MIKE McDONALD is an American abstract painter and graphic artist, a graduate of The College of New Jersey’s BFA program (2002), and a YouTube creator. McDonald draws influence from modern distressed design, street art and graffiti, and contemporary graphic design culture. He uses an ever-changing combination of bold brush strokes, stencil patterns, palette knife forms, spray paint, and splatter techniques.

I document the process of making some of my paintings on YouTube. Take a look behind the scenes at how these abstract paintings come to life and develop through artistic experimentation.