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I have recently been spending time with my parents in the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire. On a bright sunny Sunday morning I explored some of the winding tracks of a near by village called Chalford and Chalford Hill. Where is that? In the South West-ish of the English Midlands ( see map below). The Parish of […]
I was absolutely delighted to spot Claire Keegan’s “Foster” (and my painting on the cover) at the BBC’s screen of this year’s British Academy Film Awards, known as the BAFTAs. The Irish language film “The Quiet Girl” was nominated for Best Screenplay (Adapted) catagory. The film’s director Colm Bairead wrote the screenplay, adapted Claire Keegan’s beautiful novella. The moving film was also nominated for the Best Film Not in the English Language.
This is a small series of recent paintings focusing on the ferry journey to Arranmore Island, Donegal.
I am very excited to have an article in today’s Irish Independent on Sunday about me and work by Niall McMonagle. Below is my expanded Q & A interview that was much edited to feature in Niall McMonagle’s What Lies Beneath feature . It’s interesting to see that the online version had a different […]
your art is very good! What or who was your major influence?
Thank you – I have gone through phases. It used to be I’d only look at dead artists for inspiration (Post-Impressionist like Gauguin and Fauvists like Andre Derain, and I used to love Robert Bevan and others from the Camden Town Group) but more recently I have been more influenced by living American contemporary realist painters particularly Christopher Benson and Mitchell Johnson. I like their use of bright colour and treatment of forms so that they are semi-abstract at times. Light and colour are always important to me.
Congratulations on the book release.
Thanks Alex
I would love your book but can’t afford the shipping cost – is there anywhere else I can get it apart from that one site?
I agree the shipping costs are high. I am planning to buy a load and sell them myself to people in UK. I am assuming the postage isn’t so bad if you are in the USA. I’ll keep you posted.
Thanks! I have the same problem ordering author copies of my book – for some reason I can only order them at cost price from America and the shipping costs are prohibitive. It’s actually cheaper for me to get them for the sale price on amazon.co.uk!
That’s useful tip, thanks