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FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF ARTS

sydney sale

Herbie the black cat painting sold to buyer in Sydney.

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new work

Herbie sold at exhibiton at TINGLISH Thai restaurant

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herbie

My Herbie paintings were my entry to selling in galleries

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portraits

winner of the 2014 inaugural portait prize at the Royal South Australian Society of Arts

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commissions

to capture a likeness is my goal and then to capture the essence

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landscapes

painted mainly from my observations while travelling around the world

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animals

animals have always been a source for inspiration and now there are some Aussie ones

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dogs

Wet noses, sloppy tongues, saggy ears, things like that catch my eye sometimes!!!

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abstracts

landscapes and people observed and painted in shapes

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cartoonist

I drew cartoons for articles in print and for marketing and sales publications.

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10 QUICK FACTS ABOUT ME AS A PAINTER

1 SELF-TAUGHT
2 FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY ARTS
3 WINNER OF INAUGURAL RSASA PORTRAIT EXHIBITION
4 EXHIBITED REGULARLY IN TOP IRISH EAKIN GALLERY BELFAST
5 50 PAINTINGS IN SOLO EXHIBITION AT HOLDFAST BAY GALLERY GLENELG IN 2017
6 PAINTINGS IN COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE
7 PAINTING COMMISSIONS FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS
8 OFTEN PAINT WITH REFERENCE UPSIDE DOWN
9 FIRST PAINTING IN A GALLERY IN 1992
10 PAINT ON AN EASEL GIVEN TO ME BY MAJOR IRISH ARTIST NEIL SHAWCROSS

About me

I am an Irish painter who now lives in Adelaide Australia.