George J. McNeil Art

"Spirit" a bold and thoughtful cubist oil on canvas was painted in December of 2001 by African American artist William (Bill) Cooper. William Y. Cooper was a writer, painter, muralist, illustrator, and art teacher. He moved to Western New York in 1954 from Birmingham, Alabama, to pursue work, and Buffalo has been his home ever since. In 1975, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University at Buffalo; he was also a state certified art teacher. Cooper woked primarily in oils and acrylics, but also creates drawings on paper. He has painted several commissioned murals and has had more than fifteen one-man shows in Western New York and Ghana, West Africa, and has participated in more than twenty-five group exhibitions since he began his professional career in 1969. His paintings and drawings address both his African heritage and his experience as an American through symbolism and metaphor. He observes, “I am an Afrocentric artist. My worldview is rooted in an African frame of reference and a deep, abiding sense of the creator from whence I draw my inspiration, strength, and a sense of who I am. The use of symbols allows me to explore literal ideas.” Among Cooper’s published works are two children’s books, 77 Jackson Street, Rear and Nakai and the Red Shoes, and a novel for adults, The Mopane Tree. Cooper founded the Afrocentric Artists’ Collective and ran the organization from 1979 to 1981. In 2013 he was designated a “Living Legacy” artist by the Burchfield Penney Arts Center, the latest in a series of honors which has also included awards from the Arts Council of Buffalo & Erie County, the New York State Council on the Arts, and Alpha Kappa Alpha...

This artist's butterfly work is in the current Veranda Magazine with Jan Showers. "Flight of the Butterfly" original oil on canvas painting of a blue and green butterfly by Steve Mc...

“Much like the human body, trees carry marks of time—scars, textures, and changes that reveal their history. For me, the older a tree is, the more interesting it becomes. Its bark is...

“Much like the human body, trees carry marks of time—scars, textures, and changes that reveal their history. For me, the older a tree is, the more interesting it becomes. Its bark is...

This artist's butterfly work is in the current Veranda Magazine with Jan Showers. "Live a Colorful Life" original oil on canvas painting by Steve McElroy, 2025. 22 x 28 inches. Thi...

CUBIST PICNIC Size: 71 x 64.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A striking painting that presents a lively outdoor dining scene interpreted through a playful Cubist lens, executed ...

Goya etchings are reworked into a physical abstraction that transforms the painted panel into a bodily surface. Star-Stuff, 2025 Oil, Acrylic and Spray Paint on Panel 14 x 11 in / 3...

This artist's butterfly work is in the current Veranda Magazine with Jan Showers. "Butterfly" original oil on canvas painting by Steve McElroy, 2024. B...

Oil on canvas Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the Tbilisi St...

oil on canvas

"The Moment Before We Started Was My Favorite Moment" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas, by Amy Hutcheson, that depicts an abstract painting with colorful geomet...

Martryce Roach is a self-taught visual artist from New Brunswick, NJ, who introduced her work in 2014. Martryce incorporates elements of music, education, geometric shapes, and envir...