William J Rushton Art
American, b. 1993
William J. Rushton, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, earned his B.A. in psychology at Colorado College. He then trained for five years at Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy, learning the sight-size method of drawing, painting and sculpture. In his last two years, he served as an assistant instructor... which he continues to on his yearly visits back to Florence.
Today William spends most of his time in New York City while regularly visiting Birmingham. Dividing his time between sculpture and painting, William continues to grow as an artist and strives to achieve the quality and inspiration of the great masters.
A note on the sight-size method... The sight-size technique of drawing and painting originated in the practices of 16th and 17th century European painters such as Titian, Velazquez, and van Dyck and was employed extensively by Sargent and his contemporaries. Using only live models and natural light, this approach allows for an unmediated visual relationship between the artist and his subject. Images are drawn or painted from life and to the scale of life. The artist places the paper or canvas next to the subject and repeatedly moves ten or so steps back between pencil or brush strokes in order to see both the model and the image from a distance and in full. Using an angled light source from above and occasionally a small mirror to refresh the artist’s eye, this time-honored method of portraiture emphasizes and facilitates observation and selection. The aim is to be convincingly representational—the portraits bear a striking likeness to the models—but also interpretive. Figures are somewhat impressionistic when viewed at close range but gain clarity and strength when viewed from afar. William employs a similarly active approach to sculpting heads, moving back and forth from both sculpture stand and model as he shapes the clay. Sculptures are likewise life-size.to
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Artist: William J Rushton
Oil Painted Still Life of Wooden Bowl, Berries, and Nuts in Natural Light
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
Oil Painted Still Life in Natural Light with Dark Background.. bowl with berries and nuts.
As with nearly all of William J Rushton's artworks, this was created from life and on the...
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2010s Old Masters William J Rushton Art
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Linen, Oil
Life Size Oil Painted Portrait of Woman in Red (Roksolana)
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
As with all of William's paintings... this portrait was painted from life, on the scale of life, and under natural light. While realistic and classical in character, his paintings al...
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2010s Realist William J Rushton Art
Materials
Oil
Life Size Sculpture of Male Head in Patina Bronze "Giorgi"
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
Bronze life-size male head with a dark brown patina.
Rushton sculpts all of his busts using live models over the course of multiple sittings. While realistic and classical in charac...
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2010s Realist William J Rushton Art
Materials
Bronze
Life Size Sculpture of Male Head in Patina Bronze "Diadji"
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
Bronze life-size male head with a dark brown patina. Sculpted in Florence Italy and casted in bronze just outside of the city. This is an earlier piece that holds a distinctly differ...
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2010s Realist William J Rushton Art
Materials
Bronze
Life Size Sculpture of Female Head in Terracotta Clay "Klaudia"
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
Terracotta life-size female head.
Rushton sculpts all of his busts using live models over the course of multiple sittings. While realistic and classical in character, his sculpture...
Category
2010s Realist William J Rushton Art
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Oil Painted Still Life in Natural Light with Dark Backdrop. Metal Bowl and Food
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
Oil Painted Still Life in Natural Light with Dark Backdrop. Metal Bowl, leaves, fish, and other food.
As with nearly all of William J Rushton's artworks, this was created from life...
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2010s Old Masters William J Rushton Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Oil Painted Life Size Portrait of Woman in Green (Loredana)
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
As with all of William's paintings... this portrait was painted from life, on the scale of life, and under natural light. While realistic and classical in character, his paintings al...
Category
2010s Realist William J Rushton Art
Materials
Oil
Life Size Sculpture of Male Head in Terracotta Clay "Andrea"
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
Terracotta life-size male head.
Rushton sculpts all of his busts using live models over the course of multiple sittings. While realistic and classical in character, his sculptures ...
Category
2010s Realist William J Rushton Art
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Life Size Charcoal Life Drawing of Male (Drew)
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
As with all of William's drawing and paintings... this drawing was created from life, on the scale of life, and under natural light. While realistic and classical in character, his a...
Category
2010s Realist William J Rushton Art
Materials
Charcoal
Life Size Sculpture of Female Head in White Terracotta Clay "Yasmina"
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
Gypsum-based white terracotta life-size female head. Sculpted and kiln fired in Florence Italy, this work is now kept in Rushton's studio in central Manhattan.
Rushton sculpts all ...
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2010s Realist William J Rushton Art
Materials
Terracotta
Life Size Sculpture of Male Head in Terracotta Clay "Giorgi"
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
Terracotta life-size male head.
Rushton sculpts all of his busts using live models over the course of multiple sittings. While realistic and classical in character, his sculptures ...
Category
2010s Realist William J Rushton Art
Materials
Terracotta
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