On the Wind

© 2025 DAG, Inc., Atlanta, USA About the ArtistWilliam Trauger grew up in Newburgh, New York, where the rolling hills of Upstate New York gave William inspiration for a lifetime of painting. His childhood was spent hiking in the summers and skiing in the winters. William often brought a sketchbook on hikes and sketching became more important than hiking. At the age of 16, William began using paint to embellish his rough sketches he brought back from hiking. While William lived as an average teenager playing football, basketball and baseball throughout high school, art became his priority by the age of 18. William was accepted to the Savannah College of Art & Design, but after a year decided the environment at The Pratt Institute was more suitable. He studied Illustration and Communications Design. William was exhilarated by the Brooklyn, New York campus. Even so, his preference to live in quiet rural places was confirmed. After getting his Bachelors from The Pratt Institute, Wil