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Michael Wilson is a tessellation artist and oil painter. He has been hand drawing tessellations for 40 years and enjoys the rules when creating tessellations and the freedom creating oil paintings.
Metamorphosis I (2020)Cardinals, Watercolor and Color PencilGriffins, Watercolor and Color PencilGreek Soldiers, Watercolor and Color PencilDoves and Jets, Watercolor and Color PencilFlying Horses, Watercolor and Color PencilFrogs, Watercolor and Color PencilHorned Lizards, Watercolor and Color PencilTurtles, Watercolor and Color PencilBridge Between Two Worlds, Color Pencil, 2025Butterflies, Watercolor and Color Pencil, 2025
This little scene is the iconic Motif No. 1 on Bradley Wharf in Rockport. It really needs no introduction. Its been painted by thousands of artists and holds the distinction of being… Read more: Fish Shack, Motif No. 1, Rockport, Massachusetts
It’s not Motif No. 1 but its another view across the Harbor and right beside the pier with that iconic fish shack! This painting depicts the harbor at low tide and is… Read more: Bearskin Neck, Rockport
In July 2024 we saw both Mt Stomboli and Mt Etna erupting while we were visiting Italy. I completed two paintings from this very memorable experience. Stromboli has some spectacular events and… Read more: Mount Stromboli Eruption
Fish Shack, Motif No. 1, Rockport, 16 x 20 inches, Oil on Linen, 2025Bearskin Neck, Rockport, 11 x 14 inches, Oil on Canvas, 2025Early Morning Shadows18 x 24, Oil on Linen, 2022Mount Stromboli Erupting, 16×20 inches, Oil on Linen, 2025Mount Etna View of Taormina, 24×36 inches, Oil on Canvas, 2025Early Morning Walk Along a Canal, Venice, 24 x 30 inches, Oil on Linen, 2025Apple Orchard, 8×10 inches, Oil on Canvas, 2025Italian Coast Near Amalfi, 8×10 inches, Oil on Canvas, 2025Susurrus, 16×20 inches, Oil on Canvas, 2024Rain Shower at Sunrise, 24×36 inch, Oil on Canvas, 2024Return to Capri, 16×20 inch, Oil on Linen, 2024Summertime View of Persat Montenegro, 24 x 30 inches, Oil on Linen, 2024 ( Rev 2026)Boats Along a Dock Outside Split, Croatia, 16 x20 inches, Oil on Linen, 2024The King of Flowers, 18×24 inches, Oil on Linen, 2024Water Lilies, 30 x 30 inch, Oil on Linen, 2022The Clark Art Institute Reflecting Pool (Finished Revised) 20×24 inches, Oil on Linen, 2024Poppies Along the Road (Final Enhanced), 20×24 inches, Oil on Linen, 2024Hay Field in Moonlight, 20×24 inches, Oil on Linen, 2024View of Marblehead at Sunrise, 11×14 inches, Oil on Linen, 2024.Morning Light, 18 x 24 inches, Oil on Linen, 2024Canale e Campanile Castello, 16×20 inches, Oil on Canvas, 2025Campanile di San Giorgio di Maggiore, 16×20 inches, Oil on Linen, 2024Roman Holiday, 18×24 inches, Oil on Linen, 2024View Across the Arno River from the Ufizzi, (24 x 36 inches), Oil on Linen, 2023Quiet Watch at Bar Harbor, 24×36 inches, Oil on Linen, 2024Basilica del Santa Giovanni e Paolo, 16×20 inches, Oil on Linen, 2023Vaporetto a Piazza San Marco, 16x 20 inches, Oil on Linen, 2023Lincoln Stone Bridge, 18 x 24 inches, Oil on Linen, Rev 2025Harbor Nocturne, Oil on Linen , 16 x 20 inches, 2023Nubble Light Late Afternoon, 11×14 inches, oil on linen, 2023Sunset Royal Naval Dockyard Bermuda, 2023 8x 12 inch Oil on PanelEarly Evening Along the Arno River, Florence, (24 x 36 inches) Oil on Linen, 2023Grand Canyon Oil 11×14 inches (2022) View from Gardens of Augustus, Capri (2023)Afternoon at the Portofino Reflecting Pool (2023) Winter Sunrise on the Porter River DanversNantucket Main Street Plein Air and Finished in Studio (2023)Winter Island Boat Yard at Sunrise, 8×10 inches, Oil on Canvas, 2025 (Enhanced)Sunset Over Tierra del Fuego, Allegory (2022)Ponte Vecchio (2023) Curly, Moe and Larry (2023)Venetian Canal , Oil on Canvas, 9×12 inch (2020)Capri Harborside (2022)
Peggy’s Cove (2022)
Visitation of Eze (2022)North Bridge (2022)
Wright-Locke Farm (2020)Once Upon a TimeAfter Fishing (2022)
Dear Vincent…(2022)Early Evening Lakeview (2022)Otter Cliffs Mt Desert Island (2022)Moonlighting (2022)Park Pavillon (2021)Garden of the Gods (2022)Waterlily (2021)Somesville Bridge (2022)Flower Garden (2020)The Fortress (2020)
Tessellations
The following are some of my hand drawn tessellations and recent designs. The earliest tessellations are from the late 1970’s and 1980’s.
Italian Vista (2016)The Lost Domain (2016)The Sun, 7-inches in Diameter, Stone Lithograph with Watercolor and Color Pencil, 2025Hyperbolic Tessellation of Icarus, Named after a Distant Star Discovered thru Gravitational LensingTurtles & Fish Castellano, 4-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches, Lithograph with Hand ColoringFlying Lizards & Angler Fish (1982)Time Zipper (1986)George of the Jungle (1986) One of my favorites.
Rays I (2020)Tyrannosaurus (2021) The TortugasMetamorphosis I Development I The Stingrays Garden (2022)Icarus II (2020)Flying Fish (2019)ButterfliesFlying Horses, 9 x 11 inches, Stone Lithograph with Hand Coloring, 2025Horses (2020)Bird Motif (2017)Five Birds (2019)Elephants (2020)The Cheshire Cat (2017) Rise & Fall (2017)Fish Motif (2016)Fish and Birds IV (2017)Name’s Brucie (Shark)Angels (2019)Greek Soldiers (2016)Goosey-Goose (D1gg)Goosey-Goose (D1kg)Turtles IVIcarus Rising/Icarus Falling (2019)Flying Horses (2018)Frogs (2018)Spiders (2018)Horsemen II The Artists DreamGorilla Business (2017)The Meeting (Wizards & Trolls) (2020)Alta VistaKnights (2022)Mermaids (2022) Design Collaboration with David Smith. Angels and Devils (2021)Dragons (2017)Dragons (2014)Flying Horses (2018)Horned Lizard (2017)Horned Lizards (Development I) (2017)War and Peace (2000)The Tessellation TreeTurtle TwisterJets & PterodactylsHorned Lizard Centaur I (2017)One World (2015)