Michael McConnell
 

Artist Statement

 

I fear I have no voice. I am awkward and anxious. Using art to tell stories creates a refuge for me in which to make sense of the world and a forgotten childhood. I don't remember the details of my youth, but long to tell my story. Inspired by struggle, I explore the tension between childhood and maturity, discovering the space between.

 

I take the stories I know, stories you may also know, and record them differently-stories that examine loneliness, responsibility, and choice. At first glance the work reads like a fairytale, the playful images of children and animals seduce the viewer into the work. Closer observation strips away the innocent outward appearance and the viewer is confronted with darker stories of skepticism and failure. Combining these peculiar specific images with phrases, that often become titles, the work is layered with narrative possibility.

 

My drawings, reminiscent of the old photographs I've collected over the years, become that space between the imagined and the observed. While the sculptural work, composed of discarded stuffed animals, suggests that uneasy feeling of lost childhood.

 

Stretching My Identity
Michael McConnell, 2007
Mixed Media
17” x 24” x 12”
SOLD

 

What Goes Up
Michael McConnell, 2007
Mixed Media
19" x 15" x 17"

$450

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Must Come Down
Michael McConnell, 2007
Mixed Media
14" x 8" x 7"

SOLD

 

The Stuff That Would Make Us Whole
Michael McConnell, 2007
Mixed Media
35" x 27" x 14"

$850

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One Always Outweighs The Other
Michael McConnell, 2007
Mixed Media
25" x 48" x 10"

$850

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Searching For The Root of It All
Michael McConnell, 2007
Mixed Media
13 1/2" x 9 1/2" x 15 1/2"

SOLD

Thread Bear
Michael McConnell, 2007
Mixed Media
19" x 28" x 16"

SOLD

 

Growth Spurts
Michael McConnell, 2007
Mixed Media
20" x 20" x 22"

$650

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Sit and Listen To The Story
Michael McConnell, 2007
Mixed Media
22" x 22" x 19"

SOLD

 

Here Is The Man Who Can Never Love Again
Michael McConnell, 2007
Acrylic & Graphite on Wood
24" x 24"

$1,000

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What I'm Capable Of
Michael McConnell, 2007
Acrylic & Graphite on Wood
24" x 24"

$1,000

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Skillful Little Owls
Michael McConnell, 2007
Latex & Graphite on Wood
36" x 24"

$1,600

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Splinters and Other Minor Obstacles
Michael McConnell, 2007
Acrylic on Wood
36" x 24"

$1,600

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If you stand still, no one will see you
Michael McConnell, 2007
Colored Pencil & Latex on Wood
16" x 12"

$800

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Personal Boundary
Michael McConnell, 2007
Acrylic, Graphite & Lace on Wood
28" x 20"

$1,000

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Silently Leaving the Room

Michael McConnell, 2007
Acrylic, Graphite & Lace on Wood
28" x 20"

SOLD


Tied to the Past
Michael McConnell, 2007
Graphite, Acrylic & Latex on Wood
28" x 20"

$1,000

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Two Sides of the Story
Michael McConnell, 2007
Acrylic and Graphite on Wood
24" x 24"

$1,000

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Spinning Silver-lined Stories
Michael McConnell, 2007
Acrylic & Latex on Wood
32" x 30"

$1,250

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Trapping Innocence
Michael McConnell, 2007
Graphite & Acrylic on Wood
30" x 21"

$1,200

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The Solitude of Squirrels
Michael McConnell, 2007
Graphite on Paper
22" x 30"

$800 Framed

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Carry What You Can
Michael McConnell, 2007
Graphite on Paper
22" x 30"

$800 Framed

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Eventually the Past Catches You
Michael McConnell, 2007
Graphite and Colored Pencil on Paper
20" x 28"

$600 Framed

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And He Waited Patiently Until Mary Did Appear
Michael McConnell, 2007
Graphite on Paper
20" x 28"

SOLD

Nature's Balance
Michael McConnell, 2007
Graphite on Paper
20" x 28"

$600 Framed

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Departure
Michael McConnell, 2007
Graphite & Watercolor on Paper
28" x 20"

SOLD

Block the Door, We Have Mice
Michael McConnell, 2007
Graphite and Colored Pencil on Paper
28" x 20"

$600 Framed

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Family Lineage 1
Michael McConnell, 2007

Graphite and Colored Pencil on Paper

15" x 11" (each sheet 7 1/2" x 11")

SOLD

Family Lineage 2
Michael McConnell, 2007

Graphite and Colored Pencil on Paper

15" x 11" (each sheet 7 1/2" x 11")

$500 Framed

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Other Works on Paper Available...
 

Condor
Michael McConnell
Acrylic and Collage on Wood
3.75" x 4.25"
$100

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Stumped In Thought
Michael McConnell
Acrylic, Graphite and Collage on Paper
12" x 8.5"

$150 unframed

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Wood Pecked
Michael McConnell
Acrylic on Paper
14" x 15"
$200 unframed

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Deer Chairs
Michael McConnell
Acrylic on Paper
17.25" x 22.5"

$400 unframed

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Meeting
Michael McConnell
Acrylic on Paper
22" x 30"
$500 unframed

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Crouched

Michael McConnell
Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
11" x 12.75"

$250 unframed

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Tell Me Another Story
Michael McConnell
Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
18" x 22"
$400 unframed

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Misplaced Love
Michael McConnell
Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
14" x 16"

$325 unframed

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Deer Cans
Michael McConnell
Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
15" x 11.5"
$300 unframed

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New Deer
Michael McConnell
Acrylic on Paper
22" x 15"

$400 unframed

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Fox In The Snow
Michael McConnell
Acrylic on Paper
20" x 14"
$400 unframed

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5C - Fox On Table 
Michael McConnell
Acrylic on Paper
14.5" x 10"

$300 unframed

 

Fox, Table, Snow
Michael McConnell
Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
16" x 22"
$350 unframed

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Not A Pony
Michael McConnell
Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
13" x 10"

$250 unframed

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Once Again, Not A Pony
Michael McConnell
Acrylic on Paper
22" x 30"
$500 unframed

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Bear Cans
Michael McConnell
Acrylic on Paper
15" x 11"

$200 unframed

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Hare/Hair
Michael McConnell
Ink on Paper
11" x 8.5"
$150 unframed

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Hide
Michael McConnell
Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
9.5" x 9"

$200 unframed

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Seek
Michael McConnell
Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
13.5" x 9.5"
SOLD

9B - Trouser Issue
Michael McConnell
Graphite and Latex on Paper
14.5" x 11"

$250 unframed

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Tied To All
Michael McConnell
Acrylic on Paper
22" x 30"
$500 unframed

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Dear Zebra,
Michael McConnell
Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
8" x 9.5"

$250 unframed

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She Wanted A Pony
Michael McConnell
Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
12" x 15"
$300 unframed

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The Charts and Graphs Portion: Part 2
Michael McConnell
Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
13" x 11.5"

$300 unframed

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