I have been an artist since 1967 and even wanted to be an artist about 10 years before that! The earlier oil paintings shown here in the lower parts of the gallery were almost all painted by me within a span of ten years between 1972 – 1982. Included here in the upper part except for "The Creator" and "Discovery Island" are some of my newer mixed-media paintings, many of which have been published as posters, jigsaw puzzles, calendars and metal signs by various different companies. The mixed-media paintings were created by me since about the year 2008 or so and I have enjoyed working on them very much. Not only are they an entirely new and different style for me to do but they have also opened up many new avenues for publishing my art. I plan to create many more of these types of paintings in the future so I hope you enjoy them as much as people seem to enjoy my earlier oil paintings. Those earlier paintings here mostly in the lower part of the gallery were done by me during a very productive period in my life as far as oil painting goes. I had just left art school in 1972 feeling very unfulfilled in a creative sense, I wanted to let loose with my art more and follow my inner vision and explore my own imagination at the time. Around 1974 I met a man named Peter Ledeboer of Big O posters U.K. Who was publishing big colorful posters from the artists Roger Dean, Rodney Matthews, Mati Klarwein, Martin Sharp and many others. Peter really liked what I was doing and asked if he could publish my work as posters too. The result from those early efforts and following into my Big O poster years are pretty much what you see here in the lower part of the gallery. Many of these paintings were published by Big O as posters and post cards in the 70's and then later on many were reproduced again by others as posters, jigsaw puzzles, greeting cards, calendars, book covers and prints which they still are to this day. Since that time in my life I have remained very creative in art but lesser so now in oil painting and I prefer to focus more on the Photoshop and mixed-media created work.

I hope you enjoy these paintings of mine (new or old style) and they help bring some inspiration, wonder, beauty, peace and happiness into your life...That's why I created them!

Full size framed posters, metal signs, prints and jigsaw puzzles of my paintings can be found at several online locations among them are Springbok Puzzles, Ceaco Puzzles, Buffalo Games Puzzles, Vermont Christmas Puzzles, Black Ball/Scorpio Posters, Studio B Posters, Happy Puzzles in the UK, Reedyville Goods and also in Europe at Poster Lounge Posters and Displate.com
  • The Creator - oil on canvas painted by Michael Fishel in 1977
    THE CREATOR
  • Discovery Island - oil on canvas painted by Michael Fishel in 1979
    DISCOVERY ISLAND
  • Old School Cool - painted in mixed media in 2024 by Michael Fishel
    OLD SCHOOL COOL
  • Desert Blossoms - painted in mixed media in 2024 by Michael Fishel
    DESERT BLOSSOMS
  • Retro Hippy Quilt - painted in mixed media in 2024 by Michael Fishel
    RETRO HIPPY QUILT
  • Totally Toys - painted in mixed media in 2024 by Michael Fishel
    TOTALLY TOYS
  • Vacationland U.S.A. - painted in mixed media in 2024 by Michael Fishel
    VACATIONLAND U.S.A.
  • The Good Old Days - painted in mixed media in 2024 by Michael Fishel
    THE GOOD OLD DAYS
  • Historic Highway - painted in mixed media in 2024 by Michael Fishel
    HISTORIC HIGHWAY
  • Animal Atrium - painted in mixed media in 2024 by Michael Fishel
    ANIMAL ATRIUM
  • Gypsy Soul - painted in mixed media in 2023 by Michael Fishel
    GYPSY SOUL
  • The Living Seas - painted in mixed media in 2022 by Michael Fishel
    THE LIVING SEAS
  • Dinner With Marilyn - painted in mixed media in 2023 by Michael Fishel
    DINNER WITH MARILYN
  • The Happy Hippy Shop - painted in mixed media in 2022 by Michael Fishel
    HAPPY HIPPY SHOP
  • Racing - painted in mixed media in 2022 by Michael Fishel
    RACING
  • Happy Fall Y'all - painted in mixed media in 2022 by Michael Fishel
    HAPPY FALL Y'ALL
  • Midway Mania - painted in mixed media in 2022 by Michael Fishel
    MIDWAY MANIA!
