My name is Jeffrey Odiorne. Welcome to my website.

The painting above is titled “The Reef”. It is acrylic on canvas and measures 52” x 116”. Inspired by nature, “The Reef” explores color, movement, and discovery — ideas that have guided my work for many years and continue throughout the paintings presented here.
I hope you enjoy looking.

I became interested in art at a very early age. When I was two years old, my parents rented a farmhouse in Chester County, Pennsylvania, which was owned by the renowned artist Wharton Esherick, whose studio was nearby. We lived there for ten years and I was fascinated by the creativity that I saw everywhere, every day.

Inspired to pursue a career in art, I studied Fine Art at Cornell University for three semesters before transferring to the Philadelphia Museum College of Art where I received a BFA degree.

Following a decades-long career in the highly competitive world of New York advertising as a Graphic Designer, Art Director and Creative Director, I devoted my creativity exclusively to painting. I enrolled in painting classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Ringling College of Art & Design, and studio courses with artist Kassem Amoudi at the Main Line and Wayne art centers in suburban Philadelphia. I found the continuing education and inspiration to be invaluable while I embarked on my new journey.

I continue to draw inspiration from artists across many disciplines, including abstract painters, Pop artists, impressionists, and realists. I also follow the work of many established and emerging artists online and through my extensive collection of art books that I visit often, including twelve about Picasso and thirteen about David Hockney.

My own style continues to evolve in a variety of directions. I am equally interested in the gritty textures of the city as I am in the calming rhythms and beauty of nature. One consistent element is an energetic use of color. Some critics have described me as a "colorist."

Many of the paintings shown here are in private collections, but others are available. I paint almost every day and update the website frequently with new work.

For more information call me at (484) 477-6393 or email me at jtodesign1@aol.com.