Original Artwork

Bill Murcko

Born and educated in Michigan, and a summer resident of Mackinac Island for 25 years, Bill has spent most of his career as an award winning advertising and creative executive. He has loved the arts his whole life. A strong desire to improve his portrait painting skills drove him to enroll in his first formal oil painting class - at age 48. Murcko's formal art instruction continued with the Burmingham Bloomfield Art Association and workshops in Santa Fe, New Mexico and with the Academy of Realistic Art from Seattle, Washington. In 1996 he was selected for a special tutoring program in New York City conducted by nationally known portrait painter John Howard Sanden. Bill describes the collaborative study with amateur and professional painters as a valuable experience which has helped to shape his style. However, Murcko acknowledges that he is primarily self-taught. Late night hours spent painting in his home or in his studio at the Scarab Club in Detroit has honed his talent. In 1999, Murcko studied in the School of Realistic Art in France, and in 2000 attended the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. From there Murcko moved on to further study at the New York Academy of Figurative Art in New York City. A trip to Kenya, Africa provided the inspiration for his first solo show. Murcko was moved by the noble and beautiful Maasai people. On his return home, Murcko produced an amazing body of powerful portraits that was presented as "Capturing the magic of the Maasai on canvas".

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		Description	Price
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Chippewa Pride Original Oil on Canvas	$2595.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Mackinac Native Original Oil on Canvas	$995.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Native Grandson Original Oil on Canvas	$2195.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Hot Iron Original Oil on Canvas 16x20	$1950.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Round Island Lighthouse at Dawn Original Oil on Canvas 11x14	$895.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Girl in the Flowered Dress Original Oil on Canvas 14x11	$995.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Knitting at the McGulpin House Original Oil on Canvas 12x12	$1295.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Cutting the Fudge Original Oil on Canvas 8x10	$795.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Pearl Earring Original Oil on Canvas 9x12	$895.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Straw Hat Original Oil on Canvas 10x10	$895.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: My Black Fan Original Oil on Canvas 11x17	$995.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Rebecca Original Oil on Canvas 8x10	$795.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Blue Eyes Original Oil on Canvas 8x10	$695.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Barack Obama Original Oil on Canvas 24x24	$3950.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Blacksmith II Original Oil on Canvas 12x12	$995.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: British Soldier Original Oil on Canvas 12x16	$1200.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Sarah Original Oil on Canvas 15 1/2 x 11 1/2	$895.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Union Yellow Beard Original Oil on Canvas 19 1/2 x 15 1/2	$895.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Fort Reenactor Original Oil on Canvas 11x14	$795.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Foggy Morning at Mackinac Original Oil on Canvas 8 x 10	$650.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Gazebo at Mission Point Original Oil on Canvas 8 x 10	$895.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Lady Slipper Original Oil on Canvas 8 x 10	$595.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Harbor Gull Original Oil on Canvas 11 x 14	$595.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: The Arcade Original Oil on Canvas 9 x 12	$995.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: The Blacksmith Original Oil on Canvas 12 x 12	SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Making Fudge Original Oil on Canvas 9 x 12	SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Street Cleaner Original Oil on Canvas 9 x 12	SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Storm Coming Original Oil on Canvas 12 x 16	SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Top of Mission Hill Original Oil on Canvas	$995.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Arnold Transit Dock Original Oil on Canvas 13 1/2 x 17 1/4	$1200.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Fort Mackinac Original Oil on Canvas 11 1/2 x 15 1/4	$895.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Round Island Passage Light Original Oil on Canvas 10 1/2 x 13 1/2	$895.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Arch Rock Original Oil on Canvas 13 1/2 x 10 1/4	SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Sugar Loaf Original Oil on Canvas 8 1/2 x 11 1/2	$650.00 SOLD
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: View From East Bluff Original Oil on Canvas 15 1/2 x 19 1/2	$1200.00
		Artist: Bill Murcko Title: Trinity Episcopal Original Oil on Canvas 13 1/2 x 10 1/4	$595.00 SOLD