Work samples

  • January Mourning
    January Mourning

    Mourning/Morning

    2023
    Oil, Mixed Media, Pinhole photograph on panel with fabricated metal structure
    45”x 25”x 9 1/2”

    Available for Purchase
  • Canyon
    Canyon

    Hand-shaped steel bird, pinhole photograph and oil on panel, printed calendar and dictionary page, acrylic paint, on steel construction

    2025

    22" x 12" x 10"

    Available for Purchase
  • Departure
    Departure

    Hand-shaped steel bird, pinhole photograph,  oil on panel, printed calendar, colored pencil, on steel construction

    2025

    19.25" x 9.25" x 4.5"

    Available for Purchase
  • Study # 877
    Study # 877

    Study # 877

    Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame

    15” x 17 1/2” x 1”

    Available for Purchase

About Jonathan

Jonathan Maxwell is a painter/sculptor based in Baltimore, Maryland. Combining both 2D images with 3D objects, his mixed media works examine the relationship  between our shared external world and the world of our internal reality. His process incorporates a variety of  materials and techniques such as oil painting, pinhole photography, metal shaping, and collage. Jonathan received his BFA in General Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA… more

Shadow Boxes

This project loosely uses the shadow box format to create small-scale dramas that incorporate hand-shaped metal sculptures, pinhole photographs, collage, and paint

  • Departure
    Departure

    Hand-shaped steel bird, pinhole photograph, oil on panel, printed calendar, colored pencil, on steel construction

    2025

    19.25" x 9.25" x 4.5"

    Available for Purchase
  • Departure (Detail)
    Departure (Detail)

    Hand-shaped steel bird, pinhole photograph, and oil on panel, printed calendar, colored pencil, on steel construction

    2025

    19.25" x 9.25" x 4.5"

    Available for Purchase
  • Departure (Detail)
    Departure (Detail)

    Hand-shaped steel bird, pinhole photograph, oil on panel, printed calendar, colored pencil, on steel construction

    2025

    19.25" x 9.25" x 4.5"

    Available for Purchase
  • Forager
    Forager

    Hand-shaped steel bird, pinhole photograph, and oil on panel, printed cartesian grid and pushpins, on steel construction

    2025

    15" x 11.75" x 5"

    Available for Purchase
  • Forager (Detail)
    Forager (Detail)

    Hand-shaped steel bird, pinhole photograph, and oil on panel, printed cartesian grid and pushpins, on steel construction

    2025

    15" x 11.75" x 5"

    Available for Purchase
  • Love Birds
    Love Birds

    Hand-shaped steel birds, pinhole photograph,  oil on panel, on steel construction

    2025

    18.5" x 9.25" x 5"

    Available for Purchase
  • Love Birds (Detail)
    Love Birds (Detail)

    Hand-shaped steel birds, pinhole photograph,  oil on panel, on steel construction

    2025

    18.5" x 9.25" x 5"

    Available for Purchase
  • Canyon
    Canyon

    Hand-shaped steel bird, pinhole photograph and oil on panel, printed calendar and dictionary page, acrylic paint, on steel construction

    2025

    22" x 12" x 10"

    Available for Purchase
  • Canyon (Detail)
    Canyon (Detail)

    Hand-shaped steel bird, pinhole photograph and oil on panel, printed calendar and dictionary page, acrylic paint, on steel construction

    2025

    22" x 12" x 10"

    Available for Purchase
  • Canyon (Detail)
    Canyon (Detail)

    Hand-shaped steel bird, pinhole photograph and oil on panel, printed calendar and dictionary page, acrylic paint, on steel construction

    2025

    22" x 12" x 10"

    Available for Purchase

Studies

Small studies of an expressive use of paint applied to pinhole photographs

  • Study # 877
    Study # 877

    Study # 877

    Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame

    15” x 17 1/2” x 1”

  • study 861
    study 861

    Study #861

    Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame

    15” x 17 1/2” x1”

    Available for Purchase
  • Study # 880
    Study # 880

    Study # 880

    Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame

    15” x 17 1/2” x1”

    Available for Purchase
  • Study #868
    Study #868

    Study #868

    Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame

    15” x 17 1/2” x 1”

    Available for Purchase
  • Study # 871
    Study # 871

    Study # 871

    Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame

    15” x 17 1/2” x 1”

    Available for Purchase
  • Study # 248
    Study # 248

    Study # 248

     

    Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame

    15” x 17 1/2” x1”

    Available for Purchase
  • Study # 239
    Study # 239

    Study # 239

     

    Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/ steel frame

    15” x 17 1/2” x 1”

    Available for Purchase
  • Study # 240
    Study # 240

    Study # 240

     

    Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame

    15” x 17 1/2” x1”

    Available for Purchase
  • Study # 246
    Study # 246

    Study # 246

     

    Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame

    15” x 17 1/2” x1”

    Available for Purchase

2019 - 2023

  • January Mourning
    January Mourning

    January Mourning

    2023
    Oil, Mixed Media, Pinhole photograph on panel with fabricated metal structure
    45”x 25”x 9 1/2”

    Available for Purchase
  • Trajectory
    Trajectory

    Trajectory
    2022
    Oil, Mixed Media, found objects and on fabricated metal structure
    36 1/2” x 12” x 2 1/4”

    Available for Purchase
  • Conveyance
    Conveyance

    Conveyance
    2020
    Oil, Mixed Media, Pinhole photograph on panel with Fabricated Metal structure
    123”x 63”x 6 1/2”

  • August Night
    August Night

    August Night

    Oil on panel

    14” x 17” x 2”

