Galleries

I do not explain my work,
rather my work explains me"
Graham Knuttel, Dublin 2001

Graham's collection of limited Edition plates from the Tipperary Crystal range is now in stock in the gallery along with the Knuttel cafe ware which make lovely gifts. Please enquire about art in stock as not all items may be listed on the website.

Cormac O'Leary was born in Cork and grew up in Sligo. "I was very lucky, I grew up in a house that was full of paintings and artists. I was always drawing as a child, and just continued doing it". His father John was a distinguished painter and a charismatic teacher, and was a major influence. Cormac graduated with a diploma in fine art from Sligo RTC, and then lived in Spain for a time. He worked in Sligo Art Gallery before devoting himself to painting full time.

'As a friend of Cormac my comments may seem biased but if the serious collecter of Irish Art does not have an O'Leary , well, your not that serious'

Dave

Hazel is a self taught artist, living in Co. Westmeath in Ireland.
Since launching her work in 2009, it has found it's way into many private collections here in Ireland, around Europe and as far as Antigua and South Africa. Her work has recently been selected to appear in the International Contemporary Masters Vol IV, to be published by World Wide Art Books in 2011. Hazel has just finished her new series of paintings, its begs belief that an artist can mature so quickly in less than a year, when the mind numbingly talented Liam O'Neill from An Daingean was presented with one of her new pieces , he mentioned Kenneth Webb in the same sentence as Hazel, so the advice is " get on the Revington -Cross gravy train" because they are moving quickly and so will the price.

Bewick has now been living back in Kerry for 28 years with her husband Patrick Melia. Their two daughters Poppy and Holly are also artists. Bewick works in many media in three large studios.

She started to paint at the age of two and has continued throughout her life. "Two to Fifty" was a retrospective exhibition (1,500 works) at the Guinness Hop Store in 1985, which attracted record attendances.

"The Yellow Man" exhibition in 1996 at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, also drew huge numbers of all ages.

The artist's biography was written by Dr. James White, art historian and former Director of the National Gallery of Ireland; "Pauline Bewick, Painting a Life". (Wolfhound Press 1985; new edition 2001)

In 2007 Pauline Bewick was commissioned to visually translate the 18th Century poem 'The Midnight Court' by Brian Merriman.

Henry McGrane is an artist inspired by nature. This is reflected by his many scenes of rural life. His landscapes of cattle grazing capture the peace and tranquillity and at time magical imaginary, that reflects well the rich landscapes and lush pastures of his homeland in Co. Meath. His keen powers of observation can capture many rural scenes that are fast disappearing; yet he has managed to capture then in his paintings. His ouvre is not limited to outdoor scenes. His work can be intensely personal yet versatile as can be seen in his large works of the human figure and more recent still life studies. Of course, this work did not happen by chance.

Born in 1969, Henry started his successful career, having studied art in Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design. He started working with O’Sullivan Bluth Animation in Dublin. He went to Phoenix, Arizona in 1995, where he worked for 20th Century Fox Studios. He furthered his career whilst in Arizona by studying oil painting under the tuition of renowned artist Joshua Fallik. This then inspired him to study portraiture under the famous American painter Diane Leonard.

Having gained experience in most aspects of painting, Henry left the United States in 2000 and went to Norway for one year. Having gained extensive knowledge on the international scene, he returned to Ireland where he started to paint earnest. He currently spends much of his time in Andalucia, Spain.

Henry has gradually made a name for himself in art circles in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States, where his paintings are much sought after.

we are over the moon with the addition of Henry who will be one of the great Irish artists of his generation.

Born in Belfast, the daughter of the legendary Markey Robinson, Annie spent her childhood traveling the Irish countryside with her father as he captured its charm and life in the paintings that have made him world-renowned.

At the age of twelve Annie immigrated to America with her mother and sister. After school Annie spent a period of time soul-searching and returned to visit and travel through Ireland.

Annie paints the landscapes of Ireland, which she knows so well from her travels on foot and bicycle, from Cushendun and the Glens of Antrim in the North, to Killarney and the ring of Kerry in the South. She paints the simple life of an earlier Ireland that is now getting harder to find. She brings her own inspiration to the farmhouses, patchwork greens fields, fishing villages, and country churches that grace her paintings.

