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Johnny O. Brady

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process. ~Vincent van Gogh.

About Me

I'm a painter and a 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 then 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.
The series I'm doing now is of film stars from the 1920's - 1950's.
Marilyn Dress. (Marilyn Monroe) 2008. mixed media on canvas, 46” x 48”
Untitled. (Shirley Temple, I.) 2007. acrylic on canvas, 32" x 32".
The Materialization of her Dream. (Kay Francis) 2008. oil on canvas, 54” x 72”
Untitled. (Joan Crawford, I.) 2008. acrylic on canvas, 53” x 71"
Untitled. (unknown man and dog) 2007. acrylic on linen, 54" x 40 1/2".
Untitled. (Ellen Drew, II.) 2007. water media on linen, unframed size 72" x 40".

My Interests


MySpace URL:
http://www.myspace.com/seattlefiguredrawing

Friends. (left: Hanna Massy, right: Madeline Carroll) 2008. mixed media on canvas, 38” x 48”

ALL MEN DESIRE HER - But She Can't Find LOVE, I. (Dorothy Lamour) 2007. mixed media on linen, 42" x 42".

Untitled. (Ellen Drew, I.) 2007. water media on linen, unframed size 72" x 40".

Untitled. (Jeanette Macdonald) 2007. water media and oil pastel on canvas, 49" x 40".

Johnny O. Brady's work (images and text) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License .

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I had the honor of painting on stage with The Red Paintings during their Seattle show on May 6. This band is unbelivable - check them out .

The event photos are here .

Monthly Open Studio

I open my studio for the First Thursday Art Walks we have each month here in Seattle.
Here's the February slideshow

photos: Gabriel Gousie

If you'd like to stop by for the May 01, 2008 opening, my location is:

Johnny O. Brady
Tashiro Kaplan Building
Studio B - (in the Angle Gallery hallway)
312 S. Washington St.
Seattle, WA 98104

Skype: johnobrady
Tel: (206) 905-1111
Email: [email protected]

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My Blog

painting on stage with The Red Paintings

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Posted by Johnny O. Brady on Fri, 09 May 2008 01:10:00 PST

APRIL | slideshow

I open my studio for the First Thursday Art Walks we have each month here in Seattle. Here's the April slideshow ..photos: Gabriel GousieIf you'd like to stop by for the May 1, 2008 ope...
Posted by Johnny O. Brady on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:39:00 PST

MARCH | slideshow

. Here's the March | Angle Gallery Show slideshow photos: Gabriel Gousie...
Posted by Johnny O. Brady on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:27:00 PST

FEBRUARY | slideshow

I open my studio for the First Thursday Art Walks we have each month here in Seattle. Here's the February slideshow photos: Gabriel GousieIf you'd like to stop by for the March 6,...
Posted by Johnny O. Brady on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:53:00 PST

JANUARY | slideshow

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Posted by Johnny O. Brady on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:35:00 PST

DECEMBER | slideshow

I open my studio for the First Thursday Art Walks we have each month here in Seattle. Here's the December slideshow: photos: Gabriel GousieYou can also see these Dec Open Studio p...
Posted by Johnny O. Brady on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:37:00 PST

NOVEMBER | slideshow

I open my studio for the First Thursday Art Walks we have each month here in Seattle. Here's the November slideshow photos: Ariel BradyYou can also see these Nov Open Studio photos in my pics...
Posted by Johnny O. Brady on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:47:00 PST

Post your artwork to the Artist's Salon Gallery

   Artist's Salon Gallery         Jan 20 2007 1:34P Joanne comes around with a radio and absinthe We start the afternoon with polish xmas son...
Posted by Johnny O. Brady on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 07:21:00 PST

Drawing the Human Figure From Your Mind: Lessons 1-20

Drawing the Human Figure From Your Mind - From: RivenPhoenixDrawing the Human Figure From Your Mind - Lesson 1 Drawing the Human Figure From Your Mind - Lesson 2 Drawing the H...
Posted by Johnny O. Brady on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:06:00 PST

Bedroom Club FIGURE DRAW the burlesque - 100 RSVPs! + admission change

Wow, the response to this event has been overwhelming with 100 RSVPs so far! We do have an admission change due to the number of responses: The club owner and I have been reviewing the number of RSV...
Posted by Johnny O. Brady on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:52:00 PST