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Group show of 20 invited artists at The Hamilton Gallery, Sligo, December 2019 to February 2020. You can view the exhibition here:
https://hamiltongallery.ie/2020-visions

I was delighted to be invited by Seán Golden to participate in the Landscape section of the Tread Softly Festival. See the attached link where you can find more details and download the brochure.

http://treadsoftly.ie/?ai1ec=action~posterboard%7Crequest_format~json%7Ccat_ids~3

The Bare hazel ‘Maugherow, a much wilder place’ – WBY, The Celtic Twilight Music and song, written word and spoken, images captured by neighbours of Maugherow and environs responding to the landand sea- and skyscapes that shape the community. Surf and stone. Sun and storm. Fossil and fort. Archaeology and folklore. Flock and herd. Wetland and pasture. Big house and cottage. Overflights of geese half the year. A bespoke multimedia happening in Ellen’s Pub for Tread Softly

The painting below is the one that was displayed on the night.

It was a great pleasure to be invited by the Hamilton Gallery recently to participate in this wonderful exhibition. See the attached link for more details.

https://hamiltongallery.ie/nineteen-hundred-and-nineteen-1

Artist Statement for ‘On Land and Water’

The subject matter of my work for anyone that knows it, is more or less consistent with what I started painting more than twenty years ago.
The paintings for ‘On Land and Water’ are derived from the constant feeling of being drawn back to the landscape of my surroundings in Sligo that continually compels me to reinterpret this subject.
I spend a lot of my time observing, while fly fishing from the boat on the lakes and sometimes the anticipation of the hatch can be the magical moment, where time stands still and you are helplessly spellbound by the beauty of nature.
Observing the landscape is a continuous wonderful experience, where images are constantly recorded and the notion of the feeling, or essence of the landscape, rather than just the visual are conjured up from the familiar. The paintings evolve from layering, scraping, removing and reworking until the image reveals itself and is accepted as the resolution of the preconceived. I continue to interpret the land and water around me and can never expect to be finished.

This exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Paddy Creaven, founder of Cregal Art Galway.

Look out for one of my paintings to be included in The Hamilton Gallery’s 6th annual invited artists exhibition opening on July 18th 2019.
The exhibition is based on the poem by W.B. Yeats, Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen.

I have just confirmed a new solo show titled ‘On Land and Water’ to take place in Gallery Zozimus, Dublin.
The show will be in May 2019.
I will publish the exact dates closer to the time.
This will be the first solo show since the new studio was completed and I am greatly looking forward to displaying my new work!

 

Sample of the work which will be on show.

I was recently asked to donate a painting to the Friends of Aengus Charity Auction. I had no hesitation offering a painting for this auction, as Aengus deserves all the support he can get. Please look at the links below and support the fundraiser in any way you can. It takes place this Friday 7th December in The Corner House Bar in Riverstown, Sligo.

Check the following links for more details:

https://www.friendsofaengus.com/2018/11/charity-auction/

https://www.oceanfm.ie/2018/12/04/friends-of-aengus-charity-auction/?cn-reloaded=1