The idea for this was in my mind for a few months before I executed it. I wanted to do a view looking up at a building with it illuminated at night and the rain pouring around it. This church is on a height in a village, 3 miles from where I live. I wanted to do something different and memorable. I worked off a reference photo taken two days after Christmas, 2010.
Painted in a day. This giraffe lives in Fota Wildlife Park, a wildlife park not far from where I live. The animals have plenty of space to roam around.
It was an incredibly windy day. There were two kite-surfers braving the conditions down in Garryvoe beach. They were racing along such was the strength of the wind. Sold. The buyer said I caught the eastern sky when it’s dull and windy accurately.
Painted on a small board, 10 inches x 8 inches, over 3 days in November, 2010. I like painting sunsets. Sold.
Challenging painting. Using my thin rigger brush, painted each sunlit sparkle on the water. This painting got a very favourable response in my first exhibition in 2011. Sold.
Painted from a mirror reflection. So even though the painting depicts me as left-handed, I’m actually right-handed!
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.
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.
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