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Michael Sweeney
Pittsburgh-based Folk artist and illustrator Michael Sweeney specializes in graphic designs that often feature abstract animal and figural motifs and both geometric and biomorphic shapes. His compositions are rendered with vibrant colors and shapes delineated with stark outlines, many of which are arranged into grid-like designs or rectangular registers. Sweeney received his B.F.A. from Penn State University but is also songwriter and bassist who has played in local bands. He is the founding member of the Americana band Hoodoo Drugstore, for which he has designed several album covers in the 1980s and 1990s. He has also worked as a tattoo designer, which he incorporates into his illustrations and logos. Visually, Sweeney is influenced by tribal art from around the world and adopts aspects of different tribal art that he conglomerates into his unique hybrid style. Many of his compositions are painted on drywall or discarded construction materials as he shares an interest in upcycling when creating art. Sweeney has exhibited his work in local venues and has participated in solo shows throughout the Pittsburgh area.
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Scott Addis Large-Scale Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
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Landscape Oil Painting of Countryside Estate, Late 20th Century
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Vintage and Antique Glass Beaded Sautoir Flapper Necklaces
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Tricia Bass Oil Painting of Dog "Bella's Daisies"
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Veronica Beard Single-Button Blazer
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Replica Antique Style Telephones
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Men's Filson Quilted Jacket, L.L. Bean Fishing Vest, Orvis Rain Jacket, and More
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Kathleen Quinn Oil Painting After Carol Rowan of a Still Life with Tulips, 2003
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Offset Lithograph After Guy Coheleach "Snowy Egret"
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Irma Pfannmoeller Portrait Oil Painting of Happy Chandler
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Marc Chagall Color Lithograph Front Cover From "Verve," 1956
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Chippendale Revival Oak and Lattice-Front Display Cabinet, Early to Mid 20th C
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Louis Vuitton Alma Two-Way Handbag in Red Monogram Vernis
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Offset Lithograph After John Butler "Ring True I"
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Sterling Diamond Inside-Out Oval Hoop Earrings
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Illustrated "Every Boy's Book of Hobbies" by Cecil H. Bullivant, Early 20th C.
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Sparky Anderson and George Foster Signed Rawlings Official MLB Baseballs
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Leif Janek Abstract Acrylic Painting, 21st Century
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Still Life Oil Painting of Glass Marbles, Figurines, and Cookies
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