Patrick Lyons O’Brien (born July 5, 1960) is an American artist and writer, known for his children's books and for his maritime paintings.
[2][3] In 2011 O’Brien began teaching as a part-time faculty member at The Maryland Institute College of Art.
Publishers Weekly says "the series combines Jurassic Park, Star Trek and Captain Nemo, balancing tongue-in-cheek cheesiness with earnest enthusiasm".
[7] The Washington Post described it as "what most small boys would agree is the perfect book" and described the art as "just plain beautiful".
[6] In 2010 The U. S. Naval Academy Museum mounted a solo-exhibition of O’Brien's work featuring twenty-eight oil paintings.
[13] In 2010 at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, MD, mounted an exhibition featuring O’Brien's artwork.
The exhibit was called Space, Sword and Dinosaurs, the Creation of Art for Children’s Books.