Author Archives: donegallizdoyle
saint brigid’s eve
colours in Donegal
my surroundings on the last day of January
snow on the way
heavy dark clouds
bright collected fishing floats
a dog
3 ducks
some old cottages
Donegal
launchpad
Donegal light series
I know you”ve seen some of these already
but I’m excited about my work being in a new gallery
Gallery 1608 is launched today
with exciting offers and raffles and goodies
pastel prep work
green and orange
blue
brown and green
3 small pastel sketches
in preparation for oil paintings inspired by brightly coloured Newari buildings in Bandipur, Nepal
ritual and prayer
debris affixed with hairspray
trying out little scraps of prayer flags found on the ground in Nepal
prayer flags could be considered litter if they weren’t so beautiful
they are only temporarily fixed to the paintings with hairspray so I can change my mind later
studio shot 19th January
2 new 50cm square canvases
acrylic, taped, spray paint, removed tape
detail showing the texture created by taping over wet impasto acrylic, then spray paint, then removing tape while still wet
annapurna 2 progress shots
oil glazes, quick drying medium, tape, more glazes
spray paint
oil paint and safflower oil on the bright green foreground
tape off
a detail shot
and through my studio door as I go back inside for more coffee
annapurna stage 1 acrylic underpainting
eventide
a walk on cruit island ‘top beaches’ by the golf course
sun setting over arranmor island
marram grass
a ‘winter light’ painting from last year (40cm square, oil on canvas)
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