Studio Notes
On this blog, I regularly publish new paintings straight off the easel and discuss what inspired them and how they came about.
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You Are Everything VII #331
22.8″ x 22.8″ x 1.4″, Oil on Panel, ready to hang.
This $1323 painting is available
An Irish landscape at night covered with blanket bog and distant mountains topped by large rolling clouds is magical. Is it the scene of a dream?
Moonrise with Dragonflies #330
On the River Sorgue #329
31.65″ x 31.65″ x 1.8″, oil on deep edged canvas, ready to hang.
This $2190 painting is available
As the sun sets over the river, a beautiful display of colour and patterns emerges…
From Dark into Light VII #328
18″ x 8.25″ x 0.75″, acrylic on canvas, ready to hang.
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This is a small serene seascape …
Take Me to the Island XIII #327
20″ x 20″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edged canvas, ready to hang.●
On the west of Ireland shore, the weather fronts’ coming and going bring drama and energy…
The Fairy Rath V #326
20″ x 20″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edged canvas, ready to hang. ●
Will this quiet moment captured by this painting of a Fairy Rath remain for long?
From Dark into Light #325
5″ x 7″, acrylic and mixed media on panel. Needs framing.
In this post, you’ll discover 6 black and white artworks that start a series of small pared-down paintings exploring atmosphere with light and dark contrasts in landscape.
Take Me to the Island XII #324
12.1″ x 12.1″ x 1.8″, acrylic and iridescent bronze paint on deep edged panel, ready to hang.
When looking at the Atlantic from the west of Ireland shore, a spectacle of light and dark, mat and iridescent, water and air fills your senses …
The Silver Thread V #323
8.1″ x 8.1″ x 2″, Acrylic and mixed media on deep edged panel, ready to hang.●
An atmospheric painting with the heightened drama of backlit clouds against an iridescent sky and a silver sea.
Take me to the Island XI #322
24″ x 24″ x 1.75″, acrylic and mixed media on deep edged canvas, ready to hang. ●
Drama and atmosphere fill this night-time seascape…
Bog Heather III #321
15.8″ x 11.8″ x 1.4″, mixed media on deep edged panel, ready to hang.
The evening light illuminates the clouds while on the bogland, heathers show off their blooms amongst the grasses.
Six from 2016
A selection of paintings I’ve enjoyed making in 2016.
The Turning of the Year III #320
As the day bows out, the sun shows off with deep orange and violet colours that illuminate the sky.
You Are Everything VI #319
12″ x 8″ x 1.8″ pigment suspended in acrylic medium on deep edged canvas.
On a moonlit night in Provence, the tall, slender cypress trees show their elegant silhouette against the deep violet sky.
The Mountain Road IV #318
20″ x 20″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edged canvas.
When you are travelling through Ireland, particularly in the west, you are likely to marvel at the beauty of the landscape. Rugged and wild,