Bill's Viewpoint
“In a world preoccupied with the bizarre, the sensational and horrific,
I find great enjoyment in watching children at play. Their joyous laughter, enthusiasm and naivete are a source of endless fascination – especially when the setting is a hauntingly beautiful prairie or foothills landscape.”
Bill's Story
My inspiration to paint comes from three sources. Read More >>
Bill's New Book
Bill’s latest book, “The Boy Who Wouldn’t Fight” is now available in both digital and print formats. View Details >>
View Bill's Paintings
William Roy “Bill” Brownridge is one of Canada’s most popular hockey artists and author of four Canadian classic children’s hockey books. The game of hockey – with emphasis on children’s enjoyment of playing this great game – has been a life-long inspiration for Bill. His Heart of Hockey website offers a visual celebration of the powerful emotions Canada’s game evokes for all of us.
Bill hopes his artwork helps you rekindle many wonderful memories and invites you to bring home your own “The Spirit of the Game”.
New Venue: Victoria’s West End Gallery
This past summer another well-established Canadian art gallery chose William Brownridge to join its assembly of eminent artists. The West End Gallery in downtown Victoria, B.C., and its sister gallery in Edmonton, AB, become the most recent galleries to feature Bill's...
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Humboldt Personifies ‘Heart of Hockey’
Humboldt, 'Heart of Hockey' Brownridge presents memorial painting. Bill Brownridge presented an original painting to the Humboldt Broncos SJHL Hockey organization this past weekend as a memorial tribute and as a symbol of the artist's empathy for the community's loss...
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Hockey Day in Canada Video Segment
Bill was featured in a segment that aired on CBC on January 18, 2014 during the Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada which took place in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.
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