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making images with paint

Liz Doyle available new large works

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120cm sq (4′)

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120cm sq (4′)

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80cm sq (32″)

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80cm sq (32″)

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80 x 100 (c. 32″x 40″)

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80 x 180cm (c.32″x 72″)
2 of 5 canvases from a group created in series

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80 x 180 ( c. 32″  72″)
2 of 5 canvases from a group created in series

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3 works on board each 60 x 80cm (24 x 32″) in 2 different groupings / orientations

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3 of 5 pieces of a group created in series

Medium
Oil and mixed media ( cold wax which is made of beeswax and siccatives), powder pigment, graphite

Works on stretched deep edged canvas and cradled board

liz-doyle@live.com
http://www.donegallizdoyle.com
00353 877662624 (mobile)
00353 749543781 (landline)

Will ship to USA from Ireland
Dublin
http://www.thedoorwaygallery.com
(20 works)
Edinburgh
http://www.velveteasel.co.uk
(8 works)

flying on friday

I’m off to Portugal!
Dreaming of bluest skies and whitest sand
Remembering journeys of childhood and ‘Are we nearly there yet?’ & ‘Can I have an icecream’

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Flying on friday, 80cm sq

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Wings, 80cm sq

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Are we nearly there yet, can I have an icecream? 2
80cm sq

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Are we nearly there yet, can I have an icecream – 1
100 x 80cm

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stateside

The title ‘stateside’ really has nothing to do with these 2 paintings. It’s just that I have an exciting trip planned to San Francisco and New York for the end of the month. The excitement is boosting my energy levels so I am painting rather furiously. Also, I have Richard Diebenkorn on my mind as I will be staying in Berkeley and will try to see as many of his paintings as I can

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Untitled 1
120cm sq on canvas

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Untitled 2
120cm sq on canvas

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Drying in my studio

Landmarks series

I have just finished these 3

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On the ‘drying wall’ in my studio
The stark light patches are both disrupting and essential ingredients in my studio life! I have an ambiguous love affair with skylights

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Landmark 1 / the path
120 x 80cm

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Details from Landmark 1/ the path

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Landmark 2 / shadows
60cm sq

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Details from Landmark 2/ shadows

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Landmark 3 / lightshaft
80cm sq

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Details from Landmark 3 / lightshaft

Notes:
1.In November 2014 I visited Ceide Fields – a neolithic site in North Mayo where they have discovered 52 miles of stone boundary walls from a farming settlement over 5000 years old. 
2. This year I am lucky enough to be heading to San Francisco and New York to visit some major art galleries exibiting the works of the American Abstract Expressionists and I am particularly looking forward to seeing some of Richard Diebenkorn’s paintings in ‘the flesh’

I have come to realise  recently how much it helps me to know something about the history or interests of an artist in order to more fully appreciate their work. That’s not to undermine in any way the importance of the solely visual impact. And I definitely don’t like the verbiage and arts peak that goes into many ‘artists statements’. I’m searching for a middle ground and would welcome comments

donegal clouds

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Last piece of coarse jute off the roll
120cm x 190cm

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May sky

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Using a brush to block in the shapes

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Maybe done

Footnote: I was given a fabulous book on #RichardDiebenkorn for my 60th birthday. I am enthralled by his famous shifts from abstraction to figuration and back again, and am particularly drawn to his paintings with human and animal forms ambiguously appearing within his landscapes.
The curvaceous shapes in these clouds seemed to appear initially by their own volition, but of course I then exaggerated them. Maybe also with Matisse in mind. And someone said maybe a nod to Magritte too! Haha! Good company 🙂