Where do the images in our heads come from? When I’m painting I usually hold a vague image in my head, an abstract image if you like. It is not a clear picture like a photograph, more an elusive collage of memories that recall a certain...
So, this is the photo of Howth Head that I decided to use for a couple of paintings. I've been trying to distill some of the features and colours from photographs I've taken and make paintings that are blocky and colourful but still recognisable as...
I love Etel Adnans paintings. They are a massive influence on my work at the moment. Her love of the “immediate beauty of colour” means her bold abstract compositions reflect not only the hues of nature and landscape, but also give a strong feeling of...
I often head out looking for something to kick-start my imagination. There are trails, paths and promises in every direction. The pull of the familiar drags me back to the same places; the draw of the new sends me in different directions. It’s easy to get...
Over the last few years I've been learning how to paint. Or should I say I’ve been teaching myself how to paint. Slowly. It began when I started to regain some of my health after being ill for a few years. This long period of...