Sean’s stunning mixed media canvases place cartoon characters from his youth in a contemporary context, and are striking for the upbeat mood, the vibrant palette and the intricacy of the patterns he uses within each highly detailed composition.He references the retro culture that he loved when he was growing up saying: “I use a lot of nostalgic characters from my youth because I feel like the kid in me will always be in these paintings. That kid that just wanted more.” Like many artists whose early life was challenging, he discovered that creating art made things better, helped him to see through the difficulties and offered a way to overcome his past and to find what he describes as “pure joy”.
