
Jonathan McPhillips
Saunderstown, RI
“I feel so fortunate to be able to depict my surroundings and experiences in paint. The learning process is a lifelong endeavor and is always rewarding. There is a storyteller in me somewhere, trying to go beyond mere documentation by creating a narrative without words. Gifted with an innate disposition to create, and fortunate enough to be able to practice hard and learn quickly, making art has been a part of my character since childhood.
My artwork of 2020 is a reflection of my own appreciation of the places we love to see and visit, given the realization of how easy it is to take them for granted. I am also a husband and a father of two daughters, and those three lovely ladies are in every brushtroke! Many of my nautical inspirations come from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, not too far from our home.”