Biography
Patrick was brought up in Leeds and gained a foundation in Art and Design at Harrogate College of Technology in 1994 and BA (Hons) Fine Art at Southampton Institute in 1997. He has lived and worked in Brighton since and his current studio is situated at the Phoenix Arts Association. His work has referred to the figure and landscape throughout his career. Patrick's work can be found in private collections in the UK, France and in USA.
Education
BA Hons Fine Art
Southampton Institute 1997
Awards
Arts Council 2003
Best Painting, Brighton Art Fair 2005
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Quotes
"Mr O'Donnell is one of my favourite gay bearded brighton-based artists"
David Walliams
Patrick O’Donnell’s radiant and powerful abstract paintings won him the Neo Hotel Art Prize at last year’s Brighton Art Fair. His oil paintings depict the power and grandeur of the forces of nature, swirling mists, and Krakatoan vistas."
Latest 7, Sussex
"Patrick O'Donnell's oil paintings consist of intense, gorgeous colours that merge into one another. In these maps of luminous colour, jagged lines meet one another in evocations of dramatic beauty..."
Hattie Gordon, Author
"Patrick O’Donnell’s paintings are brooding landscapes of vivid colour and bold composition. With a nod to the apocalyptic visions of John Martin, Joseph Wright and JMW Turner, they are highly dramatic, with an almost religious intensity. O’Donnell may find inspiration in the solidity of the real world - printed images, personal photos - but his painting is a far more intuitive process. The composition and colour evolves through the application of layer after layer of paint. Perhaps it is this process that gives the paintings their richness - a depth that magnetises and seduces the viewer."
Robin Dashwood, BBC