jsoconnell

I am an Artist living in Madison, Wisconsin, I have been painting all my life and now have created 500+ original pieces. I offer prints of my more popular original acrylic paintings. If you'd like to check out my work and leave a comment or question, please visit my website at https://2-james-oconnell.pixels.com. Also checkout my iCanvas.com for large, high res canvas giclees. Background Growing up in Minnesota in the 1940s and 50s made me keenly aware of nature. Minnesota is a place of diverse topography – rural fields of corn and wheat, heavily forested terrain to the north – with countless rivers and lakes spread across the region. These indelible images have become the basis for much of my art. As an adult learner, I took some coursework in Fine Arts at the University of Minnesota in the 1990s. For several years I displayed my work at the corporate offices of Andersen Corporation. Since 1993, I have exhibited and sold my paintings in galleries in both Minneapolis and southern California. I have consistently received favorable feedback from persons trained in the marketing and display of art - some have even called me the "Man of Color." Since returning 15 years ago from work as a Deputy Public Guardian in Riverside, California, I have taken many disciplined days to become technically stronger by challenging and stretching myself, broadening my subject matter and styles, using new materials and painting larger canvases. This new fork in my life as a full-time painter has made into the Artist I've visualized becoming . Confidence and competence as an Artist have grown as has my body of work - with more than 300 pieces since 2004. Contact information js_oconnell@msn.com james.oconnell.art.prints@gmail.com www.2-james-oconnell.pixels.com https://www.pinterest.com/oconnell007/james-oconnell-painter/ Wordpress: @jsoconnell Twitter: @northerner3 “Stimulating Imagination and Conversation through Art”