Donald Jurney Interiors
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Donald Jurney “As an artist I’m obliged to follow where my imagination leads.
His work is firmly rooted in the great plein air landscape tradition.
Each of these (interiors) has a bit of outside, through a window, or in
The overall effect of Jurney’s paintings is serenity and beauty, though
paintings, but it became an interesting challenge to investigate and
close observation reveals an expert handling of paint; with sure skill
explore more intimate and private spaces.
he combines dry brush, impasto, and glazing techniques. The artist’s
Whether indoors or out, my paintings primarily examine how light,
process typically begins on location, with a pencil sketch; back in the
in its presence or absence, informs our perception of our surround-
studio, Jurney begins to bring the painting to life. Guided by intu-
ings.” - the Artist
ition, he might place a stroke of lively orange, scumble a highlight across the surface of a lake, or create a dense matrix of delicate green
Donald Jurney was born in Rye, New York, in 1945, and was educat-
brush strokes that coalesce into a tree in full leaf. Bearing the impres-
ed at Columbia University, the Pratt Institute, and the Art Students
sion of the particular setting in which they were
League. Some thirty years ago, he began his
conceived, Jurney’s paintings are a summons to
career with a one-man show at a temporary
celebrate the poetry of the everyday beauty of
gallery space—the first of some twenty sold-
nature.
out solo exhibitions. Over the years, Jurney has
The artist now lives and maintains a studio on
lived and worked in the Hudson River Valley,
the North Shore of Boston where he continues
England, and in the Berkshires in western
to focus on sharing his distinct and inspiring
Massachusetts, and has painted extensively in
vision of the landscape.
France and the West of Ireland.
The Collector 30 x 46 inches
A Drawing Room on Skye 60 x 54 inches
Golden Hours 36 x 60 inches
detail from Golden Hours
A Cotswold Morning 30 x 60 inches
Spring Evening 30 x 46 inches
detail from Spring Evening
Fire and Ice 36 x 60 inches
Bramble Cottage 24 x 36 inches
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