2011 - A New Year

Congratulations on reaching 2011!

I'm hoping it will be another productive and busy year, with plenty of time left over to sample some new wines and continue my quest to find the best cup of coffee in Dublin.

I am currently working on new material for a solo exhibition which will open in March. It will be held in a new Dublin city centre gallery which is due to open next month and I will post more details shortly.

In the meantime I will be launching my first collection of Art Greeting Cards at the start of february. They will be available to buy online and through a number of select galleries that show my work.

Christmas 2010 - Free Art Voucher

Thank you to everyone that supported me over the past month at the Wexford FRINGE and Art Fair 2010. Both shows were a great success and it was refreshing to see them so well attended.

Christmas is almost here and to celebrate what has been a really successful year for me I am offering a €100 Art Voucher to anyone that buys one of my original paintings between now and the end of January. This is available on paintings purchased through any of the galleries listed below or directly from me through the studio or online.

The Bad Art Gallery, Dublin
The Hungry Hill Gallery, Adrigole, West Cork
The Boathouse Gallery, Kinsale
Kenny's Art Gallery, Lahinch
Western Light Gallery, Keel, Achill

The Art Voucher may be used against any painting or limited edition print bought through the studio or online from my website. The voucher can also be passed on to someone as a gift. To claim the art voucher for a purchase made through one of the galleries just send me an email with the details of the painting purchased and I will post out the voucher.

Meanwhile Juggy's Well Cafe in Glasthule, Dublin, Kaliedescope in Westport and the Market House Gallery in Dungarvan each have a large range of my Limited Edition Prints for sale. Prints may also be bought online here...

Finally, the dates for my 2011 Painting Workshops on Achill Island are now confirmed and can be booked online here..

Happy Christmas!

Wexford FRINGE & Art Fair 2010

I will be exhibiting in Whites Hotel, Wexford as part of the Wexford Opera Festival from October 24th to October 31st. I will be in the same room as last year - The Selksar Suite - and will be there daily from 11am to 7pm.

Art Fair 2010 in the RDS, Dublin is a little earlier this year and runs from Friday 5th of november to the Sunday 7th. To download complimentary tickets to the RDS Art Fair 2010 please go to the following link:
http://www.ticketmaster.ie/promo/a0mito

You can preview all of the new work now by clicking here...

Culture Night at the Bad Art Gallery - Part 2

Culture Night 2010 at the Bad Art Gallery, Dublin

RTE Nationwide

The RTE Nationwide interview was broadcast last night. It was filmed in and around my studio in Delgany. Here is the link to the RTE website where you can view the interview on RealPlayer. http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0917/nationwide_av.html?2820992,null,228

Most of the work shown in the film will actually be on show at my next exhibition in Whites Hotel, Wexford as part of the Wexford FRINGE festival.

Summer is Over...Back to Work!

Is it just me or did we just have a pretty decent summer for the first time in years? A very busy one too...

My painting workshops in Achill went really well and are continuing to grow. The Achill Tourist office have been doing great work helping promote them.

RTE Nationwide (Irish TV news programme) spent a day filming me in and around the studio in Delgany last month, which I have to say was pretty exciting. There is no broadcast date confirmed yet but I'll be posting it here as soon as I know.

I have contributed a piece (above) to the SCOOP foundation art auction which takes place on September 19th at the Ormond Wine Bar in Dublin. I'm delighted to be part of this auction which will be raising money to build a new school in Cambodia. Find out more here..http://www.thescoopfoundation.com/currentevents.html With my own twins starting play school this week it feels like a good initiative to be involved in.

There's a nice mention and an image in the new edition of the Irish Arts Review. It is promoting my show at the Wexford FRINGE festival which takes place next month (Oct 24th - 30th) in Whites Hotel, Wexford. I will be posting more about the show and the upcoming Art Fair 2010 which takes place in November as we get closer to the time.

Finally, Culture Night (www.culturenight.ie/) on Sept 24th in the Bad Art Gallery on Francis Street, Dublin is shaping up to be another great night in the gallery. The gallery will be staying open until midnight and will be hosting Dr.Sketchys Anti Art class (www.drsketchy.com) as well as holding a number of painting demonstrations in the gallery window. I will be giving a painting demonstration in the gallery from 5pm to 7pm. Can't wait!