Spring View of Garryvoe

April 23, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in acrylics, agriculture, art, autumn, farming, ireland, landscape, Uncategorized and tagged agricultural, agriculture, art, coastal, east cork, eastcorkpainter, farming, farmland, fields, garryvoe, green, ireland, irish art, landscape, new growth, niall mccarthy, painting, scene, scenic, spring | Leave a comment

Spring View of Garryvoe

This is the fourth painting of the same view, so I’ve all four seasons covered. Springs in previous years had harsh weather, so in 2011 with a pleasant April, my opportunity came.

Sunset View of Ballycotton – Sold

April 23, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged art, ballycotton, east cork, eastcorkpainter, evening, garryvoe, irish art, islands, niall mccarthy, sea, sunset, sunset sea | Leave a comment

Sunset View of Ballycotton.

A gift for a friend of mine. I used artistic licence on the colours in the sky and water; the reds and oranges are much more vivid than reality.

Old Church at Churchtown South

April 22, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged acrylics, art, church, decay, east cork, historical, historical architecture, irish art, niall mccarthy, old church, painting, ruin | Leave a comment

Old Church at Churchtown South

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.

Midwinter View of Garryvoe

April 13, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in acrylics, agriculture, art, farming, ireland, irish, landscape, winter and tagged acrylic, acrylics, art, coast, coastal view, cold, east cork, eastcorkpainter, fields, frost, frosty, garryvoe, ice, icy, ireland, irish, irish art, morning, niall mccarthy, painting, scene, scenic, snow, white, winter | Leave a comment

Midwinter View of Garryvoe

In late December, 2009 a severe cold stretch of weather began that continued into early 2010. This painting records that time. Fortunately, because where I live is so close to the sea we were spared the worst of the snow and ice as can be seen from the fields, where muted greys and browns can be seen rather than a continuous blanket of white. This is my third painting in my series of painting the same view over four seasons.

Rough November Tide at Garryvoe – Sold

April 13, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged acrylics, art, beach, east cork, garryvoe, irish art, niall mccarthy, painting, realistic art, rough sea, sea, seascape, strand, waves | Leave a comment

Rough November Tide at Garryvoe

Depicts a high sea during a rough evening. Sold.

Cloyne Round Tower – Sold

April 13, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged acrylics, art, cloyne, east cork, eastcorkpainter, irish art, medieval, niall mccarthy, painting, realistic painting, round tower, village | Leave a comment

Cloyne Round Tower

Painted this in two and a half weeks in December 2009. Used artistic licence in the clouds and the tower itself. The clouds are coloured more purple than reality, while the shaded stones are green; I thought they’d go nicely with the sky. Cloyne is a nearby village, with a history stretching back to the 6th century. Sold.

Autumnal Tree in Carew’s Wood

April 13, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged acrylics, art, autumn, autumnal, colors, colours, east cork, eastcorkpainter, irish art, nature, niallmccarthy, painting, tree | Leave a comment

Autumnal Tree in Carew's Wood

Painted this during the summer of 2009. I used blotches of various bright colours to give a dappled texture to the tree. I was meticulously imitating a small photo so it took some weeks to complete this. Carew’s Wood is a local garden centre.

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!

Bales in the Strand Field

April 7, 2013 by eastcorkpainter in Uncategorized and tagged art, bales, countryside, east cork, eastcorkpainter, field, ireland, irish art, niall mccarthy, painting, rural | Leave a comment

This is a view just outside home of our field that borders Garryvoe Beach. Painted from life over several weekends from 14th January to 17th February, 2007. I was lucky with the weather; it was remarkablly settled at the time. I wanted to show the vastness of the field and give a sense of perspective with the bales.

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.