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  1. EQUANIMITY (2000)
    Oil on Panel - 12” x 9”

    As with so many others, this is a virtue I feel a lack of in my own life. The figure is meditating that equanimity is found in the contemplation of the fullness of time. 1/2

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #virtues

  2. EQUANIMITY (2000)
    Oil on Panel - 12” x 9”

    As with so many others, this is a virtue I feel a lack of in my own life. The figure is meditating that equanimity is found in the contemplation of the fullness of time. 1/2

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #virtues

  3. EQUANIMITY (2000)
    Oil on Panel - 12” x 9”

    As with so many others, this is a virtue I feel a lack of in my own life. The figure is meditating that equanimity is found in the contemplation of the fullness of time. 1/2

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #virtues

  4. EQUANIMITY (2000)
    Oil on Panel - 12” x 9”

    As with so many others, this is a virtue I feel a lack of in my own life. The figure is meditating that equanimity is found in the contemplation of the fullness of time. 1/2

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #virtues

  5. WIDE (1992)
    Oil on Canvas - 20” x 48”

    As with OPEN, I was working to establish the connecting points between my Passage paintings and this new series, before I went on to define the new themes in their entirety.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/wi

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #sanctuary

  6. WIDE (1992)
    Oil on Canvas - 20” x 48”

    As with OPEN, I was working to establish the connecting points between my Passage paintings and this new series, before I went on to define the new themes in their entirety.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/wi

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #sanctuary

  7. WIDE (1992)
    Oil on Canvas - 20” x 48”

    As with OPEN, I was working to establish the connecting points between my Passage paintings and this new series, before I went on to define the new themes in their entirety.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/wi

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #sanctuary

  8. WIDE (1992)
    Oil on Canvas - 20” x 48”

    As with OPEN, I was working to establish the connecting points between my Passage paintings and this new series, before I went on to define the new themes in their entirety.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/wi

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #sanctuary

  9. PASSAGE: VERGE (1989)

    Acrylic on Canvas - 48" X 36"



    There are other, more metaphysical meanings to be derived from this painting, but at the time I was doing it I had decided to "step off the brink," professionally speaking. 1/2

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #passage

  10. PASSAGE: VERGE (1989)

    Acrylic on Canvas - 48" X 36"



    There are other, more metaphysical meanings to be derived from this painting, but at the time I was doing it I had decided to "step off the brink," professionally speaking. 1/2

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #passage

  11. PASSAGE: VERGE (1989)

    Acrylic on Canvas - 48" X 36"



    There are other, more metaphysical meanings to be derived from this painting, but at the time I was doing it I had decided to "step off the brink," professionally speaking. 1/2

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #passage

  12. PASSAGE: VERGE (1989)

    Acrylic on Canvas - 48" X 36"



    There are other, more metaphysical meanings to be derived from this painting, but at the time I was doing it I had decided to "step off the brink," professionally speaking. 1/2

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #passage

  13. SENTINELS (1988)

    Acrylic on Canvas - 22” x 33”

    

After more than a decade of continuous illustration work, this was my first non-commissioned painting. Who can resist imagining a peaceful world where children are enjoying nature and the symbols of war are falling into ruin? 1/6

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism

  14. SENTINELS (1988)

    Acrylic on Canvas - 22” x 33”

    

After more than a decade of continuous illustration work, this was my first non-commissioned painting. Who can resist imagining a peaceful world where children are enjoying nature and the symbols of war are falling into ruin? 1/6

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism

  15. SENTINELS (1988)

    Acrylic on Canvas - 22” x 33”

    

After more than a decade of continuous illustration work, this was my first non-commissioned painting. Who can resist imagining a peaceful world where children are enjoying nature and the symbols of war are falling into ruin? 1/6

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism

  16. SENTINELS (1988)

    Acrylic on Canvas - 22” x 33”

    

After more than a decade of continuous illustration work, this was my first non-commissioned painting. Who can resist imagining a peaceful world where children are enjoying nature and the symbols of war are falling into ruin? 1/6

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism

  17. CW: Artistic Nudity

    PRUDENCE II (1997)
    Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 12” x 13”

    Another take on what the ancient Greeks called "the Queen of the Virtues." The one most essential to our collective future, yet the one least evident in human affairs.

    The red glass heart represents the lures of the material world, passion and the senses...which all too often drown out logical thinking and wise decisions.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/pr

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #virtues

  18. CW: Artistic Nudity

    PRUDENCE II (1997)
    Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 12” x 13”

    Another take on what the ancient Greeks called "the Queen of the Virtues." The one most essential to our collective future, yet the one least evident in human affairs.

