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MichaelWhelan
@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art · May 07, 2026
GENTLENESS (1997) Acrylic on Canvas - 11” x 13” Not a classical Virtue, but based on observing my young son with our aging family cat. It's how I hope we'll care for all the earth's creatures. https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/gentleness/ #fineart #personalvisions #virtues #imaginativerealism
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MichaelWhelan
@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art · May 05, 2026
THE ASTROPHYSICIST (2008)
 Acrylic - 24" x 36" When I started this painting, the major theme concerned the power of the human intellect to light our way into the universe. The balls in the picture came from a conversation I had with my son Adrian. 1/5 #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism #neildegrassetyson
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MichaelWhelan
@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art · Apr 30, 2026
SUNFLOWER (2010) Acrylic on Panel - 12” x 18” It's her sanctuary...an echo of something I experienced when I was younger. Anyone familiar with my work will know how much I’m drawn to concrete. Images like this pop into my head at unexpected times. I attribute them all to my early childhood experiences playing in the cement tunnels and storm drains of LA and other Southwestern places. https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/sunflower/ #fineart #personalvisions #imaginativerealism
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