Painter · Los Angeles
The American West, painted from the inside.
Large-scale neo-expressionist paintings on power, vulnerability, independence and identity, made intuitively, without a plan. Originals, commissions and site-specific murals.
Why I paint
Most of us live on autopilot, repeating what we've been shown. I believe every person is an artist with their own way of seeing. My paintings are mine, offered so that the people who get it might start seeing things new for themselves.
Western Revival · Kelly O'Brien Atelier · August 2026
When I stop premeditating, I synchronize with something. That's what I'm painting from.
I pull out a canvas, start with one thing, and follow where it goes.
For advisors, designers & collectors
Work sized for the room it's going into.
Large-scale originals
Available paintings, plus works shown at the Atelier that aren't listed online.
Commissions & murals
Site-specific paintings and murals developed with you around the space, palette and audience.
Trade resources
Portfolio PDF, availability and price list, high-resolution images and CV on request.
Kelly O'Brien Atelier
See the work at full scale.
My studio and private exhibition space in the Fashion District, Downtown Los Angeles. Open for select exhibitions and by appointment for collectors, designers, advisors and curators.
Fashion District · Downtown Los Angeles · By appointment
Inquire
For availability, pricing, commissions or a studio visit. All correspondence by email.
kellyovisarts@gmail.com