    2021

    Available for Purchase

2017 -2019

  • Watermark
    Watermark
    2019 54 x 37 x 5 Oil, Acrylic, Mixed media, PVC tube, brine, and aluminum on panel
  • Hanover Street Bridge
    Hanover Street Bridge
    2018 36” x 34” x 3 1/2” Oil, Mixed Media, Pinhole Photograph and Metal on panel
  • The Ghost of John Brown
    The Ghost of John Brown
    2018 55 1/2" x 41 1/2" x 3 Oil, Mixed Media, Pinhole photograph on panel
  • Power Study
    Power Study
    2019 33 1/2" x 12" x 3" Fabricated Aluminum base with oil, mixed media photo collage and bullets on panel
  • Evacuation
    Evacuation
    2018 44" x 44" x 3" Oil, Mixed Media, Pinhole photograph on panel
  • Sugar High
    Sugar High
    2019 36"x 48"x 2" Oil, Acrylic, Mixed media, and Pinhole photograph on panel with Aluminum
  • Reverberate
    Reverberate
    2019 33 1/2" x 12" x 3" Fabricated Aluminum base panel with Oil, Mixed media, and Photograph on panel, steel
  • choker
    choker
    2019 41"x 41"x 6" Oil, Acrylic, Mixed Media, and Pinhole Photograph on Panel with Fabricated Aluminum and Hoist sling
  • Tanks
    Tanks
    2019 16 3/4" x 12 3/4" x 1 1/2" Oil and mixed media on panel with aluminum frame
  • Hive
    Hive
    2018 14" x 12 3/4" x 2 3/4" Oil and mixed media collage with steel and epoxy on panel

2014-2017

  • Budapest
    Budapest
    2016 Oil, mixed media, and collage on panel with Aluminum 75 1/2" x 47" x 3 1/4"
  • City-Hall
    City-Hall
    2016 Oil, Mixed Media, and collage on panel 62 1/2" x 46 3/4" x 3 1/4"
  • Goodnight Baltimore
    Goodnight Baltimore
    2016 Oil, Mixed Media, Pinhole photograph on panel 59" x 62" x 4"
  • Passage
    Passage
    2016 Oil, mixed media, and collage on concrete with steel 105" x 26" x 4"
  • Planning
    Planning
    2017 Oil, mixed media, pinhole photograph, glass, and aluminum 20" x 11" x 4"
  • William Where Are You
    William Where Are You
    2017 Oil, mixed media, photograph, glass and aluminum 44" x 44" x 3"
  • Sebastian
    Sebastian
    2016 Mixed media and collage on panel 16 3/4" x 12 3/4" x 2"
  • Sever
    Sever
    2016 Mixed Media and collage on panel 28" x 18" x 3"
  • April 2015
    April 2015
    2016 Mixed media and collage on panel 16 3/4" x 12 3/4" x 2"
  • Head
    Head
    2016 Oil on panel 14 75" x 16 3/4" x 2"

Furniture 2

Furniture made from metal and wood that references the urban environment

  • Solano table detail
    Solano table detail
    Steel and reclaimed acrylic
  • Solano table
    Solano table
    Aluminum and reclaimed acrylic
  • Senator lobby table
    Senator lobby table
    Stainless Steel and wood
  • Rocket table
    Rocket table
    Steel
  • Rabbino Dry Bar detail
    Rabbino Dry Bar detail
    Steel, concrete, and wood
  • Rabbino Dry Bar
    Rabbino Dry Bar
    Steel, concrete, and wood

Furniture

Furniture made from metal and wood that references the urban environment

  • Lambert Dresser detail
    Lambert Dresser detail
    Steel, reclaimed wood
  • Lambert dresser
    Lambert dresser
    Steel, reclaimed wood
  • 921 Desk detail
    921 Desk detail
    Steel, reclaimed wood
  • 921 Desk
    921 Desk
    Steel, reclaimed wood
  • Broadbent table
    Broadbent table
    Steel, reclaimed wood
  • Cormier desk
    Cormier desk
    Steel, concrete, and wood
  • Beech Jewelry Cabinet
    Beech Jewelry Cabinet
    Steel and Glass
  • Lodge and Shipley
    Lodge and Shipley
    Found lathe pulley and turned 2" thick acrylic top
  • Barnycz fireplace detail
    Barnycz fireplace detail
    Steel, re claimed wood
  • 20.barnycz-fireplace
    20.barnycz-fireplace
    Steel, re claimed wood

Charles Theatre

Design and fabricate interior furniture and lighting
  • Charles Theatre ticket booth
    Charles Theatre ticket booth
    Steel and Glass
  • Charles Theater wall sconce
    Charles Theater wall sconce
    Cast aluminum, reclaimed glass, steel
  • Charles Theatre Candy Bar
    Charles Theatre Candy Bar
    Steel, wood, and glass
  • Film Gate
    Film Gate
    Forged steel and found film reel
  • Maryland Film Festival display case
    Maryland Film Festival display case
    Donor case for Maryland Film Festival Steel, wood, glass
  • MFF case detail
    MFF case detail
    Donor case for Maryland Film Festival Steel, wood, glass

Senator Theatre

Designed and fabricated furniture and lighting for the historic Senator Theatre in Baltimore
  • maxwell-studios--senator-theatre-2.jpg
    maxwell-studios--senator-theatre-2.jpg
  • Senator Chandelier
    Senator Chandelier
    Senator Chandelier
  • Senator auditorium sconce
    Senator auditorium sconce
    Spun aluminum wall light
  • Candy Bar
    Candy Bar
    Stainless steel and wood
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    maxwell-studios--senator-theatre-11.jpg
  • Senator lobby table
    Senator lobby table
    Stainless steel and wood