Irish artist Lisa Bond works with mixed media to create paintings of enormous energy, passion, texture and contrast. Her paintings can act as a catalyst that the observer automatically develops their own narrative, making each work uniquely personal.

Lisa work can been seen in galleries, exhibitions and collections nationally and internationally.  Her piece have recently been purchased by the OPW.  Lisa's floral, figurative and abstracts have been hughly successful and she is now exhibiting limited edition prints. 

Jonathan was born in Dungarvan,Co.Waterford in 1974.

He worked in his families jewellery store learning about diffrent gemstones,design techniques and colour setting appraisal. Later he studied at The Mallow College of Fashion & Design, concentrating on embroidered and beaded tailoring, along with abstract art. He soon developed the use of beads and crystals as an art medium, applying them along with plaster relief work, gold leaf and acrylic paint to create unique and jewelled art pieces. He spent many years traveling and observing artistic methods and local skills from diffrent cultures around the world. In 2003 he moved to the rural surrounds of Delvin, Co.Westmeath to focus his attention to his art. He is currently working on pieces for an exhibition.

Markey Robinson was born in Belfast in 1918. The son of a house painter, he attended Perth Street Public Elementary School, studied for a time at the Belfast College of art and visited Paris on a number of ocasions. He drew upon his extensive experiences for the diversity of subjects and ideas which he portrayed throughout his life.

Markey was a primative painter, a colourful character, a man of great complexity; are all descriptions which have characterised Markey over the years.

Markey's landscape is probably the work for which he is best known. It is an area which he has worked on as consistenty as that of still-life, clown and figure studies. Like all of the Figurists, Markey paints from memory and mind. It is interesting to note Markey's change of palette in relation to the different places he is painting. His Irish landscape is cold, damp and misty, reflected in colours of grey, blue, green and white. His Spanish scenes are executed in vivid, hot and vibrating colours of red, orange, electric blue, pink and yellow. Like George Campbell, who used varying palettes for his Irish and Spanish works, so Markey brings about an atmosphere through the use of colour and tone.

Roy Lyndsay was born in the market town of Castlederg, Co. Tyrone in 1945.

He graduated in Textiles from Huddersfield College of Technology in 1966 and worked for some time in the textile imdustry. From 1978 until 1982 he lectured in textile design at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, whilst painting part-time from home.

Having then embarked on a full-time painting career he went on to become one of Ireland's foremost artists. Roy and his wife, Kathryn, ran the Roy Lyndsay Art Gallery in Blackrock between 1984 and 1992 before moving to Westmeath where they live today.

Paintings of Richard Ward’s calibre demand not only patience, but endless hours of observation.  He executes his work in various media, from large format oils to more conventional sizes in acrylics.  Along with paintings and sketches, Richard also works on fired clay models, hand painted in acrylic.

Born in Belfast, and studied Fine Art at the Belfast College of Art many years ago.
I live near the Co Antrim Coast and this is the most beautiful place to walk in & be inspired by.
For me art is an exploration, a journey that takes me through different mediums and processes. My passion for the natural world and for Art ensures a continual exchange between these areas encompassing mosaics, paintings, photography, mixed media, community art and the design and production of gardens.

'Whatever you can do, or dream you can,
begin it.
Boldness has genius power and magic in it.'
GOETHE

1955 Born Co. Galway, Ireland.
1974 -78 National College of Art and Design, Dublin.
1983-86 Director, Project Arts Centre, Dublin.
1991 Elected member of Aosdána.
aosdana.artscouncil.ie
Lives and works in Berlin and Dublin.

Joan is a very talented landscape artist who works in oils and captures local landmarks beautifully. She has been comissioned in the past to work from photographs of peoples homes and pets.  As well as landscapes Joan captures distinctly Irish scenes such as Gaelic games and hunt scenes.  

It is not supprising that Joan's work was only hanging two days in the gallery when 'Smiling Bess' (Delvin's well known landmark) was snapped up by the first local who entered the gallery!

The artist was born in Gortin Bush, Co. Tyrone in 1946 but moved to Belfast as a young boy. Con Campbell's first major work was displayed in the Ulster Museum in 1972.

Con’s interest in painting grew steadily and his commission to paint street murals in the 80's showed his ability to adapt to a different medium.

