Brian Donnelly is an artist with a national reputation.
“Brian Donnelly’s new paintings are vibrant and vivid: a true painter’s response to places that he clearly loves.”
Brian with Andrew Graham Dixon at National Gallery London.
“Brian Donnelly is an extraordinary teacher because he is a great artist. He is able to to provide an intellectual and hermeneutic framework for an exploration of the psychology and spirituality of creativity which lies at the heart of art. In this way he inspires but also empowers his students to reflect, to develop an interiority, and to have the courage to create. ”
“Brian is a gifted artist, with a wealth of artistic and aesthetic knowledge that embodies his consummate and colourful depictions of modernity, which never cease to fascinate the onlooker.”
🚨 Brian Donnelly at the Grosvenor Hotel in Chester - coming soon
Latest Portraits:
‘I Want’ series portraits
“‘I want’ are a series of paintings which capture the eye and the imagination instantly, the ‘lasagne’ of layers and colours in the work transporting you into Brian Donnelly’s innermost thoughts and memories of the 1960’s and 70’s, and the impact these decades had on him. Each painting is a metaphorical kaleidoscope of a time, an instant or a state of mind, with a subtlety of changing emotions, and, as one studies the works, Brian permits us to perceive these emotions, held within each one of them.” - Carol Royale.
Other Portraits:
Latest Rome paintings:
Brian Donnelly is a UK based artist specialising primarily in painting. His work defies categorisation, although can be said to draw influence from both classic principles as well as yes more contemporary interpretations of abstraction. Brian lives and works in Chester, although lectures frequently across the UK and beyond.
Lectures
Brian frequently gives lectures all over Europe at Universities, Public Schools and Art festivals. To see his current offerings click here.
Commissions:
Brian is always interested in discussing ideas for creative and collaborative work. You can see some of Brian’s previous commissions here.
A quick CV is available here.
Significant work:
