Recent Artwork
2018
This series of paintings was completed in 2018 and 2019. The medium is acrylic on canvas (sizes from 40 x 50cm to 50 x 70cm)
Autumn Walk 1
Early morning, sunlight filters through the pies above the Vltava valley, near Vyssi Brod, Czech.
Carrowkeel
Two megalithic burial cairns on Carrowkeel looking over Sligo County to the North.
Lower Rosses
Ben Bulben forms the backdrop to the Lower Rosses on a perfect day for a walk with a friend.
Cloister over the Vltava
Sunrise on a Summer morning in Vyssi Brod
Oat Field Walk
Mid Summer in Central Czech, the oats are golden and ready to harvest.
Path to First Beach
Walking to the first beach at 'The Point'
Glencar Waterfall
'Where the wandering water gushes
From the hills above Glen-Car,
In pools among the rushes
That scarce could bathe a star,
We seek for slumbering trout
And whispering in their ears
Give them unquiet dreams;
Leaning softly out
From ferns that drop their tears
Over the young streams.
Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand'. [W.B Yeats]
From the hills above Glen-Car,
In pools among the rushes
That scarce could bathe a star,
We seek for slumbering trout
And whispering in their ears
Give them unquiet dreams;
Leaning softly out
From ferns that drop their tears
Over the young streams.
Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand'. [W.B Yeats]
The Buoy, Rosses Point
Lucie looking out to sea as the sun sets on an Autumn evening on the second beach at Rosses Point, County Sligo.
Swim view, The Point
Swimming towards the lifeguard's hut at Rosses Point beach, County Sligo. The evening sun is hitting the hut and the light reflects back across the water. Ben Bulben is visible in the distance. (40cm x 60cm)
Rolling wave, Streedagh
Slow waves roll in towards the long beach at Streedagh strand. Rain clouds are moving in but the hills of Donegal are still visible across the bay. (40cm x 60cm)
Strandhill G.C. Great Dune
The low Winter Sun lights up the 'Great Dune' at Strandhill Golf Course in County Sligo.
Rosses Evening Tide
The lighthouse is barely visible on the horizon looking West from Rosses Point beach.
Streedagh Looking West
An Atlantic storm gener.ates large surf along the coast at Streedagh. Oyster Catchers feed near an old stone wall which once defined the land of an old estate property.
Oyster Island
The morning Light from the East glances across Oyster Island and Coney Island in Sligo Bay.
Proell Mustangs
Erich among his mustangs at the Proell Ranch.
Killery View
From the top of Killery Mountain the view leads West over Lough Gill lake toward Sligo town. On the distant hill of Knocknarea the great cairn of Queen Meadhbh can be seen. The Atlantic is in the distance. (40cm x 60cm)
Inishmurray cormorants
A sunny July day. Two cormorants rest on the sandstone rocks which form part of a natural harbour on the ancient monastic island of Inishmurray off the coast of County Sligo. (40cm x 60cm)
The Point
A quiet July evening at Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
Hyde Bridge
The Garavogue River passes through Sligo Town. The Older Yeats Building on the Left contrasts with the modern 'Glass House' hotel in the centre and Osta Cafe on the right bank.
Glencar Road Evening Light
A damp Winter evening. The sun briefly appears to light up Glencar Lake on the Sligo Leitrim border.
Glencar valley
The late evening Summer sun glances across Truskmore where rain clouds are rolling in beyond Glencar lake in County Sligo. (40cm x 60cm)
Mountain tree
On the Western side of Copes Mountain a tree has been sculpted by the prevailing wind. The evening sky burns bright over Kings Mountain across the valley of Glencar, County Sligo. (40cm x 60cm)
Stormy sky, Streedagh.
Looking out from the dunes across Streedagh beach towards Mullaghmore Head with the silhouette of Classiebawn Castle on the distant horizon. Two friends strolling on the beach and seabirds circling over crashing surf.
Carrowkeel Cairns
My father walking through the thick heather on Carrowkeel, with two large cairns behind him and the Sligo landscape beyond. (51 x 76 cm).
18th green, Co. Sligo
Looking South across the 18th green, with Sligo Bay, Coney Island, Strandhill and the Ox Mountains in the background.
Vyssi Brod Cloister, May morning
The early morning sun lights up the Cistercian cloister in Vyssi Brod, in Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic.
Classiebaun Evening Light
The setting sun creates a golden light along the cliffs and the slopes of Ben Bulben. The silhouette of Classiebawn Castle stands over the landscape.
Achill Sheep
Sheep grazing above the cliffs on Achill Island in County Mayo on a hot Summer day.
3rd Hole, Co. Sligo
A fine day for golf. Looking from the green at the par 5 3rd hole at County Sligo Golf Club at Rosses Point. Players are playing down on the left towards the 3rd green. The fairway on the right leads up to the 2nd green. Ben Bulben looms in the distance. (40cm x 60cm)
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