Once upon a time,
Jonathan Basil Medwid
jmedwid@basilgallery.com
(860) 416 - 0993


I began painting on sidewalks & busy street sides in Boston & towns south of Boston. I set out in the early morning & did not return home until dark. I even worked in the rain under an umbrella & often at night beneath a lantern. 


My work is to inspire the imagination, to be comforting & thought provoking, to be haunting yet familiar, to be perfectly imperfect, honest & child-like.


I chose the road less traveled & it has made all the difference, since life, in spite of everything, is like a fairy tale to me...


About Me

I am originally from Granby, Connecticut but grew up in West Suffield. Earning a liberal arts degree from Wesleyan University, I focused my studies on English & psychology, architecture & studio arts. I have been painting ever since...