U R S U L A   O' F A R R E L L First Dance oil on canvas, 48"x60",  $8,500.00

A landscape of distinctive brushwork, textured surfaces and gestural marks unites Ursula O’Farrell’s figurative oil paintings. Her provocative work evokes the California Bay Area figurative art movement that emerged in the early 1950s with visionaries such as Elmer Bischoff, David Park and Richard Diebenkorn. O’Farrell’s unique style builds upon this rich heritage. Primarily an abstract figure painter, she combines the emotional content of Expressionism with a contemporary palette infused with the light and shadows found within her California surroundings. Working from life, O’Farrell’s pursuit of beauty begins with an open heart, ready to explore the inner workings of what lies within the human figure posed before her. “I do not try to render with my eye, but instead, I seek to interpret and express what is felt from within me — from a place of soul.” - Ursula O'Farrell.