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.
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.
Round towers were built in Ireland between the 11th and 12th centuries AD. This is a well-preserved structure, located on a coastal ridge overlooking the village of Ardmore, west Waterford. I spent over a month at it, the process of painting it was painstaking, stone by stone. Sold
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.
Painted in March, 2010. At the time, I wanted to do a portrait for a change and painted my mother because she is dear to me. I like that there’s two light sources illuminating her; artificial light from above and daylight on her face.
It’s painted on a small board so the dabs and strokes of paint expressing illuminated clouds can be clearly seen. Sold.
A small painting, 8 inches by 6 inches of a sunset with the light rapidly dying and twilight creeping in.
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.
Depicts a high sea during a rough evening. Sold.
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.
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