iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Inspired by the weddings I’ve seen on Elliot Bay and Alki Avenue in West Seattle. Titled Mixed Marriage. Acrylic on canvas #wedding #mermaid #westseattle @bsky.art

131

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Here’s another painting for my portrait series, this time a double portrait. Titled “The Little Black Dress “ Oil on canvas 70cm x 60cm #portrait #oiloncanvas #painting #strikeapose @vogue @bsky.art

1110

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Verde Que Te Quiero Verde is titled after a poem by Ruben Dario a Spanish poet laureate. It’s about the exuberance of life and nature. @bsky.art #art #green #portrait

240

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The Golden One an absolute rip off of The Master, Klimt. Thinking of the ephemeral nature of youth and beauty and a line from a song by Joni Mitchell “I lay down golden and woke up vanishing “

020

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I fed Meta AI a photogragh of my oil painting “Achoclonados” For it to animate it. I must say I’m impressed. #animation #digitalart @bsky.art #art #beachart #oilpainting

030

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Who doesn’t like FREE? When you see a free sofa but you didn’t have your truck… I just had to paint it. #art #westseattle #freesofa @bsky.app #nap

3181

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I tried Meta’s picture animator on one of my paintings. It’s a lot of fun but I guess Meta animator knows nothing about rowing😂

0102

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Another Greek myth. The story of Cupid and Psyche but the modern day version where Psyche uses her telephone to view her secret lover, instead of tallow from a candle falling on Cupid to wake him up, the phone rings. #art #painting #greekmythology #cupidandpsyche @bsky.art

051

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Two paintings about the yearly visiting voyage of tribes of the Puget Sound. It was beautiful to watch and fun to paint. #art #oilpaint #nativetribes #pugetsound #alkibeach @bsky.art

180

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I’m a sucker for Greek mythology. Here are four paintings of modern day characters on Alki Beach representing some of the main characters #art #threegraces #muse #apollo #diana #cupid @bsky.art @alkiarts.bsky.social @jeffmihalyo.bsky.social

0103

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Titled “Luminous” it aptly describe the sound when Seattle weather is fine. #art #oilpaint #sailboat #ferry #pegetsound @bsky.art @alkiarts.bsky.social

0141

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

A painting from a little series I did of the Seattle sculpture gardens. A Claes Oldenburg sculpture of an eraser. I titled it The Obsolete and Other Monsters. How many people these days even know what it is? #art #painting #olympicsculpturepark @womensartbluesky.bsky.social @bsky.art

1180

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The Red Raft. Oil on canvas That special friend or relative that you wouldn’t mind being stranded on raft with, recalling summers with my sister and cousins. #art #oilpaint #summer #redraft #bff #water @bsky.art

0100

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Finally Out a double entendre title featuring the Olympic Mountains finally breaking free of the clouds as well as same sex couples deciding to “come out”. This was painted the year that Washington State approved marriage for same sex couples. #art #pugetsound @bsky.art

1142

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Just Breathe oil paint on canvas, when the beauty of the scene takes your breath away you have to paint it it and also remember to breathe. The regattas on the Puget Sound are beautiful to watch #dusk #regatta #pastelcolors #oilpainting #art #pugetsound @bsky.art @alkiarts.bsky.social

1181

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Message From the Natives Waking up in Alki, West Seattle I was always enchanted with these stick structures that people would create over night. #art #painting #alkibeach #sticks #bonfire #bluesky #olympicmountains #pugetsound @bsky.art @alkiarts.bsky.social

0110

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Here’s an exploration of a more recent painting “Gentle Giants” of a national park in Chile that has these centenarian trees called Coihues. #art #painting #villarrica #pucon #jonimitchell @bsky.art @jeffmihalyo.bsky.social

0160

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The Brightest Spot My obsession with the street lamp continued. Where is your eye drawn to, the brightly lit mountains or the human figure? #art #painting #olympicmountains #pugetsound #alkibeach @bsky.art @alkiarts.bsky.social

0150

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Then I became obsessed with the street light that was outside of my window. Enchanted Evening. This painting then led to an animation I made named PNW Dreams (wish you were here). #art #painting #alkibeach #bonfire #streetlight @bsky.art @alkiarts.bsky.social

