Studio Notes
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You Are Everything V #316
15.75″ x 12″ x 1.5″, oil on deep edged beech panel ●
On a dark night on open land, the wind behind our backs passes by in an instant, an instant long enough for the bog grasses to sway
Flurry on the Lavender Fields #315
8″ x 10″ x 0.75″, oil on canvas.
I was driving home the other day when to my surprise, the first snowflakes of the year pirouetted down to disappear as quickly as they came.
Meanwhile, high on the mighty
The Valley of Lights IV #314
10″ x 8″, oil on panel ●
Colour can have a powerful effect on you.
A particular shade can bring…
I Took the One Less Travelled By II #313
12″ x 6″ x 1.50″, oil on deep edged wooden panel.●
It takes a spark to light a fire.
It takes a spark to start a painting too.
The main way to do this is to
The Fairy Rath IV #312
12″ x 12″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edged canvas.●
Night is approaching. All is quiet on the rath.
On the crest of the hill, the trees dwarfed by
The Fairy Rath III #311
15.8″ x 11.8″ x 1.5″, oil on deep edged beech panel.●
The essence of this painting comes form the internal light present in three different areas. It adds
The Waking Day #310
12″ x 12″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edged canvas.●
Every morning, when light chases away darkness, a different arrangement of colour and marks appear on the blank canvas, the sky.
This painting followed on from
At the End of the Day II #309
12″ x 12″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edged canvas.●
One of my favourite things about this time of year as we move through autumn, is the change in the sky, particularly in the evening.
I mentioned before that my studio is
The Spirit of Water VII #308
32″ x 32″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edged canvas.
It’s night-time.
The pale blue light of a full moon permeates the painting from behind the clouds and reaches the crashing waves.
We are aware of the relationship between
Take me to the Island X #307
12″ x 12″ x 1.9″, oil and deep edged panel.●
The final flourish of the day illuminates the approaching weather front off the west coast.
Our eyes move down this painting. They travel through the rich deep
The Silver Sea #306
20″ x 47.5″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edge canvas ●
In the ‘Decay of Lying’ Oscar Wilde stated that “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life”.
I hate to disagree with the great man but with
The Starry Plough #305
20″ x 20″ x 1.75″, oil on canvas.●
To enjoy a fabulous view of Dublin city by night, drive up to
At the End of the Day #304
16″ x 16″ x 1.75″, oil on canvas●
Sunsets over the Atlantic ocean are often spectacular.
Bog Heather in the Mist #303
8″ x 16″ x 1.75″ oil on deep edged canvas.
It’s the time of year when bog heather covers the Wicklow mountains in a swathe of colour.
I travelled through these mountains most weeks, each season bringing out
The Coastal Road #302
7″ x 9″ x 0.75″ oil on canvas, ready to hang.
This painting is available
This painting brought up memories of a visit to Achill Island in Co Mayo where