John's preferred media are: water-soluble oil and colored pencil. Recently his colored pencil piece, "The Venture", on display at the Artworks Gallery, was selected for the prestigious Colored Pencil Society of America’s (CPSA) International Juried Exhibition. His work is written up in the Fall 2010 edition of "To the Point", the quarterly Journal of the CPSA.
As a "colorist" at heart, John makes paintings that have been critically noted for their ability to render light, giving them an almost palpable sense of time, realism, depth, and volume. His paintings rely on strong composition and design...tonal contrasts...and subtle atmospheric perspective techniques learned from his teachers…among whom he counts his earliest mentor, Laura Grande; his friend the popular Western artist, Michael Ohm Untiedt; and masters Joseph Mendez and Frank LaLumia.
Love of light is John’s inspiration. He tries to bring how he sees a subject to the viewer…not merely a representation of the things themselves. Much like the first Impressionists - not just the "what" but the "why" of a subject. John says, “My motivation stems from the wonder and infinity of design in Creation as made visible by the light all around me. There is wonder in the smallest things...the minute blossom of a wildflower or the grain in a weathered tree trunk...the slanting light of an August early morning. It's ALL about the light".
His latest work has him reaching back to his New England roots as he creates pieces having to do with the nautical environment of Whidbey Island and the Sound.
John's work can be seen on his web site: http://www.bearcubstudio.com as well as the Artworks Gallery's website
As a "colorist" at heart, John makes paintings that have been critically noted for their ability to render light, giving them an almost palpable sense of time, realism, depth, and volume. His paintings rely on strong composition and design...tonal contrasts...and subtle atmospheric perspective techniques learned from his teachers…among whom he counts his earliest mentor, Laura Grande; his friend the popular Western artist, Michael Ohm Untiedt; and masters Joseph Mendez and Frank LaLumia.
Love of light is John’s inspiration. He tries to bring how he sees a subject to the viewer…not merely a representation of the things themselves. Much like the first Impressionists - not just the "what" but the "why" of a subject. John says, “My motivation stems from the wonder and infinity of design in Creation as made visible by the light all around me. There is wonder in the smallest things...the minute blossom of a wildflower or the grain in a weathered tree trunk...the slanting light of an August early morning. It's ALL about the light".
His latest work has him reaching back to his New England roots as he creates pieces having to do with the nautical environment of Whidbey Island and the Sound.
John's work can be seen on his web site: http://www.bearcubstudio.com as well as the Artworks Gallery's website
"Disagreement" © 2013 by John Ursillo, CPSA, 12x24" colored pencil on Ampersand Gessobord®. This will be exhibited for the first time during the month of March at Artworks Gallery. See the "New Works" collection on John's website for a description of the genesis of this drawing
"Disagreement" © 2013 by John Ursillo, CPSA, 12x24" colored pencil on Ampersand Gessobord®. This will be exhibited for the first time during the month of March at Artworks Gallery. See the "New Works" collection on John's website for a description of the genesis of this drawing
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