02/05/2026
In the late 1950s, Breon O’Casey saw a film about Alfred Wallis, a painter living and working in St. Ives, a small seaside community in the Cornwall region of England. The artist moved the area soon after, working part time in Dennis Mitchell’s studio.
O’Casey found a studio near the ocean and slept illegally in an alcove toward the back, the structure shaking from the crashing waves below. Here, O’Casey learned “the practical way to heaven,” as he describes it, a method of working that is slow, passionate, and tremendously rewarding.
“Jean Lurçat | Breon O’Casey” will be on view through February 14, 2026. Click the link in our bio for a complete list of works.
Image: Breon O’Casey, “Green Head,” 1995. Acrylic on paper.