| Joseph McGurl grew up working with his father, James McGurl, a muralist and his most influential teacher. McGurl went on to graduate from the Massachusetts College of Art and to study in England and Italy. After college, he worked as a yacht captain, sailing the east coast from Maine to the Caribbean, all the while observing and interpreting the natural world in paint. In search of a more solid training in drawing, he sought out Robert Cormier, a devotee of the French Academy methods, and for two years studied sight-size figure drawing under him. Today, McGurl’s synthesis of academic figure drawing skills with sight-size landscape painting has resulted in a new and unique approach to addressing the landscape. Unquestionably one of the most sought after and influential landscape artists currently working in America, McGurl has been included in museum shows and leading galleries. |
