I was thrilled to win second place in The Sir William Orpen Prize Awards at the weekend. Congratulations to Catherine Barron who was also a runner up. A well deserved first place went to Ciaran Taylor, congratulations. Thanks to the judges Liz O’Kane and Mick O’Dea PPRHA and Dominic Lee for running the Orpen Prize>> There…
Some good news, I was selected for the shortlist of the inaugural Sir William Orpen Prize @sirwilliamorpenprize. Orphen’s self portrait ‘Ready to start’ was the theme. #irishart #irishartist #scraperboard #scratchboard #selfportrait #sirwilliamorpenprize
Our exhibition continues please drop in for a look, here is a virtual tour. Virtual tour here >> Running February 8th until March 3r Viewing Times 11am to 5pm Monday 11am to 9pm Tuesday – Friday Saturdays 5pm – 10pm The United Arts Club>> 3 Upper Fitzwilliam St Dublin 2 01 6611411 Thanks Marcus Casey…
Our doors are open and plenty to do and see this Friday evening at The United Arts Club>> Bar open too! All welcome @theunitedartsclub theunitedartsclub @culturenightdub @culturenight
Congratulations to all the shortlisted artists for the Zurich Portrait Award 2023>> Here is mine that did not make it through. Competitions are always worth a try though. Best of luck to everyone. Scraperboard of Film Director Lenny Abrahamson>>
I have a few watercolour paintings and scraperboards on display in this show that is opening tonight, come along if you can… Arts Committee Exhibition To be officially opened Thursday 3rd August 2023 at 7.30pm James English RHA Brian Gallagher Alan Keane Marie Louise Martin Carmel Mooney George Walsh Running August 3rd until August 20th…
Commissioned by the OPW Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir | The Blasket Centre Eibhlis O Suilleabhain Eilís O’Sullivan is the author of a remarkable series of letters, which she wrote over a 20-year period from 1931 to 1951 to George Chambers, an English visitor to the Great Blasket. Following her death, a selection of the letters…
I was honoured to be asked to do the official portrait of the United Arts Club President Lenny Abrahamson.My sanguine drawing of him was unveiled at a ceremony on Saturday night. It now hangs on the stairs along with the work that Thomas Ryan PPRHA did of all the previous presidents.
Another of my large sized works commissioned by the OPW for Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir | The Blasket Centre George Thompson George Thomson was a twenty year old Cambridge classics scholar when he first came to the Great Blasket Island to learn Irish in 1923 where he formed a close friendship with Maurice O’Sullivan.…
Another of my large sized works commissioned by the OPW for Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir | The Blasket Centre Muiris Ó Catháin Muiris, or Maras Mhuris, as he was known was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1873. In the final years of his life he dictated his life-story to Risteard Breatnach, determined to have his story…