This church ruin stands a few miles from home. I was particularly pleased with how the direct sunlight and the cold shaded headstones came out. It took 3 weeks to paint.
Tag Archives: acrylics
Frosty Dead Plants
Came about totally by accident; walking in a public garden with my sister in early January, 2011 and came across this foliage, partially frost covered. I find spontaneity very important to art, as it keeps the process fresh and interesting. This is one of my personal favourites.
Ballycotton Church in the Rain
The idea for this was in my mind for a few months before I executed it. I wanted to do a view looking up at a building with it illuminated at night and the rain pouring around it. This church is on a height in a village, 3 miles from where I live. I wanted to do something different and memorable. I worked off a reference photo taken two days after Christmas, 2010.
Kite Surfer in Garryvoe, November 2010 – Sold
It was an incredibly windy day. There were two kite-surfers braving the conditions down in Garryvoe beach. They were racing along such was the strength of the wind. Sold. The buyer said I caught the eastern sky when it’s dull and windy accurately.
Sunset – Sold
Painted on a small board, 10 inches x 8 inches, over 3 days in November, 2010. I like painting sunsets. Sold.
Seascape at Ballycotton Cliffs – Sold
Challenging painting. Using my thin rigger brush, painted each sunlit sparkle on the water. This painting got a very favourable response in my first exhibition in 2011. Sold.
Self-Portrait, 2010
Painted from a mirror reflection. So even though the painting depicts me as left-handed, I’m actually right-handed!
Rainy Sunset in the Strand Field – Sold
Introduced some florescent red and yellow to my palette to give the corn more of a sunlit brilliance. The view is looking east into the rain and rainy clouds, the sun is setting behind the viewer so there was a strange atmosphere of sunlight and rain. Sold.
Midleton Library Building: A Study in Red – Sold
Took some time to get into this, I had to translate not just from a reference photo to canvas, but also make up a colour scheme using red in every mix. Challenging but worth it! Sold.
Two Fulmars Near Youghal Lighthouse
In early April 2010, I was hoping to get a photo of birds up close but thought it was going to be impossible. Then when I was walking by the railing near the lighthouse, there below me, just a few feet away, were 3 pairs of Fulmars on the ledge. I took a shot of the nearest pair and the painting took off from that. I like the view from above looking down, a view I never did before.
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