Tag: Art

Electric Picnic…My Top 10 Highlights

Electric Picnic…My Top 10 Highlights

I think it is fair to say that Electric Picnic is my favourite weekend of the summer! It is sad when it arrives as it means summer is over but it is one hell of a way to say goodbye for another year. The music […]

10 Things I Learned at the VAI Get Together

10 Things I Learned at the VAI Get Together

The VAI are the representative body for professional artists in Ireland. You can read all about their work here.

Van Gogh…On the verge of insanity

Van Gogh…On the verge of insanity

Everybody seems to love Vincent Van Gogh. Last weekend I was lucky enough to get to Amsterdam for a few days and anyone I mentioned I was going too, made sure I had plans to go to the Van Gogh Museum.

From Sex & The City NYC to Rathmines

From Sex & The City NYC to Rathmines

The first time I encountered performance art was in an episode of Sex & The City, when Carrie goes to Chelsea to see a woman not talking or eating for 16 days.

Running for sanity, not vanity!

Running for sanity, not vanity!

I think we all have a little ‘friend’ who drives us demented with self doubt, confidence lows and general feelings of panic and this is my buddy….

The Orchid House

The Orchid House

“With freedom, books, flowers and the moon, who could not be happy?” Oscar Wilde If you have taken a little look around my site you will know I love flowers. Of all things, including books and the moon I think they make me the happiest!

Piles of Tiles…

Piles of Tiles…

A few years ago, to celebrate my sisters 30th birthday, my mum, my sisters and I had a fantastic weekend in Lisbon. What a fab city! 

Pipilotti Rist…Expect the unexpected

Pipilotti Rist…Expect the unexpected

When I was researching my High Hopes series, I came across the work of Swiss born artist Pipilotti Rist. I love how she addresses topics but it was not until recently I saw her work in ‘real life’.

High Hopes…For Love

High Hopes…For Love

I’m not sure if it is cheating showing you older work, but I loved working on these pieces. The work was produced in 2014 and was designed to explore the relationship between the naivety of romance juxtaposed to the darkness and disappointments of failed relationships.

Painting Workshop with Aine Divine

Painting Workshop with Aine Divine

I was fortunate enough to take part in a workshop with the amazing portrait artist Aine Divine a few weeks ago. If you are unfamiliar with her work you can find out more here;http://www.ainedivinepaintings.co.uk/ but suffice to say she is one of the loveliest and most generous […]


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