My best work is always inspired by what I have seen and experienced personally. I filter those experiences and try to capture the emotional connection that stirs my own senses when seeing something for the first time. I am constantly drawn to strong natural light and deep shadows in the landscape, especially during dramatic, transitional moments of the day and seasons of the year.

Education
A.A. Commercial Art, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
B.S. Landscape Architecture, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Master Gardener, Rutgers University Extension Service, Trenton, NJ

Recognition

2008	2008 American Artist Watercolor magazine Annual Cover Competition, Finalist "Back to the Sea", Summer 2008 issue
2008	May 9, 2008, The Barnstable Patriot, Business Section/Marketing Clipboard, "Creativity and Commerce", Q & A article that explains O’Connor’s belief that an artist’s creativity can – and should -- inform marketing tactics.
2007	Cape Arts Review magazine, featured new artist at My Sister's Gallery, Sandwich, MA
2007	American Artist Watercolor magazine Annual Cover Competition, Finalist "Cotuit Reflection", was published in the quarterly Spring issue
2004	North Light book club magazine, Holiday Card Competition, Finalist

Affiliations
The Cahoon Museum of American Art, Member, Board of Trustees, Cotuit, MA
Cape Cod Art Association, Juried Artist Member, Barnstable, MA

Gallery Representation
My Sister's Gallery, 20 Jarves Street, Sandwich, MA. Originals, Limited Edition Iris Giclée prints, note cards