Justin T. Worrell (b. 1978) is a Virginia-based landscape artist painting in the tradition of the American Tonalists. An oil painter, Justin applies paint thinly and uses a dry-brush technique to create dreamlike, atmospheric, and emotionally charged images, forming what he refers to as a compromise between the temporal and the eternal.

Justin’s interest in art began early in his life. He fondly recalls sitting beside his grandmother in her home studio, asking questions and observing the craft firsthand. Largely painting as a hobby, and when time would allow, Justin began more formal training as an oil painter around 2014. At this time, he began studying at the Art League in Alexandria, VA, with local artists under the tutelage of Mike Francis. He has also attended many workshops with artists he admires, such as Dennis Sheehan.

Principle Gallery in Alexandria, VA, and Charleston, SC, represents Justin. He is proud to be a Signature Artist with the American Tonalist Society, and his work is collected globally.

Justin says, “I do not paint landscapes. I paint a compromise between the temporal and eternal. I work to this effect through atmospheric, moody, and sublime images, typically derived from my imagination.

While working toward a picture’s resolution, I conjure amorphous and semi-abstract forms constituted by intense light. It is this light that acts as a causeway between the temporal and the eternal spirit.

In contrast to my Tonalist forebears, my pictures represent a modern expressive school of Tonalism. My pictures are often finished in one sitting, but occasionally a revisit is required to resolve them thoroughly. My primary artistic influences include George Inness, J.M.W. Turner, and Dennis Sheehan.”