Toe the line

Toe the line 60x60cm oil on canvas

On being wind swept and interesting

Wellies! It’s rained here for weeks. Not all day every day but it seems part of every day and I’m getting rather tired of it. That said, the other morning it was misty and that kind of soft rain was falling that makes everything look like your living inside of an instagram app.

Beautiful in it’s own way and it allowed me to practice cultivating that wind swept and interesting look!

Don’t forget this weekend The Affordable Art Fair rolls into Bristol. My work will be on the Tallantyre Art Gallery’s stand.

And apropos of nothing really, here’s a little comforting nostalgia from Anais Mitchell to keep you cosy in this weather.

Anais Mitchell – Coming down

Fair and square

Fair and square 80cnx80cm

News of a Dublin Solo Show

I’ve just agreed dates for a solo show at the Doorway Gallery in Dublin!

The opening will take place Thursday September 20th which is the night before Culture Night. The show will feature about 13 or so new paintings and I will also be painting in the gallery on culture night.

Neither rhyme nor reason

This one was a return to a looser application of paint and fun to do!

neither rhyme nor reason oil on canvas 80x80cm

Elephants never forget

I don’t usually post this kind of thing but bear with me this time. I came across this video about Shirley, a 52 year-old disabled former circus elephant who is reunited with Jenny (20 years old) after Shirley had been sold by the circus that owned them both.

I’m just sayin’

or here

Till the cows come home

Till the cows come home 60c60cm oil on canvas

Some dates for your diary

 

The next event on the horizon for me will be the Bristol Affordable Art Fair May 18th-20th

My paintings will be on the Tallentyre stand.

Also, I have some more details for the Kerry painting course. Really, just to say that the date has been provisionally set for September 14th to 16th. A weekend of painting and plenty of craic on Valencia Island. Why ever not! More details soon.

and finally… another photo of a painting happy in it’s new home. This one a totty 10x10cm.