3 Girls 1999 acrylic & oil on paper 35cm x 25cm a magical moment 2000 acrylic & oil on paper 75cm x 56cm Boys at war 1996 pencil, ink & acrylic on paper 17.5cm x 20cm cave world 1996 pencil, ink, acrylic and sparkles on paper 20cm x 15cm flowers at night 1999 acrylic on paper 17.5cm x 22.5cm icecream cake girls 2000 acrylic & oil on paper 74cm x 54cm adventure island 2000 acrylic & oil on paper 75cm x 56cm Big Golden Moon 1996 acrylic & oil on paper 34cm x 40cm Ocean Nymphs 2 2001 acrylic & oil on paper 60cm x 20cm mary poppins and Friends 1993 acrylic on paper 28cm x 20cm moon rave 2002 acrylic & oil on paper 15cm x 20cm pub on the wharf 1997 acrylic & oil on paper 35cm x 50cm party Girls 2001 acrylic & oil on paper 25cm x 15cm Flying over Strawberry Hill 2002 acrylic & oil on paper 25cm x 15cm the flag hill 1997 acrylic & oil on paper 35cm x 50cm the messengers 2000 acrylic & oil on paper 71cm x 54cm whale of a time 1999 acrylic & oil on paper 50cm x 35cm                 Obie began to combine acrylic paint along with pencil and ink on paper in the mid 1990’s. His early compositions on paper using mixed media were similar in theme to his pencil and ink drawings - colourful houses and stickmen - he then began to flesh out his stickmen as in ‘Mary Poppins and friends - 1993’. He began experimenting with texture again and his paintings were combinations of textured forgrounds with flat backgrounds upon which he would paint his figures. The combination of texture and smoothness in his paintings creates dramatic effect and the feeling that the figures are alive. He began to put the sun and moon in most of his paintings ,”because I like to paint them” he says. He has perfected the jagged and molten cheese look of the moon and often places them as the central character.

latest exhibit | works on canvas | works on paper | pencil drawings | early days home | artist profile | contact obie © 2006 Mark O'Brien