Scapes and Perspective
Adam J. O'Day
Anderson Gallery
January 15 - March 23,2026
Reception: January 24, 2 - 6pm
Adam O'Day explores both representational painting and surrealism, often merging the two to create a unique visual language. Adam's work captures the world as it is—rich with detail, light, and form—while simultaneously pushing beyond reality into the realm of the subconscious. He finds beauty in both precision and abstraction, allowing his canvases to become portals into layered, dreamlike narratives. When working representationally, he focuses on the essence of the subject, whether it be a figure, a landscape, or an object, seeking to capture its truth with depth and emotion. In contrast, Adam's surrealist works invite viewers into a more fluid, imaginative space, where logic bends and reality shifts. Often, the two approaches coexist within a single painting, blending the familiar with the fantastical.
Adam O'Day has been working on his current Surrealism series for over 5 years, with a forthcoming book of illustrated fables that he wrote, with the help of his two daughters Penelope and Emerald. The book is "O'Day's Fables," and it includes 45 fables, sea shanties, and poems. It's meant to be read nightly over the course of 45 days. The surrealism display contains pieces from this book. O'Day hopes the book can be published in 2026, as he has just finished writing it, and the paintings are all complete.