Artwork copyright Robert Connell. Photo courtesy of the artist.

The Columbia River Near North Bonneville, 1999

Robert Connell
American (born 1947)

Location: Shadow Lake Elementary School, Maple Valley

About the Artwork

Artist Robert Connell's Pacific Northwest landscapes begin outside, as sketches in black ink on white paper. He then brings these images into the studio and uses color to define the interior shapes. This artwork is titled for its location, 'The Columbia River Near North Bonneville.'

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Tahoma School District.

About the Artist

Robert Connell is a Seattle-base artist whose landscape paintings are characterized by his use of Japanese Sumi ink to emphasize positive and negative space. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1970.