OONABRAYSHAW

My paintings are pulled from my daydreams and fantasies that come to life with each brushstroke. This creates a whimsical space for my creativity and the viewer to enjoy. My materials are preferably oil and acrylic paint on canvas, however, I also make charcoal and graphite drawings and ceramic stuffed animals I generally use both paint mediums on the same canvas to highlight which parts are important to me. Oils are reserved for skin with silky smooth gradients, while acrylic takes care of other mundane imagery; The same is executed on my ceramic work as well.

My subjects have varied throughout my career, they all have a common denominator: portraits

These portraits can be of actual people and objects that represent living things, (such as an animal cracker). Painting or sculpting these specimens is a very intimate process in which a part of me is left behind in each work, especially in clay I believe inanimate objects are just as important as human portraits not only for their aesthetic appeal but for their connotations which allow me to play with themes of innocence, nostalgia and my own infertility.

My work is about escaping from the boring reality of adulthood and coping with a medical condition that affects my mental health These pieces I create are usually for my own enjoyment that gives me a safe place to have forever and to remind myself to carry on I can only hope that my viewers will think my art is weird and humorous. I would like my artwork to be enjoyed and laughed at in a good way.

Hold Me

9.25’’ x 9’’ x 8’’ , Ceramic with oil paint