I’m a colorist, I paint the LIGHT.

2022 sees a brand new body of work, big juicy flowers! In the last few years, my work has shifted to the West Coast world of abstract landscapes, and digital painting and now, exotic flowers.

I see infinite beauty in the world. I look for the energy and light; the light, shapes and spaces between objects; the shimmering energy that comes from these objects and people into the world. I look deeply into my subjects, from the beautiful West Coast landscapes that greet me each morning to rusting fishing boats to dazzling contemporary dancers and I fall in love with the beauty of the light falling upon their forms, their shadows and reflections.

My artistic vision, interesting cropping, composition and color combinations define my expressive abstract signature look.

I mainly work in palette knife oils on canvas but am also enjoying dramatic loose digital painting when I can’t squeeze my paint tubes. In oils, I often work very fast in a loose alla prima style. My mark making is very deliberate and individual. My favourite mark making tools are cold wax, silicone tip and wooden skewers to squiggle through lines.

My painting mottoes are:

• be fearless!
• get juicy!
• what's the worst that could happen?

WEBSITE - paulaobrien.com

FACEBOOK - PaulaOBrienArt

INSTAGRAM - paulaobrien.art

STUDIO - 504 Sargent Road, Gibsons, BC V0N 1V0

My studio/gallery is open by appointment during the year. Call or email to book a time.

604-886-8089 or  email  paula @ paulaobrien.com