Lots of layers of indulgent colour in this one – the intuitive painting progress led me to this colour bursting heart!
Painting this was an emotional experience – I love the eventual result though, so I’m happy to share!
“Maud the Friendly Moo” – cow painting Here’s my second painting for advent – 2nd December 2013. Driving about on vintage rallies in the Irish countryside is a great time to get friendly with wildlife and farm animals. There are plenty of map check stops and changes of direction that necessitate stopping to say hello…
Delphi Valley Ireland – a journey into my visual memory Driving through the Delphi Valley in Connemara on route to Westport as the sun was setting recently gave me a special kind of challenge. The batteries of both camera and phone had run out of juice just when the scenery was becoming a glowing, spectacular vision of beauty – but I…
“Primary Parrot” My ninth painting for advent – 9th December 2013. Another resident of Ward Park Aviary in Bangor – and happily employing a full rainbow of colours in the painting… including some pearlescent ones. The edges of the canvas are rich metalic gold – so, no need to frame! Original Parrot Painting in…
Sam the Lamb painting My eighteenth painting for advent, 18th December 2013. As Christmas approaches are my animals becoming a little more festive? I haven’t been to a nativity play for a long, long time… maybe since I was in one myself, as a shepherd. Ahh – maybe this is my lamb! Original painting…
I’m attracted to sailing in a visual sense – I love the shapes that the yachts make out there on the sea, especially a group of them racing like this. But I’ve never sailed myself. I’m a bit uneasy about the angles that those boats get themselves into at times and I feel that I…
Launching my Exhibition of Titanic Paintings! All welcome to attend my Exhibition of Titanic Paintings on Wednesday 4th April 2012 at North Down Museum, Bangor, County Down. Open until to 29th April 2012.
Is this for sale?