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 |