  • Nifty Neon's - painted in mixed media in 2021 by Michael Fishel
    NIFTY NEON'S
  • Santa's Toy Shop - painted in mixed media in 2021 by Michael Fishel
    SANTA'S TOY SHOP
  • Amish Quilt - painted in mixed media in 2022 by Michael Fishel
    AMISH QUILT
  • Old School Antiques - painted in mixed media in 2021 by Michael Fishel
    OLD SCHOOL ANTIQUES
  • The Flower Shop - painted in mixed media in 2021 by Michael Fishel
    BLOOMS TO GO
  • Retro Diner Cruisin - painted in mixed media in 2020 by Michael Fishel
    RETRO DINER CRUISIN
  • Along Route 66 - painted in mixed media in 2020 by Michael Fishel
    ALONG ROUTE 66
  • Retro Man Cave - painted in mixed media in 2019 by Michael Fishel
    RETRO MAN CAVE
  • Dream Garage - painted in mixed media in 2017 by Michael Fishel
    DREAM GARAGE
  • Fred's Service - painted in mixed media in 2017 by Michael Fishel
    FRED'S SERVICE
  • Parker's Pickup's - painted in mixed media in 2018 by Michael Fishel
    PARKER'S PICKUP'S
  • Coca-Cola Decades - painted in mixed media in 2018 by Michael Fishel
    COCA-COLA THROUGH THE DECADES
  • Coca-Cola History - painted in mixed media in 2018 by Michael Fishel
    HISTORY OF COCA-COLA
  • Magic Emporium - painted in mixed media in 2019 by Michael Fishel
    MAGIC EMPORIUM
  • Concert Tonight - painted in mixed media in 2019 by Michael Fishel
    CONCERT TONIGHT
  • The Glass Menagrie- painted in mixed media in 2023 by Michael Fishel
    THE GLASS MENAGERIE
  • Books of Wonder - painted in mixed media in 2019 by Michael Fishel
    BOOKS OF WONDER
  • Medals of America painted in mixed media in 2018 by Michael Fishel
    MEDALS OF AMERICA
  • Yesterdays - painted in mixed media in 2018 by Michael Fishel
    YESTERDAYS
  • Wurlitzer Jukebox - painted in mixed media in 2018 by Michael Fishel
    VINTAGE JUKEBOX
  • Classic Americana - painted in mixed media in 2018 by Michael Fishel
    CLASSIC AMERICANA
  • Groovy Records - painted in mixed media in 2018 by Michael Fishel
    GROOVY RECORDS
  • 1955 Ford Crown Victoria - painted in mixed media in 2024 by Michael Fishel
    1955 FORD CROWN VICTORIA
  • 1967 Chevrolet Camaro - painted in mixed media in 2024 by Michael Fishel
    1967 CHEVROLET CAMARO
  • 1977 Pontaic Trans Am - painted in mixed media in 2024 by Michael Fishel
    1977 PONTIAC TRANS AM
  • 1958 Black Corvette - painted in mixed media in 2018 by Michael Fishel
    1958 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
  • 1970 purple Dodge Challenger - painted in mixed media in 2017 by Michael Fishel
    1970 DODGE CHALLENGER
  • 1969 green Ford Mustang - painted in mixed media in 2017 by Michael Fishel
    1969 FORD MUSTANG
  • 1969 blue Chevrolet Camaro - painted in mixed media in 2017 by Michael Fishel
    1969 CHEVROLET CAMARO
  • 1963 green split window Corvette - painted in mixed media in 2017 by Michael Fishel
    1963 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
  • American Honkers - painted in mixed media in 2017 by Michael Fishel
    AMERICAN HONKERS
  • Summer Solstice - painted in mixed media in 2016 by Michael Fishel
    SUMMER SOLSTICE - Forget-Me-Not
  • Mother Nature - oil on canvas painted in 1975 by Michael Fishel
    MOTHER NATURE
  • Pegasus - oil on canvas painted in 1975 by Michael Fishel
