Adrian Odell

Hello, thank you for visiting - the Artwork on this website supplements my journey described on .

My background: I live and work in Jersey, Channel Islands. I am an enthusiastic Artist, from painting to photography and vase collecting.

I lived in the Caribbean for many years, and bought colourful art. The colours and vibrant culture inspired me. I purchased various pieces of pottery from Mexico, Brazil and other bright and exuberant countries.

When I moved to Jersey, I started collecting Italian vases, attracted by the colours but equally the raw, tactile beauty of handmade art glass from Murano.

I dedicated vast effort to building a collection of art glass made by Vittorio Ferro (1934-2013), visited Venice and wrote a book which I self-published on Amazon "Murrine from Murano - One Man's Art in the Glass of Another". It is about how I found my journey in Art in the Glass made by Vittorio Ferro. The book needs much further work, but is well represented on my website as explained above. It represents my basic premise that Art is a repository of culture. A language which communicates across generations. A language which is influenced by all that is around, from architecture to personal experiences. It is const...

Bachelor of Arts (Majors: Psychology and Law) and Bachelor of Laws

Website www.adrianodell.com

Further, a coffee shop in my building has kindly invited me to display one painting at a time for the past few years. I have turned down the opportunity to sell the paintings because they represent a personal journey. As my collection grows, I may change this approach.

I have also had the chance to provide a presentation in the coffee shop on how Italian vases have inspired me to paint. It is very rewarding when people show genuine interest in your journey. We are all one in our journey of Art, however different it may and will always be.