One of the most recognised and beautiful historical buildings in Ireland’s second largest city. I wanted to paint it at night because there is a great sense of atmosphere about it.
Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork City
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View of Ballinwilling Strand Looking East – Sold
This was painted in early Spring, 2012 and to keep out of the cold air, I would sit in the front passenger seat of my car and paint what I saw outside the windscreen. This is a nice, quiet beach about a mile east of Garryvoe beach.
Flashlit Spider and Web
My sisters helped me choose this subject matter. It’s very unusual and I’m pleased that I didn’t use a ruler to do the straight threads of the web, all freehand.
Black Bull in Beausang’s Field – Sold
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I enjoyed doing this. Very refreshing subject matter and it’s my first larger oil painting. This fellow was standing in the field opposite my house.
Blackbird in a Sunbeam – Sold
My second oils painting. Normally, blackbirds look jet black but this fellow was in blinding sunlight that picked up subtle browns and blues.
Foxglove in the Evening Sun – Sold
This is my first oils painting, painted in January 2012. Took me a little while to get used to oils; their stiffness and the way they work with mediums was new.
Kite Surfer in Garryvoe, November 2011
The weather conditions were special this day because usually when the surfers are around it’s dull and cloudy but this was a rare day; windy and sunny.
The Welder
A collaboration with a fellow artist on the website deviantART. He provided the reference photo on which this painting is based. It was important to get the reflection of welding light on the visor. The idea was to explore a different kind of light and its effects.
Red Lupins in Fota Gardens
Now this was intense work! All fine detail from one side of the board to the other. A week into it, I had to do another painting because I knew I was in for a long haul and had to do something else to have a sense of completing something. I think it was worth it though.
Ballycotton Pier at Dusk
Ballycotton pier and harbour is just 3 miles from where I live. Behind the pier are two islands, the taller one has a lighthouse which is the bright red light in the painting. The bright lights illuminating the pier were a satisfying contrast with the deep indigo of the sky. Indeed this is my favourite colour to depict a sky.
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