John Connolly
About Inspired by sea, moors and woods, Johns work is full of drama and emotion. The ‘observer’ can experience a feeling of remoteness and ‘sense of place'.
About John Connolly
Based in Bolsover, United Kingdom. member for 11 Years
Biography
I trained as an Art teacher at Doncaster and in Drama at Derby University. After teaching Art and Drama for several years, I became founder member and artistic director of Compact Theatre and have acted professionally (as Harry Connolly) since 1992. I divide my time between painting, acting and writing (with a bias towards painting since 2003). I have written three plays, which have been toured nationally and in UAE. I also sing with the oldest boyband in the world ‘Old Spice’ who we recently re named ‘The Shaydes’. In 2010 I became a full time artist working in my own studio in Bolsover nr Chesterfield.
ARTISTS STATEMENT
I have a keen interest in lansdcape painting. The vast sweeping horizons of the Derbyshire Peak District, the rugged terrain and ever changing light over Cumbria, North Yorkshire Moors and the shorlines of Pembrokeshire Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly all provide me with a rich variety of subject matter”
I work mainly with acrylics, but sometimes mix media using anything and everything that is permanent, to achieve the desired effect. I use variety of found materials, making marks and interesting textures with anything at hand. I scratch, scrape and sometimes flick or throw the paint onto the canvas to create runs and dribbles that suggest waves or interesting cloud formations. In some of my larger paintings, I include collaged materials. Beach sand may be used to create an interesting texture in a landscape or to represent itself within a seascape. Dried grass, twigs, leaves and ferns have also been known to appear in my landscape paintings.”
In much of my work, I am drawn towards the sea and bleakest parts of Cornwall and The Peak District, making the point of interest the horizon where the contrasts of colour, texture and the ever changing light over water enable me to create work with drama and emotion. Most recently I have started an on going project called ‘Woodland Light’, producing a body of work on The New Forest and Sherwood Forest.
I rarely include people in my paintings as I hope the ‘observer’ can experience a feeling of remoteness and ‘sense of place’. Where figures do appear, this is usually to provide focus and scale to my work.
COLLECTIONS.
My work has been purchased by collectors in the UK, France, Spain, Sweden, Austria, America, Australia, New Zealand, and The Middle East .
info for buyers
- accepts paypal
- international delivery
- 14 day cancellation period
- delivery usually 7 days