He returned again to his first love of painting animals, particularly horses, an interest which was heavily influenced by his family. He has travelled extensively throughout Ireland, studying the physiology and movement of horses.

Downie (the artist) is fast becoming one of the most collectable artists on the internet. Born in Manchester in 1949, he went to school in south Manchester. He was always interested in art and spent many hours in the town galleries studying the old masters. It was his best subject at school and he just loved painting. He keeps trying to perfect his art as best he can.

Left the building industry in 1989 to paint full time, he painted for the tourist industry for 22 years but now justs paints what he likes to paint

John SCHWATSCHKE is an Irish-born (Dublin, 1943) portrait painter of Austro-Irish parents. His original ambition was to be a concert pianist and composer, and he gave three piano recitals of classical works and his own compositions in Waterford, Vevey and Tours. However, his friendship with the Irish President de Valera (whom he painted as Chancellor of the National University) after leaving school, led to the President persuading him to “do one thing and do it well”, which he thought should be art. Schwatschke took this advice and continued to record his works meticulously.

John paintings are all memorable, his paintings depict everyday life and with his own unique caraciture, he trys to and successful makes light hearted some serious issues, he has a new series of paintings with " Dun Briste" been the first one, surely a collectors piece

Originally from the southern shores of Lough Neagh, but now working and living in Belfast, Barry Kerr is regarded as one of the outstanding traditional musicians of his generation. Barry is rapidly establishing himself as fine painter and sculptor through numerous sell-out exhibitions.

I went to meet Barry and was taken aback by his paintings, he is such a Talent, I have 5 and will buy more, he will be one for the future

Charlotte is   originally from Walshestown in Mullingar, Co Westmeath.  She has  lived in Galway since March 1990,living close to the sea in Salthill and this very scenic area has inspired many of her seascapes.  

This is her personal bio

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I started painting in acrylic, then watercolour and have been to many art courses to establish my technique. For many years I have been with the paint box studio in Barna Galway which is run by well known artist Miriam Cronin concentrating solely on oil painting.  I have completed a founation course in Art  Therapy with Crawford College of Art in cork  in 2009.I am interested in this particular area as I have seen the benefits to both staff and patients when people express the creative side of their personality. I also love music especially classical music and often have music playing in the background when I paint at home. I am very interested in flowers and plants and take inspiration either from my own garden or from the many beautiful gardens I see while travelling.I think that people can enjoy creativity in lots of different ways through music painting photography,writing, gardening or whatever is a passion and inspires them. 

September 2006 Solo Exhibition Galway Library. (article in Galway Advertiser describing exhibition}

December2006 Exhibition with Meath Arts Group in Solstice Arts Centre Navan.

December 2007 Exhibition with Meath Arts Group in Solstice Arts Centre Navan.{Abstract Artist Sean Mc Sweeney acted as Curator for this exhibition 3 paintings were selected}

I took part in group exhibitions in University College Hospital 2004-2009 and a painting selected to form part of Radiology collection.

Currently I have a solo Exhibition in Tuar Ard church street Moate which runs until november  26th 2010.The exhibition is called Melody of Colour.Im also having a exhibition with fellow oil painter Miriam Wall in Galway University Hospital September 2011 and planning an exhibition in Kennys of galway for the future. Very recently I have developed American clientel in New York and am in the process of shipping paintings to a private collection. 

 I also had a long running exhibition in the Marriott Hotel Enfield Co Meath, this was a beautiful setting for the paintings and people living in the area or visiting the Hotel  expressed great interest in the paintings and I sold many paintings from this venue.

 

 

Gretta Bowen occupies a unique place within Irish art. Unlike the Tory Island primitive painters, she had no followers or colleagues who worked in a similar manner. She maintained a entirely individual vision throughout her belated but productive career and the honesty with which she translated her vision into paint ensured that it never became self-conscious or hackneyed.

Born in Dublin in 1880, she appears to have only begun to paint around 1950. Two of Bowen's sons were highly talented artists, Arthur and George Campbell, the latter becoming particularly successful. Gretta Bowen seems to have simply turned to painting because she had the materials to hand but she must have been inspired to some extent by them, although it appears that she used her maiden name to avoid any obvious connection with them.

