Johnny O'Brady's photostream

I'm a painter and photographer. I'm very messy and like to walk around in wet paint.

Art is therapy for my soul.

I like to paint people who aren't around anymore. To bring them back. Sometimes as I paint I can almost feel them breathing in the room with me. I wonder who they loved and what they have left behind. They remind me that life is precious and fleeting.

I want my paintings to look like they've been hanging in the sun for 80 years and then dragged through a garage full of dust and motor oil.

I add tea to my brush water and keep it murky and dirty to help achieve this.


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contact me at mail@johnnyobrady.com