Description
‘Spellbound’ by Johannah O’Donnell
Artist: Johannah O’Donnell
Title: ‘Spellbound’
Medium: Acrylic on board
Dimensions: 10″ x 8″
Framing: Framed in wooden frame (frame size: 12.5″ x 10.5″)
Year of Creation: 2021
About the Artwork:
“This piece is the second in a series of bird paintings. The first painting, ‘Strange Magic’, created for the Curious Alchemy show, focused on autumn and the feeling of transition that season evokes. It was a very transformative time in our country and around the world, with a lot of uncertainty but also a sense of hope. This piece is definitely a late winter painting. I am feeling even more hopeful now, but also as though we are collectively holding our breath, waiting for the end of a year-long winter. I wanted to capture that stillness, and also the sense of looking towards the future.” – Johannah O’Donnell
About the Artist:
(Artist Statement)
Johannah O’Donnell, a Florida native, grew up in Sarasota, where she graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design with a degree in Fine Art. She is currently a full-time painter/art instructor and has exhibited work in numerous shows around the country, including a solo show at Bold Hype Gallery in NYC and a two-person show with Rebecca Rose (Sculpturings) at Gauntlet Gallery in San Fransisco. One of her paintings is on the cover of Lil Bub’s album, “Science & Magic”, and her work is also featured in “Lil Bub’s Lil Book” and “#Cats the Meowvie”.
Influenced by the American Pop Art movement, Spanish Surrealism, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Art, Johannah O’Donnell’s paintings use natural and figurative symbolism to comment on the ever-evolving human condition.