I purchased a framed painting by the artist J.S. Finona from a garage sale on the corner of Saint Clair and Oxford Street in St. Paul, Minnesota. The painting is a seascape that shows foreboding clouds and menacing waves crashing onto a deserted beach. 19 x 23". The seller told me that he found the painting in his attic, but through my research online,
I couldn't find any information about the artist. He or she might have been a local painter.
I painted a large, yellow, pirate rubber duck on the painting, and this piece was purchased by an individual in the great state of New York who had read about my story recently in the Minnesota Star Tribune - so thank you sir for your support, and for supporting the arts! Muy appreciado!
The completed thrift store painting by J.S. Finona and Seamus Liam O’Brien
Original painting by the artist J.S. Finona that I purchased from a garage sale in St. Paul MN.
The toy rubber duck that I used as my model for the piece.
I painted a large pirate rubber duck on the painting.
Artists signatures on the bottom left - J.S. Finona + Seamus Liam O’Brien
Artist Seamus Liam O’Brien holding the completed painting on the street corner where the garage sale took place.