Portraits
Throughout my working life I have attempted through portraiture to get closer to those people I have regular contact with. The study of their faces has given me the basic pictorial language to construct all kinds of characters without reference to particular people.
'After the bath' oil on canvas 15"x 10"
'Blue kimono 11' pastel on paper 20"x 16"
'Second born' pencil on paper 4"x 4"
'My father' oil on canvas 12"x 8"
' Portrait of J.D' pastel on paper24"x 18"
'Maria' oil on canvas 24"x 24"
'Millenium portrait' watercolour on paper 16"x 8"
' Nico' oil on board 12"x 12"
'My father' charcoal on paper 16"x 12"
'Self portrait at 69' oil on canvasboard 24"x 20"
'Shadow portrait' oil on canvas12"x 9"
'Stephen' oil on canvasboard 18"x 9"
'Teenage portrait' oil on canvas 48"x 36"
'The Organist' watercolour on paper 16"x 12"
'Mum making bread' pastel on paper 16"x 12"
'Dad watching' pastel on paper 16"x 12"
'Mum' oil on canvas 12"x 10"
'Off to school' pastel on paper 12"x 9"
Portrait of my brother Fergal oil on canvas 14"x10"
My brother Fergal in Botanic Gardens oil on canvas 24"x20"
Aoife Pastel on paper 20" x 16"
Nico sleeping Pastel on paper 16" x 11"