Retired NYC ad man and artist Bill Hemp is the author of Bainbridge Island A to Z Sketch Book, published by the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.
A relatively new resident to the Island, arriving with his wife Maggie in 2011, Hemp roamed the Rock with his sketch pad, reveling in old farm houses, thick forests, Winslow store fronts, and the the flotilla of boats in Eagle Harbor. Between the nature, the busy community life, the history, and the unique icons, he filled several sketchbooks from front to back with pen and ink drawings.