Richard J. O’Brien
@obrienart.bsky.social
Painter. Writer. Part-time English professor. Unapologetic paranormal show junkie. Zero interest in NFTs. So don’t bother.
August 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Golem Studies 1 & 2” (acrylic on paper, 9 in. X 12 in. each)
#figurativeabstract #abstractportrait #myth #legends #selftaughtartist
#figurativeabstract #abstractportrait #myth #legends #selftaughtartist
June 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“Golem Studies 1 & 2” (acrylic on paper, 9 in. X 12 in. each)
#figurativeabstract #abstractportrait #myth #legends #selftaughtartist
#figurativeabstract #abstractportrait #myth #legends #selftaughtartist
“Stargazer” (acrylic on canvas, 12 in. X 16 in.)
#figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #scifiart #aliens #anunnaki
#figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #scifiart #aliens #anunnaki
June 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
“Stargazer” (acrylic on canvas, 12 in. X 16 in.)
#figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #scifiart #aliens #anunnaki
#figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #scifiart #aliens #anunnaki
“Five Sirens” (acrylic on canvas, 14 in. X 11 in.)
#figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #mythology #ulysses #odysseus #homer inspired
#figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #mythology #ulysses #odysseus #homer inspired
June 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“Five Sirens” (acrylic on canvas, 14 in. X 11 in.)
#figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #mythology #ulysses #odysseus #homer inspired
#figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #mythology #ulysses #odysseus #homer inspired
1. “Blue Lady Redux” (acrylic on cradled wood, 11 in. X 14 in.)
2. “Blue Lady” (acrylic & oil on canvas, 48 in. X 60 in.)
#figurativeabstract #artheals
The original “Blue Lady” I painted in 1996 early on in my #sobriety when I lived at 22nd and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia.
2. “Blue Lady” (acrylic & oil on canvas, 48 in. X 60 in.)
#figurativeabstract #artheals
The original “Blue Lady” I painted in 1996 early on in my #sobriety when I lived at 22nd and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia.
May 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
1. “Blue Lady Redux” (acrylic on cradled wood, 11 in. X 14 in.)
2. “Blue Lady” (acrylic & oil on canvas, 48 in. X 60 in.)
#figurativeabstract #artheals
The original “Blue Lady” I painted in 1996 early on in my #sobriety when I lived at 22nd and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia.
2. “Blue Lady” (acrylic & oil on canvas, 48 in. X 60 in.)
#figurativeabstract #artheals
The original “Blue Lady” I painted in 1996 early on in my #sobriety when I lived at 22nd and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia.
May 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“Ploy’s Gunmetal Dream of Perfect Teeth” (acrylic on paper, 16 in. X 20 in.)
#abstractart #abstractonpaper #V #thomaspynchon inspired.
This one was inspired by part of a passage (pic 2) in the opening pages of Thomas Pynchon’s novel V. It is one of my all-time favorite funny scenes in fiction.
#abstractart #abstractonpaper #V #thomaspynchon inspired.
This one was inspired by part of a passage (pic 2) in the opening pages of Thomas Pynchon’s novel V. It is one of my all-time favorite funny scenes in fiction.
May 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“Ploy’s Gunmetal Dream of Perfect Teeth” (acrylic on paper, 16 in. X 20 in.)
#abstractart #abstractonpaper #V #thomaspynchon inspired.
This one was inspired by part of a passage (pic 2) in the opening pages of Thomas Pynchon’s novel V. It is one of my all-time favorite funny scenes in fiction.
#abstractart #abstractonpaper #V #thomaspynchon inspired.
This one was inspired by part of a passage (pic 2) in the opening pages of Thomas Pynchon’s novel V. It is one of my all-time favorite funny scenes in fiction.
“Ms. F & The Far Side of the Moon” (acrylic on canvas, 12 in. X 12 in.)
#abstractartwork #abstractpainting #abstractart #abstractportrait
This one was inspired by an early Howard Hodgkin painting entitled “Mrs K.”
#abstractartwork #abstractpainting #abstractart #abstractportrait
This one was inspired by an early Howard Hodgkin painting entitled “Mrs K.”
May 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“Ms. F & The Far Side of the Moon” (acrylic on canvas, 12 in. X 12 in.)
