Autumnal View of Garryvoe

April 7, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in art, autumn, Uncategorized and tagged acrylic, acrylics, agricultural, agriculture, art, autumn, autumnal, bales, coastal view, east cork, eastcorkpainter, farming, farmland, fields, garryvoe, golden fields, ireland, irish, irish art, land and sea, landscape, niall mccarthy, painting | 1 Comment

I hadn’t painted for 6 months before I started this. I was determined to make a highly detailed painting as I was a little disappointed with the previous painting’s foreground. Based on a reference photo; the day I took it I wasn’t in the area, I was down by the prom walk in Garryvoe and noticed bales in the field on the higher ground. When I got there I found that they were in every field towards the sea. So I spent the next 6 months painting. The last 3 were spent on the foreground, doing those stubbles trying to depict the sunlight reflecting off of them. No compromise!

Nenagh Castle.

April 7, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged acrylics, architecture, art, building, castle, historical building, history, ireland, irish art, irish castle, nenagh castle, painting, tipperary | Leave a comment

Following the abbey painting, I attempted to depict the round castle which dominates the skyline in Nenagh town. Like the abbey painting, I used vivid colours. I painstakingly did each stone. Consequently, this painting was in my life for a few months.

Abbey at Kenyon Street, Nenagh

April 7, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged abbey, acrylics, art, eastcorkpainter, false colours, historical building, irish art, nenagh, niall mccarthy, painting, ruin, ruined abbey | 1 Comment

I was working on an archaeological dig not far from the Tipperary town of Nenagh when I painted this. I was returning to my rented house from home the Sunday I started this. I’d forgotten my blue paints. I was annoyed for a while, thinking I’d have to wait another week before I’d start. Then I had the idea of doing the painting without blue and, using the colours I had, came up with an unusual colour scheme. Every day after work, I’d spend a few hours at it in the evening. I was very pleased with the result.

Two Moonlit Bales

April 7, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in art, Uncategorized and tagged acrylics, art, bales, countryside, eastcorkpainter, farming, ireland, irish art, niall mccarthy, night, rural | Leave a comment

This is the only time I’ve done a painting based on another one of my paintings. Following on from the painting of the two bales I did at night. I decided to do something more detailed. I’m not sure if it’s a better painting than the one I did in the open air. Certainly the experience of painting this wasn’t worth remembering!

Two Bales in the Moonlight

April 7, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged acrylics, art, bales, eastcorkpainter, irish art, niall mccarthy, painting, rural, sketch | Leave a comment

On a Saturday night, 3rd March, 2007, I did a painting under a full moon outside in the field around my home. It was one of those exceptional painting experiences. The air was cold and damp so the paint didn’t dry quickly like acrylics normally do. So a streaky effect was the result. I spent over an hour at it. For my trouble I had a rotten cold the following week!

Summer View of Garryvoe

April 7, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in acrylics, agriculture, art, landscape and tagged acrylic, acrylics, agricultural, agriculture, art, calm, coast, coastal, countryside, east cork, fields, garryvoe, ireland, irish art, land and sea, painting, rural, scene, scenic, summer, sunset, view | Leave a comment

This is the first of my views of Garryvoe the place where I live. The view is from one of our fields, the ‘High Field’. I had been wanting to do this view for a few years before getting around to doing it. At the time, it was a very ambitious goal. The sky appealed to me a lot, I like how over in the east and south opposite to where the sun sets, the sky goes purple to a deep blue near the horizon.
Painted from 28th June to 23rd September, 2006.

Ballycotton in June – Sold

April 7, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged acrylics, acrylics painting, art, ballycotton, east cork, eastcorkpainter, garryvoe, irish art, niall mccarthy, painting | Leave a comment

A view from the field outside my home. Painted from life in one sitting. Sold.

Garryvoe Church and Graveyard

April 7, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged acrylic, acrylics, acrylics painting, archaeological, archaeology, art, beautiful, church, church ruin, death, eerie, garryvoe, garryvoe church, graveyard, historical, irish archaeology, irish art, medieval, medieval church, monument, mortality, painting, ruin, stones, stonework | Leave a comment

About half a mile from my home stands an old Medival church, surrounded by headstones dating as early as the late 18th century. It’s one of the most intact churches in the region. I was pleased with the soft indirect lighting effect on the stonework. I spent over a month painting it.

Mam’s Arthritic Left Hand

April 7, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged acrylics, age, art, arthritis, decay, eastcorkpainter, hand, irish art, niall mccarthy, pain, painting, rheumatoid arthritis, suffering | Leave a comment

My mother suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis, a painful, auto-immune disease. Over time, it has distorted her joints, making them bulge. I found it a compelling subject for painting. I spent about a week doing this in February 2006 when I was 23. This painting got a lot of favourable attention during my first exhibition in 2011.

Irish Medieval Ambush Scene

April 7, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged acrylics, art, history, irish art, medieval ireland, middle ages, painting | Leave a comment

Painted from my mind’s eye. I wanted to do an historical scene, and I’ve an interest in Later Medieval Ireland. I spent some time at it. The result was a let down; even though the sky and landscape were good, the figures looked a bit simple and not fully realised. I’ve never attempted an historical painting since.

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