pauloconnorarts.com

@pauloconnorarts.com

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I am an Irish artist making pictures where art school meets cinema and comics. This is my informal space so expect sketches, works in progress, waffle and some geekiness about the things I’ve been obsessed with my whole life. www.pauloconnorarts.com

An acrylic painting of Captain Picard during his time as Locutus of Borg, done on an 8"x8" cradled birch panel. It has a dark palette with heavy greens and reds.
A detailed pencil sketch/study of a very muscular, hairy male arm which shows the deltoids, biceps, triceps and forearm extensor and flexor muscles.
A more refined pass for a painting of a topless skinhead youth, wearing blue jeans, looking over his shoulder at the viewer. The jeans, face and anatomy have all been worked on since the previously shared update.
The completed charcoal drawing shows a wolf with its head held protectively over that of another member of its pack, as they both lie on grass surrounded by snowdrops.
A more refined stage of the charcoal drawing of two wolves. Loose flower shapes and soft shaded foliage have been added around them.
Work in progress image of the charcoal drawing of wolves and snowdrops, showing the erasure of the highlights from the overall mid tone
Image showing a printout of my original sketch alongside the new piece now being done on newsprint.
A charcoal pencil sketch of a wolf with its head held in a protective manner over that of another wolf which is lying down.
A graphite pencil sketch of the head a hare in full flight, seen coming towards us in three quarter view, forelegs having just pushed off and back under its body and back legs lifted right to the front, paws alongside the shoulders ready for the next bound. The spirals of the sketch book are visible down the side of the image, which is signed by Paul O'Connor and dated '26.
A graphite pencil sketch of a hare seen from the side in full flight, forelegs having just pushed off and back under its body and back legs lifted right to the front, paws alongside the shoulders ready for the next bound. Signed by Paul O'Connor and dated '26.
A quick graphite pencil sketch of a hare looking righ tat the viewer. The spiral binding of the A4 sketch book is visible down the side of the image, which is signed by Paul O'Connor.
A quick graphite pencil sketch of the head, turned in profile, and shoulders of a hare eating some grass. The spirals of the sketch book are visible down the side of the image, which is signed by Paul O'Connor and dated '26.
A quick graphite pencil sketch of a seated Irish hare.
A sketch of a bird of prey, done with black, grey and white marker in a the pages of a brown kraft paper, spiral bound sketchbook/scrapbook.
Image showing the charcoal sketch, of a bust of Michelangelo's David, which I am giving away as a free download for subscribers, displayed in a white wooden frame, on a red, polished wooden surface, next to a plant with sage green leaves in a ceramic pot.
The Gleaners (Des glaneuses) is an oil painting by Jean-François Millet completed in 1857. It is held in the Musée d'Orsay, in Paris.
The first painting pass over the block in for a painting of a topless skinhead youth, wearing blue jeans, looking over his shoulder at the viewer.
The colour block in for a painting of a topless skinhead youth, wearing blue jeans, looking over his shoulder at the viewer.
The preliminary sketch for a painting of a topless skinhead youth, wearing blue jeans, looking over his shoulder at the viewer.
The relic of the hand of Saint Teresa of Avila on the left, a bejewelled metal glove or gauntlet that the Infinity Gauntlet from The Avengers on the right looks very similar to.
A quick pencil sketch on a shorthand pad of my versioj of a "mind horse" which is a horse drawn entirely from memory as proposed by @kitaki cinematic universe @attorneytrash.bsky.social
A vivid painting done in gouache of Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard in the movie Bladerunner aiming his blaster just before shooting the replicant Zhora A vivid painting done in gouache of Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard in the movie Bladerunner aiming his blaster just before shooting the replicant Zhora
A saturated, clearly digital painting done in Procreate of a close up of a set of full, male lips on a jaw with a light beard being parted by a man's hand sensually to reveal just separated upper and lower rows of front teeth
A picture of Shaggy from Scooby Doo shown next to the area of the artist's palette being discussed in the comment.
Meme of Yoda saying "young i was needed the money i did"
A green baseball cap with the message "Make America Green Again" embroidered on the front
A panel from Tintin in the Land of Black Gold showing the Thompson Twins driving a red Willys Jeep in the desert.
The reference photo taken by David Clode, which can be found on Unsplash used as a reference for 'Bird on a Branch' - A digital, coloured pencil drawing, done in the Procreate app on an iPad using a brush set from Ittai Manero #manerobrushes
A timelapse video of the creation of 'Bird on a Branch' - A digital, coloured pencil drawing, done in the Procreate app on an iPad using a brush set from Ittai Manero #manerobrushes
'Bird on a Branch' - A digital, brightly coloured pencil drawing, done in the Procreate app on an iPad, in a pastel colour palette and using a brush set from Ittai Manero #manerobrushes
The logo for the The Dublin Gay Theatre Festival 2012 which pictures Oscar Wilde wearing a green carnation in his lapel.
A digital pencil drawing, done with visible marks rather than variations in tone, of a topless, muscular and athletic man. It is posed front on with his arms up and hands clasped behind his head, which is tilted back and he is looking "down" his nose at (actually towards) us. It is completed with white pencil marks for highlights drawing attention to the muscle anatomy.
A roughly textured digital pastel painting done in procreate with the 'Epic Pastel' brush set from Ittai Manero, of the back of a muscular man which highlights the anatomy, colour and lighting without getting bogged down in detail.
A digital gouache painting of a tasty looking beef burger with tomato, salad, dressing and cheese next to a set of fries in paper, stacked on a polished metal container which reflects the burger.
Movei poster for Thor: Ragnarok
Vintage Jack Kirby poster for the Fantastic Four
A digital charcoal sketch done in Procreate of a muscular young man in leather pants posing topless
Epic magazine cover with a similar colour palette
A vivid painting done in gouache of Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard in the movie Bladerunner aiming his blaster just before shooting the replicant Zhora
A black and white gouache painting of Boris Karloff as The Monster in the 1931 movie ‘Frankenstein’
A digital figure painting done in Procreate showing a topless man with a muscular back seen from behind.
A black and white digital painting of Woody Allen as Isaac Davis in the Movie ‘Manhattan’. taken from an early scene with the character holding a cigarette and a glass of wine
A colourful digital painting, done in Procreate, of Ron Perlman in Guilermo Del Toro's fantasy movie Hellboy
A digital painting of the actor John Hurt, wearing a thick, soft and patterned, winter scarf and smiling, done in Procreate.