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Artist In Person: Stories Grounded in Color

Presented by Poet and the Bench at Poet and the Bench, Mill Valley CA

Apr 11 2024

Artist In Person: Stories Grounded in Color

Michael McConnell, Blended Family, acrylic on wood

Visual narratives through which the artist examines the space between memory and nostalgia.

Artist In Person: Stories Grounded in Color
* RAIN DELAY, NEW DATE: Thursday, April 11, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

We’ve followed San Francisco-based artist Michael McConnell for many years and are thrilled to welcome him to Poet and/the Bench.

We love how the animals in his paintings take on human characteristics, the layered meanings in his abstract and graphic landscapes, and how he creates relationships within the color palette—taking interest in how colors can provoke a mood, a feeling, or grounding.

Michael paints in acrylic on wood panels. Over the years, as his narratives have evolved, we’ve been struck by the emotionality that sits both on the surface and deep beneath. Without always knowing the symbology present in a piece, you can feel the resonance Michael has with living things.

View Michael’s art collection in our gallery.