    PEGASUS
  • Enchanted Encounter - oil on canvas painted in 1980 by Michael Fishel
    ENCHANTED ENCOUNTER
  • Magic Kingdom - oil on canvas painted in 1975 by Michael Fishel
    MAGIC KINGDOM
  • Fairy Tales - oil on canvas painted in 1978 by Michael Fishel
    FAIRY TALES
  • Hot Air Hero - oil on canvas painted in 1974 by Michael Fishel
    HOT AIR HERO
  • The Magician - oil on canvas painted in 1974 by Michael Fishel
    THE MAGICIAN
  • The Dancer - oil on canvas painted in 1975 by Michael Fishel
    THE DANCER
  • Terrarium painted - oil on canvas in 1973 by Michael Fishel
    TERRARIUM
  • Magic Carpet Ride - oil on canvas painted in 1976 by Michael Fishel
    MAGIC CARPET RIDE
  • Road to Nowhere - oil on canvas painted in 1974 by Michael Fishel
    ROAD to NOWHERE
  • Love - oil on canvas painted in 1975 by Michael Fishel
    LOVE
  • The Terrarium Lady - oil on canvas painted in 1975 by Michael Fishel
    THE TERRARIUM LADY
  • Daydream Dragon - oil on canvas painted in 1975 by Michael Fishel
    DAYDREAM DRAGON
  • Teutopolis - oil on canvas painted in 1976 by Michael Fishel
    TEUTOPOLIS
  • Old Man in the Woods- oil on canvas (plus digital collage) painted in 2015 by Michael Fishel
    OLD MAN in the WOODS
  • Interlude of Solitude - oil on canvas painted in 1978 by Michael Fishel
    INTERLUDE of SOLITUDE
  • The Waterhole - oil on canvas painted in 1973 by Michael Fishel
    THE WATERHOLE
  • Woodland Harmony - oil on canvas painted in 1978 by Michael Fishel
    WOODLAND HARMONY
  • Waterfall Woman - oil on canvas painted in 1977 by Michael Fishel
    WATERFALL WOMAN
  • Octopus Garden - oil on canvas painted in 1978 by Michael Fishel
    OCTOPUS GARDEN
  • Fantastic Journey - oil on canvas painted in 1978 by Michael Fishel
    FANTASTIC JOURNEY
  • The Fortune Teller - oil on canvas painted in 1976 by Michael Fishel
    THE FORTUNE TELLER
  • Autumn Rendezvous - mixed media painted in 2015 by Michael Fishel
    AUTUMN RENDEZVOUS
  • Rainbow Forest - oil on canvas painted in 1975 by Michael Fishel
    RAINBOW FOREST
  • blue mountains reflection with people painted by michael fishel
    MUSICAL MAJESTY
  • Nick and the Terrarium Lady - oil on canvas painted in 1975 by Michael Fishel
    NICK and the TERRARIUM LADY
  • Spring Magic - oil on canvas painted in 1978 by Michael Fishel
    SPRING MAGIC
  • Snow Forest - oil on canvas painted in 1978 by Michael Fishel
    SNOW FOREST
  • Rock Creek - oil on canvas painted in 1977 by Michael Fishel
    ROCK CREEK
  • Hollow Tree Creek - oil on canvas painted in 1979 by Michael Fishel
    HOLLOW TREE CREEK
  • Whisper Wood - oil on canvas painted in 1974 by Michael Fishel
    WHISPER WOOD
  • Boy and Butterfly - oil on canvas painted in 1978 by Michael Fishel
    BOY and BUTTERFLY
  • Far Away Hills - oil on canvas painted in 1975 by Michael Fishel
    FARAWAY HILLS
  • Hi! - oil on canvas painted in 1976 by Michael Fishel
    HI!
  • Thinkin & Blinkin - oil on canvas painted in 1972 by Michael Fishel
    THINKIN & BLINKIN
  • Lady on a Zebra - Homage to Henri Rousseau - oil on canvas painted in 1972 by Michael Fishel
    LADY on a ZEBRA - Homage to Rousseau
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