Flying Heads with Straw Hats
I've drawn a lot of inspiration from prints, especially Goya’s work, which I have been returning to again and again for years. Creating prints on the other hand is something that has always alluded me. In many ways printmaking is the exact opposite to the way I paint. Being mindful of timing and doing things in an orderly way is a ...
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Out Of The Blue
Earlier this year I found some etching proofs while I was cleaning out the studio. They came from a series of three prints I did in 2007 while on residency in Cill Rialaig, a famine village by the edge of the sea in Kerry which was turned into artist cottages. There were both single plate proofs and some that already had two or three plates printed on to them. I also rediscovered a few jars of delicious...
Shape Shifters And The Daily News
Making shapes and painting them are very different things. I came to painting by way of "making stuff" and sculptural shapes stayed to feature prominently in my work as a painter. The Sienese artist Sassetta had a profound influence on me when I first encountered his work some 4 years ago. Looking at his paintings changed the way I see shapes, both those in my paintings and those out on the street. His work compelled me to imagine the kind of shadows the shapes in paintings might create and add them as another dimension to my work. The Wolf Of Eyelash Mountain was the first body of work that dealt with that shift of...