Bruce L. Williamson is a representational artist whose passion to paint is inspired by the beauty of the world around him. In his distinctive alla prima style he uses bold brush strokes and beautiful colors to create striking renditions of people, places and objects. He believes that good paintings are founded on a strong underlying pattern of light and shade. His paintings have strong compositions where objects in light emerge from the shadows. His portraits seem to capture the personality of his subject.

Born in Oakville Ontario Canada, his association with art goes back a long way. His uncle owned an art gallery where Bruce displayed and sold numerous paintings. His mother was a watercolorist and her great grandfather, Sir Sanford Fleming, designed the first Canadian stamp. After a college level art program under John Damm ARS, he went to the Art Student's League of New York to study under Robert Brackman; one of America's most sought after teachers in the painting craft. He has since broadened his studies by working under David Leffel, Greg Kreutz, Matt Smith, Dan Gerhartz, Hongnian Zhang, Joe Anna Arnett, and William Kalwick Jr.

As a young adult Bruce left painting to become a Catholic Priest. During that time he traveled internationally, spending seven years in Rome where he was ordained by Pope John Paul II. While there at the University of St. Thomas Aquinas, he had the great opportunity to follow the remarkable journey of and to work with Mother Teresa. It was during this period in Europe, studying the great figures of art history, that his talent as an artist were most influenced.