John Connolly

John studied Fine Art at Leeds College of Art. He aims to produce contemporary art that can be enjoyed by not just the ‘seasoned art collector’ but anyone who has an appreciation for the aesthetic.

John works mainly with watercolour and acrylics, and often mixed media using a variety of found materials, making marks and interesting textures with anything at hand. He scratches, scrapes and sometimes throws the paint onto the canvas to create runs and dribbles that suggest waves or interesting cloud formations.

In much of his current work, John is drawn towards the sea and bleakest parts of Yorkshire and Derbyshire, making the point of interest the horizon where the contrasts of colour, texture and the ever changing light over water enable him to create work with drama and emotion. John rarely includes people in his paintings hoping that the ‘observer’ can experience a feeling of remoteness and ‘sense of place’.

Snowy River
Bluebells