Al Gury, Al Gury Art, Works Of Al Gury, Al Gury Artwork, Al Gury Paintings

"The human face, when painted honestly and directly, tells a story of respect, dignity and even humor. Each of these alla prima paintings reflects both an analysis of the formal elements of color, brushwork and drawings as well as the character of a real individual. Unlike the formal protraits that line our boardrooms and office halls, these intimate paitnings can be enjoyed for their personal and aesthetic qualitites as art and as very human documents."

- Al Gury

Original Works

Cool Woods oil on panel 11 x 14 inches	Sunset Over the Bluffs II oil on panel 8 x 10 inches	Autumn Woods 4 oil on panel 10 x 8 inches

Evening Landscape Shadows oil on panel 30 x 40 inches SOLD	Golden Farm oil on panel 9 x 12 inches	Mixed Roses in a Glass Sleeve oil on panel 10 x 12 inches SOLD

Kitchen Bunch oil on board, 2010 20 x 16 inches	Pink Peonies oil on board 14 x 11 inches	Philadelphia Sunrise 2 oil on panel 8 x 10 inches

Mixed Bunch in a Pottery Vase oil on panel 20 x 16 inches SOLD	Bucks County Mountains oil on panel 12 x 12 inches

Exhibition Works

Al oil on board, 2009 14 x 11 inches	Anthony oil on board, 2008 12 x 9 inches	Bubba oil on board 14 x 11 inches


Eddie oil on board, 2005 16 x 12 inches	Eric oil on board, 2007 16 x 12 inches	Jim oil on board, 2010 14 x 11 inches


Jon oil on board, 2007 14 x 11 inches	Josh oil on board, 2005 12 x 9 inches	Logan oil on board, 2010 14 x 11 inches


Mike oil on board, 2010 16 x 12 inches	Kenny oil on canvas, 2000 20 x 16 inches	Tim oil on board, 2010 14 x 11 inches

Thoughtful Man oil on board, 2005 10 x 8 inches	Thomas oil on board, 2008 16 x 12 inches	Young Man oil on board, 2009 16 x 12 inches

Al Gury is Chair of the Painting Department at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. The School was awarded the National Medal of Arts for Distinguished Service to the Arts in America, the only art school to be so honored. Al Gury received his BA in fine arts and humanities from Saint Louis University, a Certificate of Art from PAFA, and an MFA from the University of Delaware. Al Gury is a recipient of the Cresson Traveling Fellowship. Al Gury is also the author of Alla Prima: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Direct Painting. The book, inspired by his mentor Arthur DaCosta, has become a cornerstone for all students learning the great traditions of Western painting.

Al Gury's paintings have been exhibited, among other places at the at the National Academy of Design, Philadelphia Museum of Art, National Capitol in Washington D.C., Washington and Lee University, the University of Pennsylvania and the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia.