We're excited to kick-off another Jasper Galleries at Sound Bites Eatery, our monthly show premiering on First Thursdays. This month we're featuring Sean Madden

Artist Bio:

I was born in 1971 of artist parents. My mother was an accomplished oil painter and my father was a master carpenter and quite a scratch painter and sculptor. Being raised in an such an environment, art came quite naturally to me, but I would spend most of my formative years pursuing music. However, the influence of my parents came full circle in the early 2000s when I began working for a piano and antique restoration company and my knowledge of wood carving and ability to work an artist's brush proved invaluable.

When my mother died in the spring of 2019, I was inspired to return to my roots and decided to pick up the brushes again. Since then I have devoted most of my 'spare' time to the craft. I have had my work displayed in various venues around Columbia and Myrtle Beach and have become a successful as a part time commission artist and have works in fourteen states and two countries.

Artist Statement:

My main goal when I sit down behind the easel is to find some way of bridging reality with nostalgic fantasy. I tend to be drawn towards images centering around water and the play of light and shadow. While I began as an oil painter, I embrace all mediums and believe that it's important to use whatever resources may

at hand in order to achieve an end result.