I am an Irish artist living in Dublin. I work in pen and ink and my paintings are inspired by nature, folklore, fairytale, film, and all things magical. I love to draw outdoors in nature and I visit different locations for each new piece that I create. It might be a place by the sea, a forest, a heritage site, anywhere as long as it is outdoors and feels uplifting. Each place that I visit offers its own kind of inspiration. I sit and draw from my imagination allowing the feel of my surroundings to flow into each piece. ​ The finished drawing is completed with layers of ink either in my studio or in the garden if the weather is warm enough. Once the painting is finished I add a story or a quotation. Finding the right story for each painting is an organic process. Sometimes the story relates to the time of year in the Celtic calendar, sometimes it is inspired by books I have read, films I enjoyed, or it might be linked to the folklore of a particular place that I visited. Often the story can take a while to appear but eventually the right piece turns up for the finished painting. Then the whole process starts again and I look forward to where my next drawing will take me........

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2001-2005   B.A. Fine Art Printmaking, National College of Art & Design, Dublin
2000 -2001  Portfolio Course, Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Dublin
1995-1999   B.A. Natural Sciences (Zoology), Trinity College, Dublin