Mark McConnell is a painter. His paintings portray observations and experiences, real or imagined. Sights & sounds from the streets, recurring themes from nature, childhood and dreams, all through the filter of memory and imagination.

They are sometimes allegorical but always from a personal place.

His interest in ornithology allows birds to become symbols narrating personal and collective struggles and victories. Made in oil, the paintings are bold, bright and graphic with a compositional simplicity. The subject matter, on the surface often light hearted, can reveal a darker context.