Michael McChesney

Michael McChesney received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN with majors in Art and Physical Education. After teaching art in California and Minnesota, he opened a custom jewelry shop where he turned client’s ideas and designs into reality using a variety of processes that included lost wax, fabrication and hand-wrought methods. He now devotes all of his time to his artwork.

His work has been called photorealistic, super-photorealistic, or hyper-photorealistic. Today, his work is an exploration of what he calls the “Sensual Feminine.”

“The world around me is full of these powerful sensual images. I am trying to make the viewer sense these rich, full sensual images in my paintings and sculptures. The images are more than the realistic portrayals of a flower or figure.”

“My artwork is a reflection of the world as I see it, and I want the viewer to see that also. I see sensuousness and beauty in everyday objects, and I want to immediately catch the attention of the viewer so that they can see that too. All objects and images have beauty, value and impact.”