About William J Rushton
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 and painting and, in his last two years, serving as an assistant instructor to first-, second-, and third-year students. To deepen his understanding of the human form, he has now added sculpture to his body of works. William divides his time between New York City, Birmingham AL, and Florence, Italy. He is available for commissioned portraits as well...Read More
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Featured Pieces
Painted from Life Plein Air of Ponte Santa Trinita of Florence Italy
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
This plien air landscape oil painting was created directly from life by Florence Italy's Arno river looking onto Ponte Santa Trinita from the oltrarno side. Using oil pigments and pr...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painted from Life Landscape of Basilica Santa Maria della Salute of Venice
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
This plien air landscape painting was created directly from life on the southern most tip of Venezia looking at Basilica Santa Maria della Salute - a beautiful and historical Venetia...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painted from Life Landscape of Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore of Venice
By William J Rushton
Located in New York, NY
This plien air landscape painting was created directly from life on the southern most tip of Venezia looking across the canal to Basilica del Santissimo Redentore - a beautiful and h...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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...
Category
2010s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
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...
Category
2010s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
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...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
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...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