#abstractartwork #abstractpainting #abstractart #abstractportrait
This one was inspired by an early Howard Hodgkin painting entitled “Mrs K.”
#abstractartwork #abstractpainting #abstractart #abstractportrait
This one was inspired by an early Howard Hodgkin painting entitled “Mrs K.”
“My Imaginary Robot Friend” (acrylic on paper, 22 in. X 30 in.)
#abstractart #abstractartwork #acrylicpainting #abstracted #robotics #scifiart
#abstractart #abstractartwork #acrylicpainting #abstracted #robotics #scifiart
May 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“My Imaginary Robot Friend” (acrylic on paper, 22 in. X 30 in.)
#abstractart #abstractartwork #acrylicpainting #abstracted #robotics #scifiart
#abstractart #abstractartwork #acrylicpainting #abstracted #robotics #scifiart
“The Girl at the Garden Party with Gene Simmons Hair” (gouache and acrylic on paper, 11 in. X 14 in.) #acrylicpainting #figurative #neoexpressionism #outsiderart #mixedmedia
April 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
“The Girl at the Garden Party with Gene Simmons Hair” (gouache and acrylic on paper, 11 in. X 14 in.) #acrylicpainting #figurative #neoexpressionism #outsiderart #mixedmedia
Three mini-paintings (acrylic on paper, 5 in. X 7 in.)
1. “The Sphinx Machine”
2. “Beacon”
3. “The Guy Behind the Guy Ad Inifinitum”
#abstractart #abstractpainting #abstractonpaper #abstract
1. “The Sphinx Machine”
2. “Beacon”
3. “The Guy Behind the Guy Ad Inifinitum”
#abstractart #abstractpainting #abstractonpaper #abstract
April 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Three mini-paintings (acrylic on paper, 5 in. X 7 in.)
1. “The Sphinx Machine”
2. “Beacon”
3. “The Guy Behind the Guy Ad Inifinitum”
#abstractart #abstractpainting #abstractonpaper #abstract
1. “The Sphinx Machine”
2. “Beacon”
3. “The Guy Behind the Guy Ad Inifinitum”
#abstractart #abstractpainting #abstractonpaper #abstract
April 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“Autobiography of a Young Alcoholic Writer” (acrylic on canvas, 12 in. X 12 in.)
#abstractart #addiction
The blackout poem in the detail pic comes a short story of mine published in Crimeucopia: Totally Pyscho Logical. I got sober in Philadelphia decades ago, hence the autobiography in the title.
#abstractart #addiction
The blackout poem in the detail pic comes a short story of mine published in Crimeucopia: Totally Pyscho Logical. I got sober in Philadelphia decades ago, hence the autobiography in the title.
April 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“Autobiography of a Young Alcoholic Writer” (acrylic on canvas, 12 in. X 12 in.)
#abstractart #addiction
The blackout poem in the detail pic comes a short story of mine published in Crimeucopia: Totally Pyscho Logical. I got sober in Philadelphia decades ago, hence the autobiography in the title.
#abstractart #addiction
The blackout poem in the detail pic comes a short story of mine published in Crimeucopia: Totally Pyscho Logical. I got sober in Philadelphia decades ago, hence the autobiography in the title.
“All the Kingdoms of This World” (mixed media on paper, 16 in. X 20 in.)
#figurativeabstract #abstractart #abstract #abstractonpaper #abstractpainting
#figurativeabstract #abstractart #abstract #abstractonpaper #abstractpainting
April 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“All the Kingdoms of This World” (mixed media on paper, 16 in. X 20 in.)
#figurativeabstract #abstractart #abstract #abstractonpaper #abstractpainting
#figurativeabstract #abstractart #abstract #abstractonpaper #abstractpainting
Mini #abstractart
1. Galileo at Work
2. Witch’s Cauldron
3. Halloween Machine
(Acrylic on paper, 5 in. X 7 in. each)
#abstractpainting #smallworksonpaper
1. Galileo at Work
2. Witch’s Cauldron
3. Halloween Machine
(Acrylic on paper, 5 in. X 7 in. each)
#abstractpainting #smallworksonpaper
April 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Mini #abstractart
1. Galileo at Work
2. Witch’s Cauldron
3. Halloween Machine
(Acrylic on paper, 5 in. X 7 in. each)
#abstractpainting #smallworksonpaper
1. Galileo at Work
2. Witch’s Cauldron
3. Halloween Machine
(Acrylic on paper, 5 in. X 7 in. each)
#abstractpainting #smallworksonpaper
“First Summer Crush” (acrylic on paper, 16 in. X 20 in.)
