x 14"
china marker & ink on paper		 The Boy Who Stole the World by William T. Ayton
The Boy Who Stole the World
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on cardboard		 A Forest by William T. Ayton
A Forest
2011, 10" x 8"
ink on paper
Sleeping in the Wilderness by William T. Ayton
Sleeping in the Wilderness
2011, 12" x 9"
ink and china marker on tinted paper		 In the Valley of the Tombs by William T. Ayton
In the Valley of the Tombs
2011, 9" x 12"
ink on paper		 Meditation on a Head by William T. Ayton
Meditation on a Head
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on paper		 Annunciation by William T. Ayton
Annunciation
2011, 11" x 8.5"
ink on cardboard
Standing Figure by William T. Ayton
Standing Figure
2011, 12" x 11"
ink on paper		 The Great Robed One by William T. Ayton
The Great Robed One
2011, 14" x 11"
ink on paper
 Face of God by William T. Ayton
Face of God
2011, 16" x 12"
acrylic on board		 Penitent by William T. Ayton
Penitent
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on paper
Satan Manipulating the World by William T. Ayton
Satan Manipulating the World
2011, 28" x 22"
ink on paper		 Monumental Head by William T. Ayton
Monumental Head
2011, 14" x 11"
ink on paper		 The Eternal Struggle Between Good and Evil by William T. Ayton
The Eternal Struggle Between Good and Evil
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper		 Head Inspired by Leonardo's Leda by William T. Ayton
Head Inspired by Leonardo's Leda
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper
Forgotten Child of Surrealism by William T. Ayton
Forgotten Child of Surrealism
2011, 23.5" x 18"
ink on paper		 Visitation by William T. Ayton
Visitation
2011, 23.5" x 18"
ink on paper		 Faith Healer by William T. Ayton
Faith Healer
2011, 23.5" x 18"
ink on paper		 Sketch of a Seated Figure by William T. Ayton
 Sketch of a Seated Figure
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on paper
Waking in a Strange Land by William T. Ayton
Waking in a Strange Land
2011, 23.5" x 18"
ink on paper		 Of Sunlight by William T. Ayton
Of Sunlight
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper		 The Boulevard of History by William T. Ayton
The Boulevard of History
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper		 Melancholy's Nest by William T. Ayton
Melancholy's Nest
2011, 23.5" x 18"
ink on paper

2 Lost Fishermen and the Dirigible Fish by William T. Ayton
2 Lost Fishermen and the Dirigible Fish
2011, 23.5" x 18"
ink on paper

 Elephant Island by William T. Ayton
Elephant Island
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on paper		 Angel Inside a Nuclear Holocaust by William T. Ayton
Angel Inside a Nuclear Holocaust
2011, 10" x 8"
acrylic on board		 The Essence of Spring by William T. Ayton
The Essence of Spring
2011, 23.5" x 18"
ink on paper
Luxor Dream by William T. Ayton
Luxor Dream
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on tinted paper		 Sentient by William T. Ayton
Sentient
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper		 Abandoned Colossus by William T. Ayton
Abandoned Colossus
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on tinted paper		 Wizened by William T. Ayton
Wizened
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper
The Bug by William T. Ayton
The Bug
2011, 16.5" x 14"
ink on paper		 The Mind That Couldn't Stop Thinking by William T. Ayton
The Mind That Couldn't Stop Thinking
2011, 11" x 8.5"
ink on tinted paper		 Standing Figure, Watching by William T. Ayton
Standing Figure, Watching
2011, 12" x 9"
ink & acrylic on paper		 The Face in the Water by William T. Ayton
The Face in the Water
From Shadow Bay
2011, 16" x 12"
acrylic on board
The Wandering Man by William T. Ayton
The Wandering Man
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on cardboard 		A Man and his World by William T. Ayton
A Man and his World
2011, 12" x 9"
ink & acrylic on cardboard 		The Captive Mind by William T. Ayton
The Captive Mind
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on tinted paper		 Hooded by William T. Ayton
Hooded
2011, 12" x 9"
ink on tinted paper
 
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