‘Dog-Roses at Dawn’

‘Dog-Roses at Dawn’ & ‘Field-Roses at Dusk’

The ‘11th Botanical & Floral Art in Bloom Exhibition’. I’m honoured to have had my 2 submissions accepted for the exhibition. Visitor’s Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin.
Opens Thurs 29th May over the Bloom Festival until Sun 22 June.

Comhgairdeas Éamon Little agus a chuid foireann leis an scannán 'Born that way'.

The film has won Best Irish Documentary at the Dublin Film Festival. It charts the extraordinary life of Patrick Lydon who founded Camphill Ballytobin in Kilkenny.

I was lucky to call him a friend.

If we were to only deal with climate change in financial terms, it's still a no-brainer to invest in climate action.

Today's report from the IFAC and CCAC is another reason for us to ramp up #climate action.

The Snowdrop | Plúirín sneachta.

Making its Spring cameo appearance in charcoal is the Snowdrop. The snowdrop is a garden escapee, which has now become naturalised in Ireland. I’ve lifted its head lifted for you to see the beautiful interior

So delicate!

Amazing - the shapes of the watercourses from above are in the shapes of trees. Beautiful creative work of the beavers and nature.

We’re here on Bluesky and here’s some other places you can find us!

#Exit

Hellebores study in charcoal, on paper.

#hellebores
#willowcharcoal
#agilityaward2023
#contemporarydrawings
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#botanicaldrawing
#black
#wearetheark
#rewilding
#keepitwild
#rewildingdireland
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#SDG16

‘Keep it Wild’
Wild Teasel
Willow Charcoal on Paper
an Spéir ARK, Co Kilkenny, Ireland

Spindle | Feoras
The bright pink-coral berries of the Spindle found growing in the Irish hedgerows. I’ve used layers of transparent pinks - Rose Permanent & Rose Madder Genuine to capture those pop-art colours of the four-lobed berries.

Charcoal tempera | mixed media
Fabriano paper.
300 x 300mm

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A recent trip to Marrakech - painting with Majorelle Blue pigment powder & drawing with charcoal. Jardin Majorelle.

Pleased to be part of @bsky.app 💙

A recent trip to Marrakech - painting with Majorelle Blue pigment powder & drawing with charcoal. Jardin Majorelle.

I’m working on Spindle at the moment - charcoal with colour. The pink/orange ‘60s colours still to come!

Hi!

Bramble | Blackberry | Dris
Here’s a study of Autumnal Bramble leaves in ink and charcoal egg tempera. I love watching the dark green leaves transform over the season into these deep rich colours.

300 x 300mm
Fabriano Paper

The importance of ‘deadwood’ for nature.

Exotic flora Devils Fingers. Great work!

Horse Chestnut
Here’s a study in ink & charcoal egg tempera of Chestnut leaves & a conker. Although ‘non-native’ to Ireland (origins considered to be from the Balkans) the beautiful Horse Chestnuts line the banks of the River Nore & mark the change of season.

300 x 300mm
Fabriano Paper

Horse Chestnut
Here’s a study in ink & charcoal egg tempera of Chestnut leaves & a conker. Although ‘non-native’ to Ireland (origins considered to be from the Balkans) the beautiful Horse Chestnuts line the banks of the River Nore & mark the change of season.

300 x 300mm
Fabriano Paper