stripey

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this one might be done, 80cm sq

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this one just started, 80cm sq

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2 this morning in my studio

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the one with the red stripes now, yesterday still with blue stripes from underpainting

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the 2 prep pieces on paper, tape still on

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piece on paper,  finished

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finished piece on panel 60cm sq

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balcony shadow 2 weeks ago

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studio balcony shadow 2 weeks ago

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view through bedroom balcony railings 2 weeks ago

3 of the 6 day 2

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These 3 small works on watercolour paper c. 9 x 12″ are the more successful of the 6 I started yesterday.
This morning I rolled them first. Then scratched some fresh marks and printed over a new layer of paler blue using greaseproof paper. Then a scrape smooth again with a squeegee and a few marks with a knife to suggest the birds

paintings update

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‘Gold Hills’ 31.5″ x 63″ at home

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‘October 1& 2’ each 31.5″ sq at the Doorway Gallery, Dublin

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‘Darker yet and deeper still’ 3 x 24″ sq
At An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny until 18th November

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‘Skylight 1&2’ Each 34″ sq
At the Doorway Gallery, Dublin

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‘Big Stone,  Ceide Fields’ c. 40″ x 30″
At An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny until 18th November

balcony

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this is the view from my bed on the mezzanine

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here is the cat

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cropped closeup through the railings and last year’s Christmas tree lights

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same view with sunshine

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2 pieces of paper with paint and tape

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tape off

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60cm panel with tape and paint

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tape off

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a bit later

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one of the paper pieces finished

MORE TOMORROW!