I am a visual artist based in Byron Bay, the most easterly point of Australia. Byron Bay is part of an invigorating and constantly evolving Australian arts community. The unique natural beauty of Byron Bay provides the perfect atmosphere for creating original art. Byron Bay is a meeting place for artists, musicians, poets, authors, and dancers of all disciplines and artistic styles.
I approach composition with the realization that the painting is a living object, what lies beneath the surface of the painting are of equal importance. The possibilities are unlimited and the first brush stroke is the beginning of an untold story. I am fascinated how colour and tone affects the atmosphere and mood of an image, the unseen rhythms, harmonies and light and the final relationship between painted scene and the viewer. I build up areas of the image by using a series of glazes to achieve vibrancy in colour. I then allow the insights and intuition that I feel to take shape and form enabling the painting to move and come alive, breaking the static. I aim to convey the depth of the subject matter from palette onto canvas to the viewer
The Byron Bay art studio that I now work from is an old garage with lots of character. I love walking around Byron Bay observing and exploring ways in discovering new meaning in my art practice. Recently, I have been developing a series of paintings and drawings influenced by the breathtaking views around the Byron Bay Lighthouse. The journey for me is to uncover issues around identity and belonging and to explore figures and textures that landscape the human condition. I try to convey through cyberspace, to you the visitor, an experience of what it would be like to view my art first hand here in Byron Bay. Thank you for visiting Sean O'Shea's art space. View images of Byron Bay Art
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