In the bleak moments of lockdown I considered myself lucky to own a beautiful garden which provided the inspiration for my painting. In the morning and evening light I observed changing colours and shapes. As the world reopened, my focus expanded to natural subjects in my environment, plants, rocks, water, and from this the works on display gradually emerged, bringing with them a new found joy and appreciation of the gifts of nature.
Painting and drawing has always been part of my life. Growing up in beautiful rural Co Tyrone gave me the gift of being in nature which fed my imagination and my love of colour and shape. As a child the outworld was my playground and the inspiration to draw and paint what I saw around me. I use both vibrant and subtle colours, work primarily with oils, use both brushes and palette knives, and acrylics which allows me the freedom to experiment.
Explore all exhibition artwork below:
Big Mama: Queen of the Garden
Oil on Canvas
75 x 100 (Unframed)
Camellias
Oil on Canvas
75 x 100 (Unframed)
Lilies Deconstructed
Oil on Canvas Board
50 x 60
Cosmos
Oil On Canvas
40 x 50
Cosmos Double Click
Oil on Canvas
40 x 50
Fuschias
Oil on Canvas
40 x 50
Across the Bitter Sea
Oil on Canvas Board
50 x 60
Rockpool
Oil on Canvas Board
50 x 50
Lakeside
Oil on Canvas Board
50 x 60
SOLD
Reeds
Oil on Canvas Board
40 x 40
SOLD
Reflections
Oil on Canvas Board
40 x 40
Wicklow Way I
Acrylic on Canvas
60 x 75
Wicklow Way II
Acrylic on Canvas
50 x 60
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Acrylic on Canvas
45 x 60
Autumn Water
Oil on Canvas
60 x 60 (Unframed)
Mountain Stream, Connor Pass
Oil on Canvas
50 x 60 (Unframed)
Angelica
Oil on Canvas
50 x 60 (Unframed)
Morriscastle Beach, Evening
Oil on Canvas Board
30 x 25