    The red glass heart represents the lures of the material world, passion and the senses...which all too often drown out logical thinking and wise decisions.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/pr

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #virtues

  19. CW: Artistic Nudity

    PRUDENCE II (1997)
    Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 12” x 13”

    Another take on what the ancient Greeks called "the Queen of the Virtues." The one most essential to our collective future, yet the one least evident in human affairs.

    The red glass heart represents the lures of the material world, passion and the senses...which all too often drown out logical thinking and wise decisions.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/pr

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #virtues

  20. CW: Artistic Nudity

    PRUDENCE II (1997)
    Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 12” x 13”

    Another take on what the ancient Greeks called "the Queen of the Virtues." The one most essential to our collective future, yet the one least evident in human affairs.

    The red glass heart represents the lures of the material world, passion and the senses...which all too often drown out logical thinking and wise decisions.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/pr

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #virtues

  21. DOORWAY TO THE WEST (2006)
    
Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 9”

    

Another search for the light. Creating the illusion of texture in paint, the process of actually painting it, can be an act of meditation. If it were not so, the painting of all those rocks would be torture, especially for someone like me with an impatient nature.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/do

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #portals

  22. DOORWAY TO THE WEST (2006)
    
Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 9”

    

Another search for the light. Creating the illusion of texture in paint, the process of actually painting it, can be an act of meditation. If it were not so, the painting of all those rocks would be torture, especially for someone like me with an impatient nature.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/do

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #portals

  23. DOORWAY TO THE WEST (2006)
    
Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 9”

    

Another search for the light. Creating the illusion of texture in paint, the process of actually painting it, can be an act of meditation. If it were not so, the painting of all those rocks would be torture, especially for someone like me with an impatient nature.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/do

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #portals

  24. DOORWAY TO THE WEST (2006)
    
Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 9”

    

Another search for the light. Creating the illusion of texture in paint, the process of actually painting it, can be an act of meditation. If it were not so, the painting of all those rocks would be torture, especially for someone like me with an impatient nature.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/do

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #portals

  25. LANDING (2004)

    Acrylic on Panel - 30" x 24"

    This piece was born of a digital image from PASSAGE TO SANCTUARY, a series of three limited edition prints produced by Mithril Publishing in 1994. 1/4

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #passagetosanctuary

  26. LANDING (2004)

    Acrylic on Panel - 30" x 24"

    This piece was born of a digital image from PASSAGE TO SANCTUARY, a series of three limited edition prints produced by Mithril Publishing in 1994. 1/4

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #passagetosanctuary

  27. LANDING (2004)

    Acrylic on Panel - 30" x 24"

    This piece was born of a digital image from PASSAGE TO SANCTUARY, a series of three limited edition prints produced by Mithril Publishing in 1994. 1/4

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #passagetosanctuary

  28. LANDING (2004)

    Acrylic on Panel - 30" x 24"

    This piece was born of a digital image from PASSAGE TO SANCTUARY, a series of three limited edition prints produced by Mithril Publishing in 1994. 1/4

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #passagetosanctuary

  29. HIGHGATE MIST (2010)
    Acrylic - 10” x 8”

    Looking for sketching subjects, I started to seek out sculptures of angels and enjoyed using them as models. 1/2

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart

  30. HIGHGATE MIST (2010)
    Acrylic - 10” x 8”

    Looking for sketching subjects, I started to seek out sculptures of angels and enjoyed using them as models. 1/2

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart

  31. HIGHGATE MIST (2010)
    Acrylic - 10” x 8”

    Looking for sketching subjects, I started to seek out sculptures of angels and enjoyed using them as models. 1/2

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart

  32. HIGHGATE MIST (2010)
    Acrylic - 10” x 8”

    Looking for sketching subjects, I started to seek out sculptures of angels and enjoyed using them as models. 1/2

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart

  33. LUMEN 6.2 (2001)
    Oil on Canvas - 48” x 42”

    From an idea I had been carrying around in my head since the late '70s.

    “Lumen” is a word with multiple meanings (light, cavity, window) and all the paintings in this series deliberately make use of them. In each one, there is a figure struggling to reach the light, seemingly trapped in a closed-in space by insurmountable obstacles.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/lu

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #lumen

  34. LUMEN 6.2 (2001)
    Oil on Canvas - 48” x 42”

    From an idea I had been carrying around in my head since the late '70s.

