Hi. I’m Dale. I am an Alcohol Ink artist.

In 2019 at age 78, knowing I had talent, being in good health, and believing I could live another 20 plus years I decided to become an artist. In 20 years a person can get good at pretty much anything. Where to begin?? With pencil and a prompt book for drawing, which I used until summer when I began yearning for color. Surprise!!! The local library was, at that providential moment, hosting an introductory class in painting with alcohol ink. I was HOOKED. And have been developing my skills and sharing them through my art and by teaching my own introductory classes ever since.

In October 2022 I opened a small gallery located in The Old Print Shop Mini Mall in Humeston IA.  I have had a number of solo exhibitions and participated in many juried shows and art fairs.  I occasionally have some pieces on display in both the Art Domestique Gallery in Washington IA and the Olathe Art Gallery in Olathe KS.

I am a member of Iowa Artists, North River Arts Council (Warren County), Alcohol Ink Art Society, Olathe Visual Arts and Art Domestique

Me? I was born and raised in Pittsburgh PA, oldest of the six of us kids. I graduated from Tarkio College and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and served as a Presbyterian pastor for 50 years in PA, NE, NY, MO, KS, IA, with chaplaincies in Sequoia National Park and Pennsylvania Army National Guard. My first wife, Marcia Witherspoon, who blessed our marriage with 3 wonderful children, died in 1987 from breast cancer. A year later I met and married Linda Daniel, also a Presbyterian pastor.  So now I have 5 wonderful children. God is good. We’ve been married for 35 years now and have lived in what has become our forever home in Lucas for 18 years.

I am an artist. I am a volunteer. I am a fan of the NFL, especially the Steelers, Chiefs, Bills and 49ers. Linda and I are “timeshare travelers” spending several weeks a year on the road … a) visiting our children in MD, TX, NV, MO and b) enjoying condo living all across the country. Back in 2004, my commitment to my own health and the health of the planet led me to Shaklee, a premier Wellness company, for whom I remain an enthusiastic Ambassador (Distributor). I love to push mow my own half acre yard and scoop what snow falls on my drive and walk.

Catch me at:   FaceBook Dale OConnell,  Instabram @daleoconnell, Prints on Demand  dale-oconnell.pixels.com