John Murdoch (artist)
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John Murdoch | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Education | American Academy of Art, Chicago, The Atelier, Minneapolis, School of Representational Art, Chicago |
| Known for | painting, drawing, |
John Murdoch (born 1971) is an American painter, portraitist, and art teacher. He is the founder of Gold Light Studios and the Classical Art and Atelier Fund.
Life and work[edit]
Murdoch was born in Oak Lawn, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. From an early age he developed drawing skills in anatomy, perspective, and figure drawing.[citation needed] He attended the American Academy of Art on scholarship[1] where he was mentored by artists Lou Ann Burkhardt and Fred Berger.[citation needed] Murdoch's work at the academy was influenced by William Mosby and realist painter Richard Schmid.[citation needed]
Following this he studied at The Atelier, Minneapolis, and at the School of Representational Art in Chicago[1] where he studied under Mike Chelich and Bruno Surdo, and was mentored by portraitist Richard Halstead.[citation needed]
After his atelier training he lived at Mount Rainier in Washington State, followed by Mendocino County, California, and Sedona, Arizona, before moving to Barcelona, Spain.[citation needed] He also traveled and studied throughout France, Italy, Hungary and the Czech Republic.[citation needed] He then settled close to Princeton, New Jersey where he worked at a number of art studios, and exhibited in one- and two-man shows, including those with artists James Freeman and John Ennis.[citation needed] After living in New Jersey for 10 years he moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he founded the Gold Light Studios and Atelier.[1] He was a founding member of the Classical Arts and Atelier Fund, which hosted its first Bohemian Rhapsody Scholarship fundraiser in 2011.[citation needed] As of 2012, he lives in Perkasie, Pennsylvania.[citation needed]
Murdoch has taught at Princeton Arts Council,[2] Montgomery MiddleSchool, Princeton University,[citation needed] and at his own Gold Light Studio in Bucks County where he promotes the "apprentice-style" training of classical ateliers.[1]
His work has been published in International Artist Magazine, American Artist Magazine, The New York Times, The Times, [which?] and the Doylestown Intelligencer.[1]
Style[edit]
Murdoch is a classically trained artist. He chiefly paints with an "otherworldly edge".[1] His subjects are angels, the human figure, and portraits, worked primarily in oil on wood panel or canvas, and with the use of gold leaf. His artistic influences include Jacques-Louis David,[1] J.W. Waterhouse, and Paul Delaroche.[citation needed]
Awards[edit]
- Salmagundi Club, Forbes magazine Award[citation needed]
- International Artist Magazine, First Place, Still Life and Florals[citation needed]
- Residency, Galesburc Civic Art Center[citation needed]
- Resident artist teacher of the year, Arts Council of Princeton[citation needed]
- Residency, Baltonfured Hungary[citation needed]
- John and Anna Lee Stacy Scholarship[1]
- John Murdoch works
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Carnations and Bee -
Braydon as Bucks County Lord of the Flies -
Jessica Chambers
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "John Murdoch - Murdoch Art / Gold Light Studios". Community Conservatory, Doylestown, PA. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ John, Murdoch. "Arts Council of Princeton - Faculty Bios". Arts Council of Princeton. Retrieved 6 May 2012.