'397 Ocean Walk' by John MacConnell

CURATOR'S NOTE

At 397 Ocean Walk, the sweeping roofline and glazed façade read like a single gesture drawn across the dunes. John MacConnell paints the house with evident, steady attention—the horizontal bands of cedar, the protective fence scalloped by wind, the calm of a sky opening after heat. The result is both portrait and place: modernism softened by salt air.

WHY THIS WORK

It captures a quintessential Pines silhouette—bold architecture set against tender landscape.

ABOUT THE HOUSE

397 Ocean Walk is one of the celebrated “twin arch” residences that helped define late-modern vernacular on the beach. Think generous overhangs, rhythmic glazing, and a conversation between engineered form and coastal weathering—a lived, elegant minimalism that belongs to Fire Island. Learn more here.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

John MacConnell works where portraiture meets place. For our exhibition IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK: Portraits of Homes in the Pines, he rendered houses as living subjects while capturing structure, and the atmospheres and memories they hold.

DETAILS

Artist: John MacConnell
Title: 397 Ocean Walk
Year: 2025
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 16 x 20 in.
Signature: Signed/Dated
Framing: Float-mounted in Black (included)
Provenance: The Visitors Center; directly from the artist.

STATUS

Available. To view in person or discuss acquisition, please inquire.