    “Lumen” is a word with multiple meanings (light, cavity, window) and all the paintings in this series deliberately make use of them. In each one, there is a figure struggling to reach the light, seemingly trapped in a closed-in space by insurmountable obstacles.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/lu

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #lumen

  35. LUMEN 6.2 (2001)
    Oil on Canvas - 48” x 42”

    From an idea I had been carrying around in my head since the late '70s.

    “Lumen” is a word with multiple meanings (light, cavity, window) and all the paintings in this series deliberately make use of them. In each one, there is a figure struggling to reach the light, seemingly trapped in a closed-in space by insurmountable obstacles.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/lu

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #lumen

  36. LUMEN 6.2 (2001)
    Oil on Canvas - 48” x 42”

    From an idea I had been carrying around in my head since the late '70s.

    “Lumen” is a word with multiple meanings (light, cavity, window) and all the paintings in this series deliberately make use of them. In each one, there is a figure struggling to reach the light, seemingly trapped in a closed-in space by insurmountable obstacles.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/lu

    #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #lumen

  37. FREEFALL (2001)
    Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 12”

    Another small reflection in the “Faded Star” series of my gallery work.

    Like LEAP OF FAITH, this was a visual representation of the unease and excitement I felt at jumping into fine art painting with the barest of lifelines to sustain me.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/fr

    #art #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism#fadedstar

  38. FREEFALL (2001)
    Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 12”

    Another small reflection in the “Faded Star” series of my gallery work.

    Like LEAP OF FAITH, this was a visual representation of the unease and excitement I felt at jumping into fine art painting with the barest of lifelines to sustain me.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/fr

    #art #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism#fadedstar

  39. FREEFALL (2001)
    Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 12”

    Another small reflection in the “Faded Star” series of my gallery work.

    Like LEAP OF FAITH, this was a visual representation of the unease and excitement I felt at jumping into fine art painting with the barest of lifelines to sustain me.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/fr

    #art #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism#fadedstar

  40. FREEFALL (2001)
    Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 12”

    Another small reflection in the “Faded Star” series of my gallery work.

    Like LEAP OF FAITH, this was a visual representation of the unease and excitement I felt at jumping into fine art painting with the barest of lifelines to sustain me.

    michaelwhelan.com/galleries/fr

    #art #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism#fadedstar

  41. OUT OF THE SHADOWS (2014)
    Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 24”

    With this painting I revisit themes developed in my "Passage" series, featured heavily in my first couple of one-man shows at the Tree’s Place gallery. 1/3

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #passage #fadedstar

  42. OUT OF THE SHADOWS (2014)
    Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 24”

    With this painting I revisit themes developed in my "Passage" series, featured heavily in my first couple of one-man shows at the Tree’s Place gallery. 1/3

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #passage #fadedstar

  43. OUT OF THE SHADOWS (2014)
    Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 24”

    With this painting I revisit themes developed in my "Passage" series, featured heavily in my first couple of one-man shows at the Tree’s Place gallery. 1/3

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #passage #fadedstar

  44. OUT OF THE SHADOWS (2014)
    Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 24”

    With this painting I revisit themes developed in my "Passage" series, featured heavily in my first couple of one-man shows at the Tree’s Place gallery. 1/3

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #passage #fadedstar

  45. THE LEAVETAKING (1992)
    Oil on Canvas - 18" x 48"

    I planned for this to be a large "preliminary" for a new work in my Passage series that I would paint in oils. 1/3

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #passage

  46. THE LEAVETAKING (1992)
    Oil on Canvas - 18" x 48"

    I planned for this to be a large "preliminary" for a new work in my Passage series that I would paint in oils. 1/3

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #passage

  47. THE LEAVETAKING (1992)
    Oil on Canvas - 18" x 48"

    I planned for this to be a large "preliminary" for a new work in my Passage series that I would paint in oils. 1/3

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #passage

  48. THE LEAVETAKING (1992)
    Oil on Canvas - 18" x 48"

    I planned for this to be a large "preliminary" for a new work in my Passage series that I would paint in oils. 1/3

    #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #passage

  49. FOOTSTEPS (2026)
    Acrylic - 12” x 24”

    Measured in geological terms, the human epoch occupies a footnote in the deep history of time. Like the dinosaurs, will our moment here leave lasting impressions in the soil? Or will our expression of life fall silent like the flutter of butterfly wings? 1/3

    #art #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism

  50. FOOTSTEPS (2026)
    Acrylic - 12” x 24”

    Measured in geological terms, the human epoch occupies a footnote in the deep history of time. Like the dinosaurs, will our moment here leave lasting impressions in the soil? Or will our expression of life fall silent like the flutter of butterfly wings? 1/3

    #art #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism