Using just a few colors on a wood panel, Jeffrey Bussells attempts to quickly and directly put down something that is meaningful to him.  His starting place is typically a familiar landscape (the Virginia Piedmont or Down East Maine) or an incidental still life of fruit or flowers. Space is a primary concern. His marks tend to be linear and painterly. Expression is valued over description and refinement. Rhythm, movement and balance play key roles. His influences include Titian, Rembrandt, Albert Pinkham Ryder and Jack Boul.   

 

 

Education

 

• Washington Studio School. 1990-94

• Radford University, Fine Art/Sociology. 1981-85

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

• Middle Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia. 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006

• Waddell Art Gallery, Sterling, Virginia. 2007

• Watergate Gallery, Washington, D.C. 2007

 

3-4 Person Exhibitions

 

• Courtyard Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1994

• Middle Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia. 2004

• Watergate Gallery, Washington, D.C. 2010

• Gay Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia 2018

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

 

• Art Barn Gallery, Washington, D.C.

• Courtyard Gallery, Washington, D.C.

• Fairfax Council for the Arts, Fairfax, Virginia

• Middle Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia

• DIAA Gallery, Deer Isle, Maine