1201

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

When I first moved to Seattle I bought a little water paint set while waiting for my art supplies to arrive from Michigan. I would amuse myself painting people who walked by my window. Incongruent #art #painting #alkibeach @bsky.art www.alkiarts.com

0270

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

The Peninsula Another painting of a place in Chile. When I was little, I used to think the lake belonged to my grandfather😂 #art #painting #lagovillarrica #lapeninsula #pucon @bsky.art @womensartbluesky.bsky.social

0240

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Something about water and the patterns it leaves behind is so mesmerizing. #lowtide #alkibeach #westseattle #art #painting @bsky.art

2514

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Low Tide. When the tide is out people go out as far as they can looking for hidden things or daring for the water to come back in. It always seems a little surreal. #art #painting #oiloncanvas #lowtide #alkibeach @bsky.art

0261

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

This was the first painting I sold in Seattle, titled Disrupted Dream, it also won the tshirt contest for the annual Alki Art Fair. #art #painting #pugetsound #alkibeach ##olympicmountains @bsky.art @klwright-artist.bsky.social @kateprotage.bsky.social

0180

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Seattle was a huge change in my career as an artist. Living on the Puget Sound gave me an entirely different subject matter to explore. My first painting tiled Low Tide. #art #painting #westseattle #alkibeach #lowtide #pugetsound @klwright-artist.bsky.social @bsky.art @shellbelle228.bsky.social

1272

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

A painting I did of my garden in Michigan. I swear it helped to sell my house when we moved. This painting is about contrast: light and dark, realism and expressionism #art #painting #oilpaint #garden #lilies #hollyhocks #thistle #marijuana @bsky.art

0100

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Another painting from our travels to Chile. This was the view from my grandfather’s house. #art #painting #shadowsandlight #lagovillarrica #pucon #pleinair #mountains @bsky.art

0190

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

A quiet town in the North of Michigan aptly named Northport. It’s everything a small town should be. #art #oilpainting #fallcolors #michigan #northport #pleinair #painting @bsky.art

0252

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Every other year, when we lived in Michigan, we would travel to Chile to visit or families. I always had a visual record of those visits as well. Here is an oil painting of the south of Chile. #art #painting #pleinair #oilpaint #Pucon #araucania @bsky.art

0161

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Michigan Fall is lovely, the explosion of color and the semi mild weather makes it ideal for outings and painting plein air. #art #painting #pleinair #fallcolors #michigan #orangeleaves #oilpainting @bsky.art

0432

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

A walk in the park during fall season in Michigan is always a treat when the colors are at their most showy expression. #art #painting #oilpaint #fallcolors #michigan #heritagepark #farmingtonhills @bsky.art

0121

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Another vineyard “up North”. This is actually Ciccone Vineyard when they were first getting started. I have no idea what it looks like now. Owned by Madonna’s dad. ( I don’t know if he’s even still alive!) #art #painting #vineyard #michigan #suttonsbay #cicconevineyard #summertime @bsky.art

060

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

As most of my Michigan paintings were done pre- smartphones my record of them is spotty and so I have to skip into summer. Surprisingly, in the Sutton’s Bay area there are thriving vineyards that are quite lovely. #art #painting #suttonsbay #michigan #summer #vineyards @bsky.art

0100

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I named the painting Dryads. The springtime cherry trees are just about to bloom but are mainly just showing off their bodies. Near Traverse city, Michigan, the cherry trees are abundant and beautiful. #art #painting #sunset #northport #michigan #cherrytree

1140

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Another spring day in the park, spring is lovely in Michigan, though too short. Painted in 2006, so almost 20 years ago! #art #painting #oilpaint #spring #heritagepark #bloomingtrees @bsky.art

090

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Still in Michigan, in these years my walks took me through snow laden paths through forests. #art #snow #oiloncanvas #heritagepark #farmingtonhills #michigan @bsky.art

060

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Ok, so this is the only barn painting I’ve ever done. It has the curious effect of looking moonlit at night. Still in Michigan at this point ❄️ #art #oilpainting #redbarn #michigan #heritagepark @bsky.art

0100

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Here’s another historical painting of my work, Michigan winters go on forever. #oilpainting #dark #ravish #heritagepark #snow @bsky.art

0120

Patri O’Connor @patrioconnor.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Here’s a lucky little leprechaun hiding in the shamrock.

030