In 1990 Joe Gyurcsak left a successful illustration career to pursue a fine art path. “I had a born-again experience as an artist when I first saw the natural light on subjects in the open air. It changed my way of thinking and creating, I had made the leap into the Plein Air painting experience.” Since then, Joe has participated in all the top plein air events in the US. He has won numerous awards including the Grand Prize at Plein Air Easton. He is also featured in the 100 Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic book.

Joe is a highly regarded instructor who has lectured and demonstrated throughout the US at more than 170 major art Institutions. He is a resident artist for Blick / Utrecht Art Materials as well as a member of the Signature Member of Oil Painters of America, and Signature Artist of American Impressionist Society.