Tag Archives: oils
Garryvoe Beach, July 2013 – Sold
Painted from life. I was sitting on the scorching hot sand for two hours painting this. A heatwave was in full force.
Inchiquin Castle – Sold
Painted out in the open air. This castle is based on the donjon type. It was built by the Anglo-Normans in the early 1200s as part of their drive to consolidate their power in the region. The Anglo-Normans had invaded Ireland in 1169 on the invitation of the King of Leinster. They quickly overrun two-thirds of the island. I painted this amongst the long marsh grasses next to the bank of the Womanagh river in glorious Summer weather.
View from Carewswood Looking Southeast – Sold
Painted from life. I parked my car in the garden car park and painted the view out the front passenger window. There was continuous fine weather in the first week of June that allowed me to do this.
Buttercups In A Field In Rathhaha – Sold
Painted on 3rd and 4th June, 2013
Size: 11.3 inches x 8.7 inches
Oils on Acrylic Painting Paper
In late May and early June, the buttercups come out in their full yellow glory. I was looking for a field which wasn’t mown for silage and had plenty of these wild flowers. I found one not too far from home. We’re having great fine weather and I’m trying to get the most out of it by painting outdoors every day.
Four Seas in Early June 2013 – Sold
Painted on 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th June, 2013
Size: 12 x 9 inches
Oils on Oil Painting Paper
We’re having a rare week of continuous fine weather. So I’ve been doing a lot of painting outdoors, which is how I began my art 14 years ago. Also I’m using oils which I haven’t been using since September, 2012. I went to a nearby car park by a beach, Ballinwilling strand. I decided to do four little pictures of the same view at different times of the day and the sea at different tide levels. They are on the one page so you get the idea of how the sea constantly changes. I’m satisfied with this work.
Midwinter Sunset Over Garryvoe Beach – Sold
Captures an amazing sunset over Garryvoe beach in early December 2011. The tide was going out so the sky is reflected wonderfully on the wet sand. This place is a 3 or 4 minute walk from my house.
Twilit Winter Sky
I think this is the lowest horizon I’ve ever put on a painting, but then it’s all about the sky.
Grandfather Dan on his Fordson – Sold
This painting is based on a black and white photograph taken on 22nd January 1943. My paternal grandfather Daniel T McCarthy is sitting on his newly bought Fordson tractor. The orange model was made from 1939 – 42. Behind the tractor is a plough. Much of the ploughs in Ireland were still horse drawn at that time. My grandfather was a forward thinking man in terms of farm machinery and this tractor was the very latest in tractor technology at that time. I didn’t know him, he died in 1973. The original photograph had a glare that obscured much of the engine detail. Also the very front of the tractor was cut off in the photo, so I had to consult the original negative plate to get it right. So I spent WAY too much time on this. I faded the colour in the sky to make it look colder and blurred the detail in the ground and background so the tractor stands out more.
Self-Portrait, 2012
Painted from life from my reflection in a mirror. I just love the overall shabiness of it and the expression of mild anxiety on me, it’s an honest to goodness portrayal of who I am.
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