Mary Rose O’Connell
Welcome to my video library. These videos explore my process for painting landscape, seascape, and still life paintings. The fundamental principles involved in building a painting are repeated throughout each lesson. The design, drawing, value, color, and edge relationships within the artwork combine to make a strong composition.
It has been a pleasure to demonstrate, teach classes, share ideas, and host workshops throughout the years. Presenting lessons online is a new venture for me and I encourage your feedback and questions.
I look forward to sharing more videos in the months ahead. Approximately every two months I plan to present a new two hour live demonstration with questions and answers. Additionally, I plan to post new instructional videos twice a month going forward, all of which will be added to the permanent library of videos on my page on Epiphany Fine Art.
Warm regards,
Mary Rose
Mary Rose O’Connell is best known for her dynamic oil paintings of the New England coast. Other genres she has mastered are her sensitive portrait, still life, and landscape paintings. She paints in her studio and en plein air in a representational style. Classically trained in the Boston School Tradition, her work shows a strong grounding in composition and design combined with the color and light of the 19th century Impressionists.
Along with being a national award-winning artist, Mary Rose was a past recipient of the Charles Family Foundation, Cape Ann Museum, Copley Society of Art Fellowship. Mary Rose is a juried artist member of the Copley Society of Art, the North Shore Arts Association, and the Rockport Art Association. She has exhibited with the Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionists Society, and the Allied Artists of America.
Mary Rose instructs students in composition and design techniques using oil, acrylic, gouache, and drawing mediums. In addition to the technical aspects, the classes focus on color, value, and edge relationships within the paintings. She conducts workshops throughout the United States and in Europe.
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SPECIAL EVENTS:
February 5, 6:00-8:00 Eastern Time USA
Live Seascape Demo (part 1): Composition, Design, and Underpainting
Please join Mary Rose for part 1 of this live oil painting seascape presentation as she demonstrates how to build a solid foundation for her composition, leading to a dynamic design. Attention is given to the relationship of design, drawing, value, and edges within the painting.
Date: February 5, 6:00-8:00pm Eastern Time USA
Access: One year access to archived video after the event
Indefinite access to archived video for subscribers with a currently active gold account
VIEW THE DEMO: On the day of the demo navigate to epiphanyfineart.com and first login to the site. Then select the ALL VIDEOS drop down menu, then Live Demos. There you will find a link that will take you to the live event.
A recording of the demo will be available for one year to non subscribers and indefinitely for members with a currently active subscription.
VIEW THE RECORDING: the archived demo video will be located in the Archived Demos section of Liz's page on Epiphany Fine Art
April 9, 6:00-8:00 Eastern Time USA
Live Seascape Demo (part 2): Completing the Painting
Please join Mary Rose for part 2 of this live oil painting seascape presentation as she completes the underpainting she started in Part 1 of this series. Attention is given to the relationship of design, drawing, color, value, and edges within the painting.
Date: April 9, 6:00-8:00pm Eastern Time USA
Access: One year access to archived video after the event
Indefinite access to archived video for subscribers with a currently active gold account
VIEW THE DEMO: On the day of the demo navigate to epiphanyfineart.com and first login to the site. Then select the ALL VIDEOS drop down menu, then Live Demos. There you will find a link that will take you to the live event.
A recording of the demo will be available for one year to non subscribers and indefinitely for members with a currently active subscription.
VIEW THE RECORDING: the archived demo video will be located in the Archived Demos section of Liz's page on Epiphany Fine Art
Archived Live Demos
Demo Reference Materials
The Basics
Mary Rose O’Connell
The Basics