Paintings
Tree
2024
Oil, bark, wood and saw dust on canvas.
20" x 12"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Bathers
2024
Oil on canvas.
22" x 20"
William Staples Paintings Oil and saw dust on canvas.
Landscape
2022-24
Oil and saw dust on canvas.
24" x 26"
William Staples Paintings Oil, bark, saw dust and string on canvas.
Two Trees
2022-24
Oil, bark, saw dust and string on canvas.
12" x 10"
William Staples Paintings Oil, spray paint and wood on canvas.
Bather
2024
Oil, spray paint and wood on canvas.
26 1/2 " x 30"
William Staples Paintings Oil, saw dust and string on canvas.
Sheep
2022-24
Oil, saw dust and string on canvas.
17" x 21"
William Staples Paintings Oil and saw dust on canvas.
Figure
2024
Oil and saw dust on canvas.
19" x 16"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand and saw dust on canvas.
Bathers
2022-2023
Oil, sand and saw dust on canvas.
19" x 24"
William Staples Paintings Oil and saw dust on canvas.
Woods
2023
Oil and saw dust on canvas.
10" x 12"
William Staples Paintings Oil, wood and linen on canvas.
Boat
2024
Oil, wood and linen on canvas.
11" x 15"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Sea Cliff
2022-23
Oil on canvas.
18" x 22 1/2"
William Staples Paintings Acrylic, oil and charcoal on canvas.
Bird
2024
Acrylic, oil and charcoal on canvas.
8" x 10"
William Staples Paintings Oil, spray paint, saw dust with acrylic on wood panel.
Lake
2010-2019, 2023-2024
Oil, spray paint, saw dust with acrylic on wood panel.
17" x 20"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic, bark, wood and rope on canvas.
Tree
2022
Oil, acrylic, bark, wood and rope on canvas.
36" x 36"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas
Bathers
2022
Oil on canvas
20" x 30"
William Staples Paintings Oil and spray paint on canvas
Trees
2022
Oil and spray paint on canvas
30" x 26"
William Staples Paintings Oil and saw dust on canvas
Path
2022
Oil and saw dust on canvas
22" x 18"
William Staples Paintings Oil and saw dust on canvas
Tree
2022
Oil and saw dust on canvas
32" x 17"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas
Bathers
2023
Oil on canvas
19" x 24"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas
Tree over Esopus Creek, NY
2022
Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas
12 1/2" x 18"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas
Grotto (after W. Kent)
2023
Oil on canvas
10" x 14"
William Staples Paintings Oil and saw dust on canvas
Moose
2022
Oil and saw dust on canvas
11" x 14"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic, bark and twine on canvas
Tree
2021
Oil, acrylic, bark and twine on canvas
12" x 10"
William Staples Paintings Oil and acrylic on canvas
Fish
2021
Oil and acrylic on canvas
18" x 22"
William Staples Paintings Oil and charcoal on canvas
Landscape (after Titian)
2021-22
Oil and charcoal on canvas
11" x 13"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas
Mountain
2022
Oil on canvas
26" x 22"
William Staples Paintings Oil,sand and saw dust on canvas
Bather
2019-22
Oil,sand and saw dust on canvas
15" x 18"
William Staples Paintings
Bather
2019-22

Detail
William Staples Paintings Oil and sand on canvas
Landscape
2021
Oil and sand on canvas
9" x 14"
William Staples Paintings Oil and saw dust on linen
Landscape
2021
Oil and saw dust on linen
12" x 18"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic, sand and charcoal on canvas
Landscape
2022
Oil, acrylic, sand and charcoal on canvas
12" x 14"
William Staples Paintings Oil and charcoal on canvas
Bridge
2015-16, 2022
Oil and charcoal on canvas
10" x 14"
William Staples Paintings Oil and sand on canvas
North Clybourn Ave, Chicago
2009, 2019
Oil and sand on canvas
19" x 24"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand and saw dust on canvas
Bird
2021
Oil, sand and saw dust on canvas
9" x 12"
William Staples Paintings Oil, spray paint and wood on linen
Pastoral
2021-22
Oil, spray paint and wood on linen
15" x 16"
William Staples Paintings Oil, bark and twine on canvas
Tree
2021
Oil, bark and twine on canvas
9" x 10"
William Staples Paintings Oil, wood, bark and sawdust on canvas
Tree
2020
Oil, wood, bark and sawdust on canvas
9" x 10"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas
Bathers
2021
Oil on canvas
26" x 22"
William Staples Paintings Oil, spray paint and sawdust on canvas
Bathers (after Poussin)
2020
Oil, spray paint and sawdust on canvas
22" x 25"
William Staples Paintings Oil and acrylic on canvas
Forest (after Corot)
2021
Oil and acrylic on canvas
18" x 22"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas
Bathers
2020
Oil on canvas
52" x 42"
William Staples Paintings Oil and acrylic on linen
Bird
