A little experiment this one. I painted a grisaille from a black and white photo of Sir William Orpen. I tried to colourise it a la Photoshop, but using oil paint and my imagination instead. Added the background after. Bit of fun.
Martello-Tower-7-in-Mist
Didnt turn out as I had hoped this one. Killiney Hill Martello Tower no. 7 in Dublin.
Plein air oil on canvas finished en studio.
40x30cm.
Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan.
Oil on un-stretched canvas.
23x28cm.
Gnarley Tree at Kilruddery House
30x24cm. Plein air oil on unstretched canvas finished en studio.
Mist at Poolbeg Lighthouse
Plein air on canvas finished en studio.
60x30cm.
Poolbeg Lighthouse, Dublin.
I kept hearing this insanely loud foghorn getting closer, I thought it was the end of days. Then finally this huge ship barely appears and it was only 100 metres away. Freaky.
Bray Head Cliff Walk – Plein Air
Plein air oil on paper finished en studio.
40x25cm.
The beautiful Bray to Greystones cliff-walk, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
The Dart at Blackrock
The DART leaving Blackrock Station Co. Dublin.
Plein air oil on unstretched canvas finished en studio.
20x30cm.
Monkstown Martello Tower in Sunshine
40x25cm. Oil on paper. Plein air finished off en studio.
New Blog Starts Here (May 2017) + Link to Old Blog
Importing the old blog into my official website was cumbersome so I will start blogging afresh.
My blog from 2010 up until May 2017 can be found at: