About John Murdoch & Murdoch Art
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John Murdoch is an artist, master instructor and founder of the non-profit Bucks County Classical Arts Center in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Here the apprentice-style atelier training of the masters is passed to the next generation of artists locally, nationally and internationally. He holds multiple copyrights and books about his art and teaching are in production. He is a leader in the atelier movement and in the field of classical figurative artwork.
He sells his work through gallery sales and commissions. His work appeals to serious collectors and art enthusiasts both tradition and more avant-garde. His work creates an historical continuity between the classical figurative masters of the past and the traditions of the Bucks County Impressionists. In 2013 he helped found Gold Light Gallery in New Hope, PA where his work can be purchased. His work can also be purchased in prints online. |
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John has devoted decades to the art and craft of making his inner visions come to life on canvas. He produces portraiture, figurative and still life paintings with an otherworldly edge, often using hand-ground paints and gold leaf on wood panel or canvas.
His artistic lineage traces back directly, student to teacher, to 18th century luminary, Jacques Louis David. Today, he teaches using the same rigorous French “atelier” system of training that has been passed down through the centuries. One of John’s gifts is in making this difficult to master material accessible for a modern audience. His training includes The American Academy of Art in Chicago (on scholarship) and Atelier LeSueur in Minnesota. He won the John and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship while finishing his studies at the School of Representational Art in Chicago.
His work has been shown internationally. Venues have included the Art Renewal Center International Salon; Richeson 75 Figure & Portrait International; Greenhouse Gallery Salon International; The Salmagundi Club; Ellarslie Museum in Trenton, NJ; The Lancaster Museum of Art, PA and The Ernst Museum in Budapest. His work has been featured in American Artist Magazine, International Artist Magazine, The New York Times, The Intelligencer, The Times, and other publications.
John lives in Bucks County with his family, and two cats.
His artistic lineage traces back directly, student to teacher, to 18th century luminary, Jacques Louis David. Today, he teaches using the same rigorous French “atelier” system of training that has been passed down through the centuries. One of John’s gifts is in making this difficult to master material accessible for a modern audience. His training includes The American Academy of Art in Chicago (on scholarship) and Atelier LeSueur in Minnesota. He won the John and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship while finishing his studies at the School of Representational Art in Chicago.
His work has been shown internationally. Venues have included the Art Renewal Center International Salon; Richeson 75 Figure & Portrait International; Greenhouse Gallery Salon International; The Salmagundi Club; Ellarslie Museum in Trenton, NJ; The Lancaster Museum of Art, PA and The Ernst Museum in Budapest. His work has been featured in American Artist Magazine, International Artist Magazine, The New York Times, The Intelligencer, The Times, and other publications.
John lives in Bucks County with his family, and two cats.