2020
Oil and acrylic on linen
18" x 13"
William Staples Paintings Oil on linen
Bather
2020
Oil on linen
28" x 23"
William Staples Paintings Oil, wood, bark and granular gel on linen
Tree
2020
Oil, wood, bark and granular gel on linen
11" x 9"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas
Two Birds
2021
Oil on canvas
26" x 18"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas
Bathers
2021
Oil on canvas
23" x 19"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas
Pastoral
2021
Oil on canvas
16" x 20"
William Staples Paintings
Pastoral (detail)
2021
William Staples Paintings Oil, oil enamel and sawdust on canvas
Espous Crrek, NY
2021
Oil, oil enamel and sawdust on canvas
14" x 18"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand and sawdust on canvas
Sheep
2021
Oil, sand and sawdust on canvas
9 x 12 inches
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas
Bull
2020
Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas
9" x 9"
William Staples Paintings Oil, twine, bark and sawdust on canvas
Tree
2020
Oil, twine, bark and sawdust on canvas
9" x 8"
William Staples Paintings  Oil, charcoal, sand and sawdust on canvas
Deer
2019-2021
Oil, charcoal, sand and sawdust on canvas
9" x 11"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic and granular gel on linen
Horse
2020
Oil, acrylic and granular gel on linen
8" x 11"
William Staples Paintings Oil and string on canvas
Bather
2021
Oil and string on canvas
14" x 12"
William Staples Paintings Oil, wood, sand and sawdust on canvas
Tree
2018-2020
Oil, wood, sand and sawdust on canvas
24" x 18"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas
Bather
2020
Oil on canvas
27" x 23"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic, twine, wood and sawdust on linen
Tree
2013-15, 2020
Oil, acrylic, twine, wood and sawdust on linen
13" x 18"
William Staples Paintings Oil and sawdust on canvas
Bathers
2020
Oil and sawdust on canvas
28" x 23"
William Staples Paintings Oil, charcoal, sand and sawdust on canvas.
Bear
2021
Oil, charcoal, sand and sawdust on canvas.
14" x 17"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic, spray paint, twine, sand and sawdust on canvas
Bathers
2015-2020
Oil, acrylic, spray paint, twine, sand and sawdust on canvas
26" x 28"
William Staples Paintings Oil, charcoal and sawdust on canvas
Animal
2019
Oil, charcoal and sawdust on canvas
16" x 21"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas
Bathers
2019
Oil on canvas
27" x 23"
William Staples Paintings Oil, spray paint, wood, sand, sawdust on linen
Esopus Creek, NY
2017, 2015-19
Oil, spray paint, wood, sand, sawdust on linen
16" x 23"
William Staples Paintings oil, wood, sand, saw dust on linen
Tree
2015-19
oil, wood, sand, saw dust on linen
23" x 19"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic and sand on canvas
Two Fish
2019
Oil, acrylic and sand on canvas
20" x 22"
William Staples Paintings Oil on linen
Bathers
2019
Oil on linen
20" x 16"
William Staples Paintings Oil, oil enamel, sand and wood on canvas
Sea
2010, 2019
Oil, oil enamel, sand and wood on canvas
27" x 28"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand, sawdust ,twine, wood on linen
Trees
2019
Oil, sand, sawdust ,twine, wood on linen
14" x 20"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas
Two Birds
2019
Oil on canvas
22" x 20"
William Staples Paintings Oiil, sand on canvas
Bather
2019
Oiil, sand on canvas
26" x 23"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sawdust on canvas
Cave
2019
Oil, sawdust on canvas
8 ½ x 9 ½ in
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic sand and saw dust on linen
Castle
2019
Oil, acrylic sand and saw dust on linen
William Staples Paintings

William Staples Paintings Oil, spray paint, sand, sawdust with metal leaf and acrylic on wood panel
Cave (a song for MJ).
2013-19
Oil, spray paint, sand, sawdust with metal leaf and acrylic on wood panel
11" x 12"
William Staples Paintings Oil, latex paint, string, wood, sawdust on canvas
Two Sheep
2019
Oil, latex paint, string, wood, sawdust on canvas
19" x 22"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic and sawdust on linen.
Bathers
2018
Oil, acrylic and sawdust on linen.
16" x 19"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas.
Bird
2018
Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas.
14" x 17"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic, sand, sawdust and wood on linen.
Tree
2013-18
Oil, acrylic, sand, sawdust and wood on linen.
19" x 24"
William Staples Paintings Oil and arcrylic on canvas.
Bathers
2018
Oil and arcrylic on canvas.
22" x 18"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand and wood on canvas.
