Rose Petals
Rose Petal Picking My mum used to make jam filled doughnuts. They were the most delicious doughnuts I ever tasted and her secret was that she would add wild rose petals to the jam.There was a pink wild rose growing in our neighbourhood so whenever she was making jam...
Commission Process
Bespoke Commission process Like most everyone now i have more time on my hands, a positive aspect of this is I can take more photos and videos along the way to show you my process. It usually starts as an emotional response to a picture, looking at reference photos,...
‘Corners’
‘Corners’ An exhibition of Gorey town paintings Summer 2019 Gorey town is celebrating 400 years and I have been lucky enough to call it my home for the last 15 of those years. We are spoilt here with the surrounding beaches and beautiful countryside, but...
How long it takes to finish a painting and a privilege of buying art
thoughts privilege of buying art I have never bought an original piece of art. Shocked? It’s not because I don’t want to, of course I do! I am a painter, I love art , I look at art either online or in galleries every single day, and not because I have to,...
2018 Recap
2018 Recap 2018 So a few days late but the time has come to say goodbye to the year that was 2018. How does one measure or assess a year? We all have our own ways whether it be checking bank balances or even counting any extra lines on your brow! But for me it’s...
Advent Art Calendar
Advent Art Calendar Art Advent Calendar It’s December 2nd so that means 24 days till Christmas. I’m going to have to be honest with you – I’m not a big fan of Christmas. Not the day itself mind you just the whole build up. The nearly 2 months...
Herd
Deer Painting As I was finishing this picture, Paul was passing my studio and when he saw it he commented something like: -We’re painting fantasy now? This comment surprised me but when I stood back and looked I could see where he was coming from. While not...
A thousand words
A thousand words Ever heard the expression “you look but do not see”? This got me thinking about what we see when we look at a painting. If you asked a dozen people to look at the same painting would they all see the same thing? Naturally they’d all...
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