News, events & commissions and latest work!
Below a slide show of past commissioned paintings, awards & special purchases
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Oil painting purchased as lady Captain's prize, Dundrum Hotel Golf Club 2013
Commission for a wedding present of the beautiful hotel venue in Cork
Finalist in the international Artist magazine, wildlife art, published in the Oct 2018 issue
Selected and exhibited in the National Open art exhibition, Mercers hall, City of London
Dog portrait commission in watercolours
Dog portrait commission in oils
Portrait of Richard in oils
oil painting purchased by Glanbia PLC
Oil painting purchased for the Lady Captains prize, Dundrum house hotel 2021
Purchased for the State art Collection of Ireland
Purchased by Killruddery House as retirement gift for a member of their team
Portrait of a boy and his dog in oils 24" x 18"
The portrait in the clients home
'Molly in a field of buttercups' commissioned painting
double portrait in oils, commissioned.
Commissioned double portrait from old black and white photograph |
Below some publicity photographs
The huge banner outside the Origin gallery Dublin on my First solo exhibition in Ireland 2006
The Lady Captain at Dundrum House Hotel Golf club with my painting 2021
A newspaper cutting, at my exhibition 'Cry of Nature' with Noelle Campbell Sharpe and bill Cullen
Latest Paintings
A few of the paintings in my latest collection of oils and watercolours
Hi, welcome to my new website ! I am really pleased how it looks but I will be improving it in the future as I get into the swing of the new format, but so far so good. Whilst sorting out old images I found some really old exhibition publicity photos that I thought I would show you, they are from my first Solo exhibition at the Origin gallery, Dublin back in 2006. Also I was delighted that this years (2022) Lady captain of the Dundrum Hotel golf club chose one of my paintings as her Captain's prize.
September 17th 2023, the weather has been so variable this year but when it has been fine I have been out doing some en plein air work as well as working in my studio. I was really pleased with my home made pochade box which has worked out really well and saved me a fortune! Most of my detailed oil painting work is completed in the studio over weeks or even months yet it does me good to loosen up my brushwork by painting outdoors and it is so different from the controlled environment of my studio, inquisitive cows, sudden wind or rain and bits falling in the wet paint are all part of the joys of painting outside!
Above images-Out in the Glen of Aherlow and then my latest painting in progress on my easel in my studio, nearly finished!
July 2024- My most recent painting today is an oil painting of a Peregrine falcon on the Kerry coast, entitled 'The wild Atlantic way'. Peregrines are one of my favourite birds of prey to paint, it seems to me that their plumage is coloured the same as the sea and sky. I love the proud slightly haughty expression it had as it looked back at me and they have every right to be proud as they truly are masters of flight. Somehow they seem to personify the spirit of the wild. This detailed painting was finished in my studio over several weeks to really capture the beauty of the coastal landscape and the Peregrine, this high level of detail is an important part of achieving authenticity in my work yet just as important is not to let that make the work too stiff so that I can create the sense of a real living, breathing wild creature that the viewer can connect with.
'The wild Atlantic way' Peregrine falcon, oil on linen 16" x "20"
EVENTS
September 17th 2023 -I am currently working on a collection of oils and watercolours for a future exhibition
Exhibition- 'Autumn's gold'
I have a collection of my paintings available at Kilcock art gallery, County Kildare, throughout November 2022, featuring oils and watercolours with an autumnal theme. Please contact Breda Smyth at the gallery to view on Tel- 086 2578283 or email- info@kilcockartgallery.ie
Kilcock is a wonderful, welcoming gallery and there are many beautiful paintings by other artists and fantastic sculpture to see at the gallery, well worth a visit to let beauty of art brighten your day, but do contact before travelling. Please also feel free to contact me via my website if you have any questions.
Commissions
I am just finishing several new portrait commissions and will add images here soon. Please contact me by filling out the form on my contact page if you have any questions about commissioning a portrait. The slide show above includes some of my past commissioned paintings.
Latest work
Here in the still images I will put what paintings are hot off my easel and available to purchase. I don't sell my original paintings on my online store so please use the form on the contact page if you wish to enquire or contact Kilcock art gallery County Kildare for details.