Painting, Sculpture & Multimedia
313 Occidental Ave S. • Seattle, WA 98104 (Map)
Director: Sam Davidson (email) • 206 624.7684
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5:30pm
Robert Connell
Available Works
Robert Connell's recent works depict the white skies of the Northwest region and the bold natural or man made architectural silhouettes against it. Connell travels extensively around the Pacific Northwest, drawing mountains, forests, lakes and ponds; and most recently has been spending more time locally studying the Seattle skyline and the city’s residential and industrial neighborhoods. For the works on paper, Connell begins working on site, drawing with sumi ink describing the composition with negative and positive spaces. Later, in his studio using a brayer he rolls on gouache to create thick textured planes of color.
Connell’s approach to his paintings on canvas is similar to that of his work on paper. He paints a white acrylic background, followed by a black silhouette to create the structure of the composition. He then applies acrylic with a brayer to achieve similar colors and textures to those of his work on paper. Using this unique approach to painting on paper and canvas, Connell records the sense of place found in the natural and urban landscapes of the Northwest not in a photographic way, but through an interpretation influenced by medium, memory, and emotion.
• Recent Exhibitions: Sense of Place, August 2009; Transitions, September 2007; Recent Paintings on Paper, June 2006; Sunlight and Shadows: Northwest Landscape, May 2004

The City, 2009
Acrylic on canvas.
31-1/2 x 25-1/2 inches.
$1200
The Cedar Tree, 2009
Acrylic on canvas.
37-1/2 x 31-1/2 inches.
$1600
Backyard Apple Tree, 2009
Acrylic on canvas.
37-1/2 x 31-1/2 inches.
$1600
1st Avenue, 2009
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches, 31 x 39 inches framed.
$975 framed
Containers in the Railyard, 2009
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches, 31 x 39 inches framed.
$975 framed
Industry, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches, 31 x 39 inches framed.
$975 framed
Single Wide, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches, 39 x 31 inches framed.
$975 framed
Trees and Vines, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches, 31 x 39 inches framed.
$975 framed
Hydrangea, 2008
Acrylic on canvas.
37-1/2 x 31-1/2 inches.
$1600
Autumn Leaves, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Blue Mountains, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Cabin Reflections, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
City from Chinatown, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
City and Neighborhood 1, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
City Park, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Clearing in the Mountain, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Container Factory, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Green Forest, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Hills Above Lake, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Hillside, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Home in the Country, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Hood Canal, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Industry Buildings, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Mountain Valley, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Morning Frost, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Olympic Mountains, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Smith Tower, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Spring, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Tires, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Tree and Amazon Building, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Trees and Lake Washington, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Trees Midday, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Under Construction, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Cutting Trees, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Fall Day in the Mountains, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Downtown Buildings, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Sunset Hillside, 2008
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Park, 2007
Acrylic on canvas.
31-3/4 x 37-3/4 in. framed.
$1600
Lake Washington, 2007
Acrylic on canvas.
31-3/4 x 37-3/4 in. framed.
$1600
Skokomish River, 2007
Acrylic on canvas.
25-3/4 x 31-3/4 in. framed.
$1200
Gravel Beach Skokomish River, 2007
Acrylic on canvas.
25-3/4 x 31-3/4 in. framed.
$1200
Near Chinatown, 2007
Acrylic on canvas.
25-3/4 x 31-3/4 in. framed.
$1200
Duwamish River Industry, 2007
Acrylic on canvas.
31-3/4 x 25-3/4 in. framed.
$1200
Bluff, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
31 x 39 in. framed.
$975 framed
Freeway and the City, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
31 x 39 in. framed.
$975 framed
Open Space on the River, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
31 x 39 in. framed.
$975 framed
Small Mountain Lake, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
39 x 31 in. framed.
$975 framed
Concrete Bridge Supports, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Freeway and Nature, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Gravel Banks on the Skokomish River, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Hoist on the Duwamish River, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Lake Cushman, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Lake Washington, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Logging Road, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Olympic Mountains, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Queen Anne and Lake Union, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Bridge Over Ravine, 2007
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Mt. Washington in the Olympic National Forest, 2005
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
30 x 22 inches.
$750
Water Tower on the River, 2005
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Storage Yard, 2005
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Crushing Rocks, 2005
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Signs Across the Freeway, 2005
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750
Late Afternoon, 2003
Sumi ink and gouache on paper.
22 x 30 inches.
$750

