Brendan O'Connell Art

SAPERE AUDE. Dare to be wise. Immanuel Kant’s directive is embodied in the work of David Ligare. For forty years, Ligare has dedicated his work to classi...

Single hummingbird, oil on panel by Angela Smith Hummingbird on a green background, perfectly painted with lots of detail.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Singl...

In this artwork, I've poured my soul into capturing the fleeting beauty of nature. The acrylic and ink dance with collage elements, creating a textured tapestry that almost breathes ...

This painting is made by Dutch artist Bart Koning who lives and works in Krefeld, Germany. Shortly after his studies at “De Rietveld academie” in Amsterdam the artist left for Germa...

Still life with lemons, cruet and teaspoon is one of the best works by the artist Marco Fariello. It is made on wood panel, painted in oil in 2021. The subject of the work is the re...

Inspired by his experience delivering fresh flowers years ago, Jahn Page has created a whimsical, joyful series of contemporary paintings. Each bouquet appea...

Still-life with skull 50 x 80 cm Oil on wood panel Framed (included 62 x 92 cm Ksenya Istomina graduated in 2018 at the 'Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg'. Since her sta...

Bird's-eye view of an apple 46 x 40 cm (Framed 56 x 50 cm) Oil on wood panel JP Marsman's cheerful and hyper-realistic paintings appeal to the imagination on several levels. Artisan; the work is painted so realistically that everything seems 'touchable'. It seems to be 'there'... Colour; the artist isn't afraid to go wild with color. This gives the still lifes a liveliness that is unique for 'still lifes'. Combinations; the subjects that Jean Paul Marsman...

At once classic and contemporary, this painting by Jahn Page is part of a series dedicated to ‘an examination of life through the filter of flowers.’ On a to...

This painting is made by Dutch artist Bart Koning who lives and works in Krefeld, Germany. Incredibly clever how the originally Dutch Bart Koning knows h...

A painting by Penelope Gottlieb. "Castilleja cruenta standl" is a contemporary painting, ink, acrylic and oil on canvas panel in a variety of bright, bold colors by American artist Penelope Gottlieb. After receiving her BFA from the Art Center College for Design in Pasadena, Penelope Gottlieb went on to earn her MFA from the University of California in Santa Barbara where she currently lives and works. Gottlieb’s artistic repertoire is thoroughly modern and includes innovative paintings as well as compelling media design, for which she received an Emmy in the field of motion picture title design in 1993. Gottlieb’s more recent works showcase a unique synthesis of her modern graphic design background and the vintage botanical renderings of natural scientists. However, her paintings are also unique in their perspective on the traditional floral still life. Stylized flora and fauna are depicted as emanating from a comic book explosion, illustrating what the artist refers to as “the dire state of the planet” as faced with species extinction and the resulting biological and ecological ramifications. These violent representations of the artistically typified placid natural world are intended as “visual eulogies for lost plant life.” The particular specimens that Gottlieb depicts are in fact extinct and she is able to recreate them only from historical drawings and botanist’s descriptions. Although avant-garde and aesthetically unique, Gottlieb’s paintings delineate clear influences from the renowned artists of Pop and Expressionist art. The composition of many of her paintings is reminiscent of Kandinsky’s canvas-filling outpours while her bold color palette and black outlines recall Lichtenstein’s comic book panels. Her work is also closely related to a more contemporary group of artists, including Alexis Rockman...

This still-life is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga. The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visual language...