Tag Archives: light

View of Ballycotton Islands, November 2025

November 28, 2025 by eastcorkpainter in art and tagged acrylic, acrylics, art, ballycotton, beach, east cork, garryvoe, islands, light, niall mccarthy, painting, photorealism, photorealistic, realism, realistic, winter | Leave a comment

I love the winter light on the beach, it feels like the genuine character of the place comes out.

Northern Lights Overhead

July 16, 2024 by eastcorkpainter in art and tagged 10th May, 2024, aurora, aurora borealis, aurorae, bands, board, green, light, narrow, niall mccarthy, northern lights, painting, phenomenal, pink, streaks, unusual | Leave a comment

Cloyne Cathedral and Graveyard

June 26, 2024 by eastcorkpainter in art and tagged art, atmospheric, cathedral, cloyne, detailed, east cork, gold, golden, graves, graveyard, historical, light, niall mccarthy, painting, rays, realistic, round tower, setting sun, silver, sun | Leave a comment

Semi Submerged Rock

June 19, 2024 by eastcorkpainter in art and tagged art, colorful, colourful, detailed, details, hyper detailed, hyperrealism, hyperrealistic, irish, light, marine, niall mccarthy, painting, photorealistic, photorrealism, refracted, ripples, sea, seascape, shore, strings, stringy, ultramarine | Leave a comment

Winter Sun Over Ballycotton Island

March 18, 2024 by eastcorkpainter in art and tagged acrylic, ballycotton, bright, daylight, detailed, east cork, glaring, gouache, island, light, painting, photorealistic, purple, purple sky, realistic, sea, seascape, silver, sun, winter | Leave a comment

Through The Open Doors

September 17, 2023 by eastcorkpainter in art and tagged acrylic, acrylics, art, composition, corridor, domestic, doors, grim, interior, light, metallic, mother, niall mccarthy, open doors, painting, personal, realistic, sick, silver and gold, unusual | Leave a comment

Two Horse Riders At The Stream – Sold

August 4, 2022 by eastcorkpainter in art and tagged 2022, art, artist, Ballinwilling, beach, contemporary, detailed, east cork, gouache, gravel, horse, horses, ireland, light, niall mccarthy, painting, photorealistic, realistic, scene, seascape, strand, stream, winter | Leave a comment

Semi-Submerged Seaweed

November 29, 2021 by eastcorkpainter in art and tagged acrylic, art, contemporary art, detailed, irish, light, niall mccarthy, painting, seaside, seaweed, soft, underwater | Leave a comment

Dandelion Seed Heads At Dusk

December 14, 2018 by eastcorkpainter in art and tagged abstract, art, dandelion, dandelions, darkness, dashes, dusk, dynamic, eastcorkpainter, evening, fading, grass, green, growth, heads, ireland, irish, landscape, lawn, light, mosaic, natural, nature, niall mccarthy, nightfall, oil, oils, painting, real, realistic, scene, seed, spring, style, tiles, vibrant | Leave a comment

Crescent Moon Over Garryvoe Beach – Donated

July 23, 2017 by eastcorkpainter in art and tagged 2017, acrylic, acrylics, art, atmospheric, beach, bright, colorful, colourful, crescent moon, east cork, garryvoe, ireland, irish, light, niall mccarthy, paint, painting, seascape, shore, strand, sunset, twilight, winter | Leave a comment