Wilson Hurley (1924 - 2008) American
Gouache on Paper
Measure 12 1/4"in H x 23 1/2"in W and 21 1/2"in H x 31 1/2'in W with frame

Known for: Landscape, some western genre, mural painting
Biography: Representational painter in oil, especially known for broad landscapes of the Western United States, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1924 and living in Albuquerque, New Mexico since 1952. His early childhood was spent in Leesburg, Virginia, after the family left Tulsa in 1928. In 1936, they were spending summers in New Mexico, and he was enrolled in Los Alamos School where he graduated in 1942. He entered the U.S. Military Academy in that year, graduated in 1945, was commissioned a second lieutenant, and flew in an air-sea rescue unit in the Philippines until 1949. At that time he resigned his commission in the Air Force and entered George Washington Law School where he earned a degree in 1951. He practiced law in New Mexico, primarily in Albuquerque, for thirteen years. His commitment to painting began at an early age. He was exposed to many fine painters in New Mexico during his childhood, and while practicing law and flying in the New Mexico National Guard, he continued as a Sunday painter. He has devoted himself full time to painting since 1964. Hurley's interest in broad vistas, mountains, canyons, and clouds is probably the result of his flying experience, although he enjoys painting still lifes and a variety of other subjects. He has been featured in American Artist, Persimmon Hill, Artists of the Rockies, Art West, and Southwest Art.

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