Artist Brandon Marquette Williams is proud to present;
“A Whale’s Onus; an iterative journey
&
Underwater Creatures”
a blended exhibit exploring personal themes of duration, loss, and acceptance.
2026 SAIC Spring BFA SHOW
Hello and Welcome to the companion page to my BFA exhibit. Use this to learn more about the artwork currently on display at the SAIC GALLERIES, 33 E Washington St, Chicago, IL. April 3rd-11th 2026.
panorama view
the left wall
the right wall
October Coast Art Panel, wood and marker
Underwater Creatures #1 anglerfish, screenprint. This is the largest single image I have every printed, a full 30x60. I layered two prints to make this one. The "esca" the little green light thingie, is overprinted with gloss.
Underwater Creatures #2 HatchetFIsh and Viperfish. VIperfish use red bioluminesce!
screenprinted copies
This one didn't print well, need more pressure on the squeegee.
VIperfish detail
Hatchetfish detail
Tubeworms, screenprint.
tubeworms on Kraft paper. I like these guys more then I thought I would.
study of whale Skelton's, blue whale and grey whale. marker
Round the curve. watercolor and ink, 2022 one of my first set of "space whales"
Orca Skeleton onmica powder pour background. I plan to work on this one, early pieces don't have all the elements of a true SPACE WHALE drawing.
Sperm whales and xrays my wife helped me do the acrylic and mica powder pour, as a date way back in 2020.
Over the Priarie. acrylic marker. I used the idea of the sleeping whales and suspended them over the endless fields of grass.
This sperm whale was an experiment in colors, ink and watercolor.
Grey whale in chalk
Whale mirror. Acrylic marker. Its whales...on a mirror. about 4 foot high.
The Manta dream. Drawing in inks, bleach, and resist techniques.
The manatee dream. made in 2025, this mini-series was a class project. I love the dreamy colors and drifting feeling. do you see the woman?
The Mola Dream, same inks, bleach and resist. That they all started with M was a consicidence.
Migaloo Moon, marker. 2024
Grey Whale Moon. watercolor, ink, metal leaf, 2022, this is on of my largest artworks. I was blind with cataracts when I made this, resulting in the deep yellow tone that I couldn't see.
my take on a Bake-Kujira, a Japanese spirit whale. Screen print
the red version of the Bake-Kujira. I did five different colors, with different backgrounds. Iterations!
I love the way whale ribs and spines look, this diving blue whale skeleton showcases the interlocking bones as it plunges downwards.
RIght of the the Blue, 2025 study of a right whale skeleton from the Field Museum. watercolor.
Whale fall, a comic, 2025
Pilot whales, comic, 2025. Pilot whales sometimes mass strand on a beach. I'd like to think they stay together afterwards, heading the restless souls in large joyous pods.
grand tour 1. A whales spirit lifts from it's bones, unobserved in our world. It revels in the freedom, swimming a tour of the solar system. a rare break before it has to return to earth and fulfill a whale's purpose. acrylic marker, 2025
The End. 2026 comic, watercolor and ink. The whale escorts a human soul to the universes final end, a black hole. Sperm whales stand silent seninals as the future is embraced.
October Coast Art, Moon House. Marker and gold leaf. I use this as a kind of signature at the end.