- William Gaspard de Coligny Biography: Bill dabbled in watercolors as a child, and then majored in English and Fine Arts at Trinity College. There he became enamored of wood block prints with the graphic presentation of crisp, clear images left after carving away the surrounding wood. He later began to paint large acrylic abstracts. Recent landscapes are more impressionistic. Art has been an avocation for Bill until he retired in 1996 and began exhibiting locally. With a Masters in Teaching English from Duke and PhD in College Administration from Syracuse, he has taught English and creative writing, worked in collage admissions at Syracuse; directed and taught at The University of Delaware’s College of Education; head-mastered schools in St. Croix and Charlottesville, VA, and taught at Wor-Wic and The University of MD Eastern Shore. Bill and wife, Margie, moved to Ocean Pines in 1981. He’s been a volunteer fireman, a charter member of Community Church, serving on many boards there and an active choir member. He’s also sung barbershop with the Peninsulaires; been Board President of Go-Getters; served on The Worcester County Board of Social Services and currently is a member of Kiwanis and The Worcester County Arts Council. William Gaspard de Coligny