#acryliconpaper #abstractart #figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #summer #memories
#acryliconpaper #abstractart #figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #summer #memories
March 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“First Summer Crush” (acrylic on paper, 16 in. X 20 in.)
#acryliconpaper #abstractart #figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #summer #memories
#acryliconpaper #abstractart #figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #summer #memories
Stop Time Now, Amaze Your Friends (diptych, acrylic on paper, overall 24 in. X 18 in.)
#acrylic #abstractart #abstractonpaper #abstractpainting #diptych
#acrylic #abstractart #abstractonpaper #abstractpainting #diptych
March 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Stop Time Now, Amaze Your Friends (diptych, acrylic on paper, overall 24 in. X 18 in.)
#acrylic #abstractart #abstractonpaper #abstractpainting #diptych
#acrylic #abstractart #abstractonpaper #abstractpainting #diptych
Memoir of the Plague Years (acrylic on paper, 11 in. X 14 in.)
#abstract #abstractart #abstractacrylic #figurativeabstract
P.S. This painting was inspired by John Kelly’s book The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time.
#abstract #abstractart #abstractacrylic #figurativeabstract
P.S. This painting was inspired by John Kelly’s book The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time.
March 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Memoir of the Plague Years (acrylic on paper, 11 in. X 14 in.)
#abstract #abstractart #abstractacrylic #figurativeabstract
P.S. This painting was inspired by John Kelly’s book The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time.
#abstract #abstractart #abstractacrylic #figurativeabstract
P.S. This painting was inspired by John Kelly’s book The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time.
Another New God (acrylic on paper, 12 in. X 18 in.)
#abstract #abstractart #abstractacrylic #abstractonpaper
#abstract #abstractart #abstractacrylic #abstractonpaper
March 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Another New God (acrylic on paper, 12 in. X 18 in.)
#abstract #abstractart #abstractacrylic #abstractonpaper
#abstract #abstractart #abstractacrylic #abstractonpaper
Star-crossed Lovers (acrylic on paper, 12 in. X 18 in.)
#abstract #abstractart #abstractonpaper #abstractacrylic
#abstract #abstractart #abstractonpaper #abstractacrylic
March 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Star-crossed Lovers (acrylic on paper, 12 in. X 18 in.)
#abstract #abstractart #abstractonpaper #abstractacrylic
#abstract #abstractart #abstractonpaper #abstractacrylic
Night Life (acrylic on canvas board, 10 in. X 10 in.)
#figurativeabstract #outsiderart #abstractportrait #abstractart
#figurativeabstract #outsiderart #abstractportrait #abstractart
March 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Night Life (acrylic on canvas board, 10 in. X 10 in.)
#figurativeabstract #outsiderart #abstractportrait #abstractart
#figurativeabstract #outsiderart #abstractportrait #abstractart
Annunciation (acrylic on paper, 16 in. X 20 in.)
#figurativeabstract #abstractart #abstractonpaper #abstract
#figurativeabstract #abstractart #abstractonpaper #abstract
March 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Annunciation (acrylic on paper, 16 in. X 20 in.)
#figurativeabstract #abstractart #abstractonpaper #abstract
#figurativeabstract #abstractart #abstractonpaper #abstract
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March 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Everyone’s Doing the DEFCON 4 (acrylic on canvas, 12 in. X 12 in.) #figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #abstractart #acrylicpainting
I did this one quickly thinking of #1980s #paranoia over #nuclearwar and now forty years later current US leadership appears poised to hand the keys over to Russia.
I did this one quickly thinking of #1980s #paranoia over #nuclearwar and now forty years later current US leadership appears poised to hand the keys over to Russia.
March 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Everyone’s Doing the DEFCON 4 (acrylic on canvas, 12 in. X 12 in.) #figurativeabstract #neoexpressionism #abstractart #acrylicpainting
I did this one quickly thinking of #1980s #paranoia over #nuclearwar and now forty years later current US leadership appears poised to hand the keys over to Russia.
I did this one quickly thinking of #1980s #paranoia over #nuclearwar and now forty years later current US leadership appears poised to hand the keys over to Russia.
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March 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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