Michael O'Guinn
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Coalesce
mixed media on canvas, 60 x 60 inches, sold
People Die a Thousand Times (to get to who they are)
acrylic, oil and oil stick on canvas, 65 x 52 inches, $5750
(You) Are
mixed media raw canvas collage, 48 x 48 inches, $4250
White Lies Beneath
acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $2750
Illicit Merger 4
acrylic with primer accents on canvas, 60 x 48 inches, $4250
Illicit Merger 1
acrylic with primer accents on canvas, 65 x 51, sold
Illicit Merger 2
acrylic with primer accents on canvas, 65 x 51, sold
Illicit Merger 3
acrylic with primer accents on canvas, 60 x 65 inches, $3950
Midnight Maraschino
oil and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60, $4400
Falling With and For You (again)
acrylic on canvas, 61 x 58, $4200
I'll Dive In With You Even If Its Freezing
acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60, $4200
Stella Bourdain
acrylic on canvas, 50 x 48, $3550
Always Looking for Rainbows in the Dark
acrylic, oil stick, charcoal on canvas, 48 x 48, $3500
Forgetting Time and Space (with you)
acrylic on canvas (note: has blow torch holes), 47 x 41 inches, $3850
Fire and Ice (grief meditation)
acrylic on canvas (note: has blow torch holes), 60 x 47, $3750
Abalone in Sonoma
oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches, $4400
A Wu Tang Thang
mixed media on canvas, 55 x 43, $3900
Open My Window
mixed media on canvas, 55 x 48 inches, $3600
Level Up
oil on canvas, 47 x 41 inches, $2650
Little Star
mixed media on canvas, 33 x 32 inches, $2200
1984 Ever
mixed media on two joined pieces of canvas drop cloth, 84 x 79 inches
I'm Still Floating
acrylic and spray paint on raw canvas, 65 x 55 inches, sold
We'll Dance in Oz
oil, acrylic, house paint, collaged maps, on canvas, 40 x 60 inch diptych, $4100
Snakes in the Chapel
meed media on canvas, 54 x 42 inches, sold
About the artist...
As a self taught abstract artist based in Santa Barbara County I’ve practiced many forms of art throughout my career, but began concentrating on painting a few years ago. The fluidity and freedom it’s given me, in contrast with my past practice of photography which required more planning and structure, has opened up paths to more spontaneous creativity. As an abstract expressionist my work tends to be a series of quick choices made in the moment, often influenced by music or memories tapped into as a piece is created. Many of my canvases fall into two categories: 1) Process art, which are subdued monochromatic pieces focused on layering paints and using alternative tools like squeegees and blow-torches to create texture and history; 2) Higher energy paintings with dynamic brush strokes, bold colors, and graffiti-like markings. Influenced by the abstract expressionist movement, I tap into big emotions and hope that the end product is evocative of said emotions.
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