Bird
2018
Oil, sand and wood on canvas.
14" x 16"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic and thread on linen.
Dog
2018
Oil, acrylic and thread on linen.
8" x 8"
William Staples Paintings Oil and acrylic on canvas.
Sheep
2018
Oil and acrylic on canvas.
8" x 9"
William Staples Paintings Oil and acrylic on canvas.
Cow
2018
Oil and acrylic on canvas.
10" x 9"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand, sawdust and charcoal on canvas.
Clouds
2018
Oil, sand, sawdust and charcoal on canvas.
19" x 23"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sawdust, sand and wood on canvas.
Bather
2018
Oil, sawdust, sand and wood on canvas.
28" x 23"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Bathers
2018
Oil on canvas.
28" x 23"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic and sand on canvas
Four Birds
2015-2017
Oil, acrylic and sand on canvas
20" x 24"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic, wood, sawdust and sand on linen.
Tree
2017
Oil, acrylic, wood, sawdust and sand on linen.
9" x 10"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sawdust and sand on canvas.
Two Men (after Poussin).
2015, 2017
Oil, sawdust and sand on canvas.
23" x 27"
William Staples Paintings Oil, charcoal, sawdust and sand on canvas.
Clouds.
2017
Oil, charcoal, sawdust and sand on canvas.
15" x 18"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic, sawdust and sand on canvas with metal leaf and acrylic on wood panel.
Cave.
2017
Oil, acrylic, sawdust and sand on canvas with metal leaf and acrylic on wood panel.
8" x 9"
William Staples Paintings
Cave (detail)
2017
William Staples Paintings Oil and wood on canvas.
Tree.
2017
Oil and wood on canvas.
21" x 25"
William Staples Paintings
Tree (detail)
2017
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Guitar Player (after Poussin).
2017
Oil on canvas.
20" x 28"
William Staples Paintings Oil and charcoal on canvas.
Clouds.
2016
Oil and charcoal on canvas.
15" x 20"
William Staples Paintings
Clouds (detail).
2016
William Staples Paintings Oil and acrylic on linen.
Cow.
2017
Oil and acrylic on linen.
9" x 10"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sawdust and sand on linen.
Sheep.
2017
Oil, sawdust and sand on linen.
9" x 11"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic, sawdust and sand on canvas.
Bathers.
2017
Oil, acrylic, sawdust and sand on canvas.
24" x 25"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Bathers
2016
Oil on canvas.
24" x 21"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand and sawdust on linen.
Bathers
2016
Oil, sand and sawdust on linen.
17" x 21"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic, twine and wood on linen.
Tree
2015
Oil, acrylic, twine and wood on linen.
21" x 17"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Horse
2014
Oil on canvas.
14" x 11"
William Staples Paintings Oil, charcoal and sand on canvas.
Building
2016
Oil, charcoal and sand on canvas.
11" x 14"
William Staples Paintings Oil, charcoal and sand on linen.
Building
2015
Oil, charcoal and sand on linen.
9" x 8"
William Staples Paintings Oil, twine and sand on canvas.
Bathers
2014
Oil, twine and sand on canvas.
23" x 24"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand, wood and twine on linen.
Tree
2014
Oil, sand, wood and twine on linen.
13" x 18"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand, sawdust, twine and wood on linen.
Path
2014
Oil, sand, sawdust, twine and wood on linen.
14" x 20"
William Staples Paintings oil, sand and sawdust on canvas.
Three Cows
2015
oil, sand and sawdust on canvas.
10" x 14 3/4"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic and glitter on linen.
Sea Cliff
2015
Oil, acrylic and glitter on linen.
10" x 11"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand, sawdust and twine on canvas.
Tree
2015
Oil, sand, sawdust and twine on canvas.
18" x 20"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic, wood, twine and gold leaf on canvas.
Windmill
2014
Oil, acrylic, wood, twine and gold leaf on canvas.
9" x 9"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand, sawdust and twine on canvas.
Sheep
2014
Oil, sand, sawdust and twine on canvas.
14" x 17"
William Staples Paintings Oil, and charcoal on canvas.
Bird
2016
Oil, and charcoal on canvas.
12" x 15"
William Staples Paintings Oil and sawdust on linen.
Guitar Player
2014
Oil and sawdust on linen.
12" x 10"
William Staples Paintings Oil and sawdust on canvas.
Castle
2012-15
Oil and sawdust on canvas.
9" x 12"
William Staples Paintings Oil, twine and sawdust on linen.
Trees
2015
Oil, twine and sawdust on linen.
13" x 17"
William Staples Paintings Oil on linen.
Dog
2014
Oil on linen.
8" x 8"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Three Birds
2013-14
Oil on canvas.
