Art created by Terri O’Connell
Welcome to my art portfolio. There are paintings in Acrylic, Colored Pencil and Graphite. I hope that you find something in my art that makes you happy or inspired.
Portfolio - Figurative
8×10 Acrylic on canvas - As we all did as children, this child stops to play in a puddle after the rain
11×14 Acrylic on canvas .- this diver floats at the edge of the ocean drop off. A chilling sight.
SOLD
8×10 Acrylic on canvas board - In celebration of America 250. I think painting children’s hands in front of the flag will indicate that our future in in good hands.
8×8 Colored Pencil on black paper (mat is 12×12) - In Celebration of the Artemis II mission, this captures Astronaut Cristina Koch looking back at home on her way to the farthest point humans have traveled.
Portfolio - Portraits
Colored pencil on paper - This adorable little girl is one of my earlier works and I just wanted to capture her angelic expression.
Graphite portrait - Historical Photo of Maria Tallchief the first American Prima ballerina and first Native American Prima ballerina
Colored Pencil on black toned paper - Amelia Earhart has been a personal hero of mine.
Portfolio - Landscape & Nature
8×10 Acrylic on canvas - The lighthouse is many times the last contact with land before a boat heads out to sea. I have always been drawn to these lonely sentinels and love the variety in architecture.
11×14 Acrylic on canvas The Watchtower was built by Native Americans and overlooks the Grand Canyon.
7×10 Colored pencil (11×14 matted) - I have always admired the photographers that bravely caught the inside of the perfect wave.
Giclee print 8×10 available - $30
9×12 Colored pencil on paper. A view through the curl toward the sunset with all of the colors reflecting inside the wave.
7×10 Colored pencil piece (11×14 matted) - I’ve always been drawn to lighthouses and that these lonely sentinels are often the last thing seen before the open ocean.
Giclee print 8×10 available - $30
Portfolio - Still Life
6×8 Colored Pencil on gray toned paper - This copper spritzer has wonderful reflections of the light, rose and table.
5×7 Colored Pencil on black toned paper - Winner of Colored Pencil Magazine “Black Beauty” contest - beginner category 2024
Colored Pencil on paper - Multicolored pair of roses with a hint of the morning dew
Giclee print 8×10 available - $30
11×14 Colored pencil and pan pastel on paper - In celebration of America 250, this Work in Progress, as if Thomas Jefferson took a moment in thought but reflecting that our country too is a work in progress.
Acrylic on canvas 8×10 - I took this photo to capture the sun shinning through the petals then paired with the deep emerald background
Giclee print 8×10 available - $30
9×11 Colored Pencil - This painting captures the variety of the play of light through the glass dish and marbles.
Giclee print 8×10 available $30
11×14 Acrylic on canvas and decoupage - This was painted as art for a Christmas card.
Hand Cross Stitched Art
Autumn Road
$3000
Reminds me of the backroads in New England deep in the Fall.
Completed work is ready for framing mounted with cotton batting on an acid free 19x22 cardboard backing board. The fabric is laced taut which enables adjustments or remounting if desired.
Pattern Design by Cross Stitch TR
Stitching completed by Terri O’Connell
Cliffs of Moher
$2500
Reminds me of a family trip to Ireland and the wonderful vistas throughout the country.
Completed work is ready for framing mounted with cotton batting on an acid free 19x14 cardboard backing board. The fabric is laced taut which enables adjustments or remounting if desired.
Design by S. Clarke; Pattern owned by Pattern Artecy
Stitching completed by Terri O’Connell