Thomas Connolly

Thomas Connolly is a realist painter who is known for his architectural paintings of Portland, New York City and beyond. Connolly participated in the Maine College of Art Baie Ste. Marie residency program in New Edinburgh, Nova Scotia. He was juried in to the 2011 Portland Museum of Art Biennial Exhibition, and the 2010 Center for Maine Contemporary Art Biennial Exhibition. He is the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and the Sheldon Bergh Award. Connolly’s work expresses a strong sense of mood through subtle use of color adding a richness to the subjects he chooses to paint.

"These paintings are snapshots of scenes that I have come across over the past year or so. I usually have a camera on hand, photograph something if it appeal...

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