She clearly attracted notice early on despite her late start. In 1959, Bowen was given a solo exhibition by the Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts, which continued to support her work when it subsequently became the Arts Council. An extensive and admiring review appeared in 'The Times'.

Gretta Bowen's work was shown at the Royal Hibernian Academy, the Irish Exhibition of Living Art and the Oireachtas, and she also held one-person exhibitions at the Hendriks Gallery, the Bell Gallery and the Tom Caldwell Gallery . At the age of 100 she was invited to participate in the first International Exhibition of Naïve Art in London

As with many other naïve and primitive painters, Gretta Bowen's paintings often deal with specific moments or memories, both personal recollections and collective memories of the community in which the artist lived. The intensity and detail with which these memories are treated, the complete absorption in that moment, lend a genuine emotion to the work and in Bowen's case, as with another naïve women artist of a similar period, Helen Bradley, there is a warmth in the recollection of these moments. The simplicity of their approach to the image transmits the indiscriminate and non-analytical manner in which a child experiences events. The ability to retain this vision even as an adult is one of Bowen's great gifts.

The technical spontaneity of her painting is key to this sense of immediacy. Paint is usually applied direct from the tube and unmixed and compositions appear to be arranged intuitively. Gretta Bowen had a strong sense of rhythm and balance  that drives her paintings. Her work is often cluttered with detail in her determination to say as much as possible about that memory. The elements of a painting are arranged with a suggestion of space in which distances are usually suggested and connected by cursive, descriptive lines of paths, rivers, buildings or people, yet the lack of perspective retains a two-dimensional flatness. Not only does this keep the painting close to the manner in which a child might arrange a composition, it can also create the effect of the space toppling out towards us and suggest the excitement and energy of the moment.

Her work is in the collection of the Ulster Museum and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, who also have a portrait of Bowen painted by her son George.

Early years growing up in his family's hotel on the North Antrim Coast has structured and challenged Colin's perspective of the Irish landscape, which is prevalent in his current work.

Winters spent looking out at rough seas and the distant coast of Scotland and summers playing on the beach or running through the Antrim Glens has often affected the nature of his work, obvious evidence of this are gloomy grey and black pictures painted in the dead of winter or contrasting vibrant coloured paintings from the brightest days of spring and summer.

Colin has always been fascinated by art, spending a lot of his formative years in his parents art gallery run by the late Lawson Birch meant he often did his homework among Ireland's greatest artists. Colin s work is inspired by his surroundings, struggling to portray light and texture in his work.

Paints are created with the use of pure pigments, mixed with oils and waxes to create both intense colours and texture. Damar crystal glazes finish and protect paintings for enjoyment for many years to come. This unique colour pallet along with distinctive framing ensures Colin's work will be both outstanding and sought after by the discerning collector.

Colin's work is on view in many Galleries all over Ireland and England and is in many private collections around the world.

In 2003 exhibited paintings in the Fine Art Trade Guild Artists Exhibition sold within days Shows in Belfast and Dublin in 2004 along with Ireland s leading artists sold out immediately, collectors pre-booking paintings before even having seen the exhibition.

2005 again saw two sell out shows in Dublin and one in Belfast. While not unexpected it was acclamation from Michael Buckley, Chairman of the Allied Irish Bank and curator of their art collection that led to the Irish Arts Council offering a bursary.

Irish artist John Morris was born in Dublin in 1958. He started painting in 1997. Although primarily a self taught artist John Morris did initially take painting lessons from Irish artists Brian Quinn and Trevor Geoghegan.

John Morris says: “As an artist my paintings are about light and the effect light has on subjects such as figures, water and landscapes. Composition is important to me and I spend a lot of time getting it right before I start on a painting. I make quick sketches in pencil, charcoal or oil. These sketches along with photographs make up a visual diary which I use as reference material for my paintings.”

John Morris is an artist with a strong love for the Irish landscape with its constantly changing light and atmosphere. His paintings display vitality and freshness which when coupled with strong and confident brush strokes successfully captures a sense of time and place.

John Morris is an Irish artist who excels at plein-air painting and knowing how to capture glistening Irish light. Morris' paintings convey his compositional ability, an essential quality for rapid outdoor painting