Jonathan Maxwell

Work samples

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

Please contact the studio
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

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
Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame
15” x 17 1/2” x 1”

Available for Purchase

About Jonathan

Name: Jonathan Maxwell
Born: Baltimore MD 1969
I graduated from MICA in 1991 with a BFA in General Fine Arts. A few years after graduating, I started designing and making furniture,in addition to making mixed media paintings. The furniture work grew and demanded most of my time making new designs and completing commissions. I have been able to make a living designing and building furniture, but I have always reserved a section of my shop for a painting studio. This is where I… more

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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

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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)

Hand-shaped steel birds, pinhole photograph, oil on panel, on steel construction
2025
18.5" x 9.25" x 5"

Available for Purchase
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)

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)

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
Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame
15” x 17 1/2” x 1”
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
Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame
15” x 17 1/2” x1”

Available for Purchase
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
Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/steel frame
15” x 17 1/2” x 1”

Available for Purchase
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

Oil and mixed media on pinhole photograph w/ steel frame
15” x 17 1/2” x 1”

Available for Purchase
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

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

Available for Purchase

Please contact the studio
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

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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
Oil on panel
14” x 17” x 2”
2021

Available for Purchase

2017 -2019

Watermark

2019 54 x 37 x 5 Oil, Acrylic, Mixed media, PVC tube, brine, and aluminum on panel
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

2018 55 1/2" x 41 1/2" x 3 Oil, Mixed Media, Pinhole photograph on panel
Power Study

2019 33 1/2" x 12" x 3" Fabricated Aluminum base with oil, mixed media photo collage and bullets on panel
Evacuation

2018 44" x 44" x 3" Oil, Mixed Media, Pinhole photograph on panel
Sugar High

2019 36"x 48"x 2" Oil, Acrylic, Mixed media, and Pinhole photograph on panel with Aluminum
Reverberate

2019 33 1/2" x 12" x 3" Fabricated Aluminum base panel with Oil, Mixed media, and Photograph on panel, steel
choker

2019 41"x 41"x 6" Oil, Acrylic, Mixed Media, and Pinhole Photograph on Panel with Fabricated Aluminum and Hoist sling
Tanks

2019 16 3/4" x 12 3/4" x 1 1/2" Oil and mixed media on panel with aluminum frame
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

2016 Oil, mixed media, and collage on panel with Aluminum 75 1/2" x 47" x 3 1/4"
City-Hall

2016 Oil, Mixed Media, and collage on panel 62 1/2" x 46 3/4" x 3 1/4"
Goodnight Baltimore

2016 Oil, Mixed Media, Pinhole photograph on panel 59" x 62" x 4"
Passage

2016 Oil, mixed media, and collage on concrete with steel 105" x 26" x 4"
Planning

2017 Oil, mixed media, pinhole photograph, glass, and aluminum 20" x 11" x 4"
William Where Are You

2017 Oil, mixed media, photograph, glass and aluminum 44" x 44" x 3"
Sebastian

2016 Mixed media and collage on panel 16 3/4" x 12 3/4" x 2"
Sever

2016 Mixed Media and collage on panel 28" x 18" x 3"
April 2015

2016 Mixed media and collage on panel 16 3/4" x 12 3/4" x 2"
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

Steel and reclaimed acrylic
Solano table

Aluminum and reclaimed acrylic
Senator lobby table

Stainless Steel and wood
Rocket table

Steel
Rabbino Dry Bar detail

Steel, concrete, and wood
Rabbino Dry Bar

Steel, concrete, and wood

Furniture

Furniture made from metal and wood that references the urban environment

Lambert Dresser detail

Steel, reclaimed wood
Lambert dresser

Steel, reclaimed wood
921 Desk detail

Steel, reclaimed wood
921 Desk

Steel, reclaimed wood
Broadbent table

Steel, reclaimed wood
Cormier desk

Steel, concrete, and wood
Beech Jewelry Cabinet

Steel and Glass
Lodge and Shipley

Found lathe pulley and turned 2" thick acrylic top
Barnycz fireplace detail

Steel, re claimed wood
20.barnycz-fireplace

Steel, re claimed wood

Charles Theatre

Design and fabricate interior furniture and lighting

Charles Theatre ticket booth

Steel and Glass
Charles Theater wall sconce

Cast aluminum, reclaimed glass, steel
Charles Theatre Candy Bar

Steel, wood, and glass
Film Gate

Forged steel and found film reel
Maryland Film Festival display case

Donor case for Maryland Film Festival Steel, wood, glass
MFF case detail

Donor case for Maryland Film Festival Steel, wood, glass