Michael McDonough began his creative career in Nashville, Tennessee as a songwriter and recording artist. In 1998 he received Certificates of Achievement from The Billboard Song Contest for his entries entitled “Franciscan Knights” and “Until That Day”.

To fund his creative side Michael took a position at a leading Investment Banking firm where he began his climb into financial securities executive management. This allowed him to spend time in artistic enclaves around the world that embedded images in his mind of the most beautiful gar dens and shorelines on Earth.

After years of appreciating and collecting art, Michael again felt the creative process brewing inside, but this time he would present himself through painting. Countless hours of discovering and perfecting his technique revealed a sense of color and depth that sur-prised many of his contemporaries. Inspired by the natural beauty of the earth, he often depicts both Expressionist and Abstract cityscapes, landscapes, and other natural settings. Other of his works are simply abstract creations that evoke strong emotion from the viewer through his use of color combinations.