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"Punts in Ballycotton"

Acrylic on canvas

16"x12" Unframed

I took this picture a long time ago, the punt in the back being that used by the lifeboat to ferry to the crew to and fro. Initially tried to use ink on the canvas surface but this did not work, the ink bleeding too much, so was forced to try acrylic over it which seems to have worked.

I have tried to keep it loose but have as usual got tied up in detail, but I think it has worked out alright.

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End of Autumn

The End of Autumn

Ink Pigment on Acrylic paper.

This painting came about almost by accident. One of my students was trying out ink pigment. She discarded this one and I said I might use it as a background. There was a pool of paint in the centre so I let it run and the basis of a tree appeared which I then worked up with a black fineliner pen. The leaves were an afterthought which I put in with acrylic paint.

Abandoned.

Ink Pigment on Acrylic Paper.

A4(11.5" x 8")

Photo courtesy of Deb Snelson

http://www.debsnelsonphotography.com

I couldn't resist this subject when I saw it. I worked from a photo I found online, and asked the photographer if I could use it for a painting to which, I am glad to say, she agreed.

Grey Heron

Juvenile Grey Heron

Pastel Pencils on Mi Teinte Pastel Paper

8"x12"

I love Herons, they remind me sometimes of sentries outside Buckingham Palace, they can stay so still, both when perching and fishing, when they can stab like lightning and bring out a fish which they swallow whole.

Magpie Morning

Soft pastel and pastel pencils on pastel paper.

I thought I would go back to the bird paintings for a while, so tried this one with pastels. Not a superstitious person but the old chant "one for sorrow , two for joy" came to me, so put the other one in on the ground.

Peek a Boo

Oil on Canvas Board

7"x5"

Using up oil paint left over from classes , it made a nice change from the ink pigment I have been using lately. I had a small painting on a canvas board that I had discarded, unfinished, so decided to use the board.

I have painted so many derelict cottages lately I thought a derelict car would be a nice change, still the same theme though.

Derelict farmyard

Ink pigment and acrylic paint on acrylic paper.

11.5" x 8"

Really on a roll with these ink pigments although I have used small amounts of acrylic paint on this one. Another derelict farmyard that I would love to own, but wouldn't have the energy to renovate. Looking for a name for the painting....any suggestions?

Ink pigment on watercolour paper.

Image size 12"x 8"

Framed size 16"x 12"

I found this beautiful old wooden house in the middle of the forest on a birdwatching trip to Poland a few years ago. It seemed abandoned but had a satellite dish, so maybe it was lived in.Would have loved to own it , in such an idyllic spot.

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Derelict Cottage 2. Ink pigment on watercolour paper. Image size 295 x 210 mm.

Another in the series, "Derelict Cottages", 

DERELICT COTTAGE WITH CAT. INK PIGMENT on PAPER

FRAMED SIZE 18"X 14"

FOR SALE

Another in the "Derelict Cottage" series, although this one looks as though it could be lived in, didn't make it derelict enough

Derelict Cottage.

Ink Pigment on watercolour paper.

Framed size 18"x 14"

For Sale €200

Another derelict cottage believe it or not. Would buy it tomorrow if I had the money for the restoration. Oh well, have to be satisfied with painting it.

Derelict Cottages, Gap of Dunloe.

Ink pigment on watercolour paper. Framed size 18”x14”

For Sale €200.00

Couldn’t resist trying this one. These derelict cottages must have been photographed by just about everyone who visited the Gap, including me. Not sure what it is about dereliction that attracts me, maybe it’s the history of the place, who lived there, how many generations started their life there? Must have been a tough life.

Another ink pigment

   

Ink pigment on paper. 210x295mm
Framed image 13"x17"
For Sale €195

Reference for this painting was a photo I took a few years ago in Ardmore, Co Waterford of the Protestant Church. It was the light that attracted me and I hope I have achieved this in the picture.                      

First effort with ink pigment

Ink on acrylic paper. 210x295mm.

Recently found an ad  online for ink pigments , I have been looking for something new to try so ordered a selection of colours. Evidently these have been around for years, but I had never heard of them. To use, they are very similar to watercolour except you can shake pigment onto the paper and then spray with water. There seems to be many ways to paint with them and the colours are very intense.

Above is my first effort, still have a lot to learn but fairly pleased with the outcome!

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First work of 2016

“Coloured pencil on cartridge paper”

For this painting I used a reference photo from the site “Paint my photo” http://pmp-art.com/christine-c/gallery/4785/mother-and-child  .Many thanks to Christine for her fabulous picture.

I was reminded so much of my own trip to India, many years ago, where some people lived on the street and passed their everyday lives on the pavement , eating , sleeping, and washing their kids. while I would not like to live on the streets but, with the weather we are having ,I wouldn’t mind being in India at the moment!

Mixed media

 

Still messing with mixed media, this time just watercolour and acrylic. I was very taken with the reflections in the photo I had and hopefully I have achieved them.I wanted a very hazy, distant look for the background, so I used watercolour with a lot of water, the foreground is acrylic as I wanted stronger colours and I never seem to attain this with watercolour.

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More mixed media

“Kenmare” Mixed media”

One of many pictures I took a couple of years ago while staying in Kenmare. I used watercolour for the first wash, then outlined with a black pen. I added pastel on top of the watercolour in places to add more texture, finally I had to use acrylic for the couple crossing the road as these were an afterthought.

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Mixed Media

“Urban Cowboys”

I started this picture months ago with acrylic,and for a long time it was going nowhere, then I decided to use ink to outline the cowboys and  pastel to fill in the foreground, which made it easier to get the effect of rough ground.

I used as reference pictures I found on the internet, the idea being that with so many unfinished housing estates in the country they would become playgrounds for young people and inevitably become more desolate as time went by.

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Who needs brushes

Ballycotton Island .Finger Painted.

I was demonstrating in the Kilkenny Shop in Shanagarry Design Centre. When I looked for my brushes I realised I had left my them in my studio. Not inclined to go get them I decided to try my hand at finger painting, above is the result. I used Winsor and Newton water soluble oil paint which I found very easy to use and spread easily . I enjoyed the experience so much that I intend to do more.

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