24" x 26"
William Staples Paintings Water color, gouache and oil pastel on paper.
Three Birds
2015
Water color, gouache and oil pastel on paper.
20" x 32"
William Staples Paintings Water color, gouache, oil pastel and charcoal on paper.
Man (after Poussin).
2014
Water color, gouache, oil pastel and charcoal on paper.
20" x 32"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas and acrylic on wood panel.
Cloud
2010-15
Oil on canvas and acrylic on wood panel.
12" x 13 1/2"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand and twine on linen.
Bathers
2013
Oil, sand and twine on linen.
14" x 16"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Dog
2013
Oil on canvas.
9" x 12"
William Staples Paintings Oil and sand on canvas.
Two Birds
2013
Oil and sand on canvas.
20" x 24"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand and charcoal on canvas.
Building
2012
Oil, sand and charcoal on canvas.
8" x 8"
William Staples Paintings Oil, arcylic, sand and wood on canvas.
Fog
2003-13
Oil, arcylic, sand and wood on canvas.
15 1/2" x 19"
William Staples Paintings Oil on linen.
Horse
2013
Oil on linen.
9" x 10"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic, sand, wood and twine on linen.
May
2012
Oil, acrylic, sand, wood and twine on linen.
13" x 18"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Bird
2013
Oil on canvas.
20" x 26"
William Staples Paintings Oil and string on canvas.
Moutain (after Poussin).
2012
Oil and string on canvas.
24" x 24"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand, sawdust, plastic, linen and metal on canvas.
Bridge
2011
Oil, sand, sawdust, plastic, linen and metal on canvas.
13" x 8"
William Staples Paintings Oil and wood on canvas.
Picture Framer
2007-11
Oil and wood on canvas.
18" x 21"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand and sawdust on canvas.
Sheep (after Millet).
2011
Oil, sand and sawdust on canvas.
24' x 26"
William Staples Paintings Oil, acrylic and sawdust on canvas.
Bather
2011
Oil, acrylic and sawdust on canvas.
16" x 19"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand, sawdust, linen on canvas.
Guitar Player
2011
Oil, sand, sawdust, linen on canvas.
16" x 14 1/2"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand, rottenstone and linen on canvas.
Castle (after Ruisdael).
2010
Oil, sand, rottenstone and linen on canvas.
16" x 21"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Moutain (after Poussin).
2010
Oil on canvas.
22" x 23"
William Staples Paintings Oil and acrylic on canvas.
Dog
2012
Oil and acrylic on canvas.
8" x 9"
William Staples Paintings Oil and enamel on canvas with acrylic on plexiglass.
Flowers
2010-11
Oil and enamel on canvas with acrylic on plexiglass.
28" x 21"
William Staples Paintings Oil on linen.
Horse
2011
Oil on linen.
8" x 9"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand and string on linen.
Bathers
2011
Oil, sand and string on linen.
12" x 17"
William Staples Paintings Oil and linen on canvas with silver leaf on wood panel.
Sea Cliff
2010
Oil and linen on canvas with silver leaf on wood panel.
16" x 20"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Sea Cliff
2010
Oil on canvas.
16" x 20"
William Staples Paintings Oil, wood and canvas on linen  with gold leaf and bole on wood panel.
House
2010
Oil, wood and canvas on linen with gold leaf and bole on wood panel.
18" x 21"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas with gold mica on wood panel.
Grotto (after Courbet).
2010
Oil on canvas with gold mica on wood panel.
22" x 25"
William Staples Paintings Oil and linen on canvas with acrylic on wood panel.
Sander
2009
Oil and linen on canvas with acrylic on wood panel.
14" x 17"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand and wood on canvas with wood panel.
May
2009
Oil, sand and wood on canvas with wood panel.
28" x 30"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Drinkers
2009
Oil on canvas.
17" x 21"
William Staples Paintings Oil and on canvas enamel with acrylic on wood panel.
Orange Door.
2009
Oil and on canvas enamel with acrylic on wood panel.
16" x 20"
William Staples Paintings Oil and sand on canvas with acrylic on plexiglass.
Flowers
2009
Oil and sand on canvas with acrylic on plexiglass.
24" x 28"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
River (after Corot).
2009
Oil on canvas.
31" x 36"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas with acrylic on wood panel.
Back Porch
2009
Oil on canvas with acrylic on wood panel.
11" x 14"
William Staples Paintings Oil, sand and wood on linen with gold leaf on wood panel.
Light House
2009
Oil, sand and wood on linen with gold leaf on wood panel.
11" x 13"
William Staples Paintings Oil on canvas.
Grotto (after Courbet).
2007
Oil on canvas.
16" x 18"
William Staples Paintings


An installation shot from "Paintings" at 65GRAND, Chicago, Illinios, 2009.