– Show Time – a solo exhibition by resident artist CHRTISTINE THERY in association with Feile na Bealtaine, 2016. Date: April 30th – May 14th, 2016 Official Opening: Saturday April 30th, 5.00 pm. Show Time, an exhibition by Christine Thery, is a remarkable reminder of the many dimensions of life in the West of Ireland. Though born and raised in Hong Kong, Christine now lives on Heir Island; a small island off the Southwest coast … Read more
Of her work Patsy says “Painting is alchemy, from light into pigment, no recipe, no rules and no guarantees… My work has been influenced to a great extent by the landscape, the sea, the weather and the potent combination of these 3 elements. I try to paint what I see and not what I know about a subject so that my eyes do the work, and not my intellect. My work is always a visual … Read more
‘Ceann Sibeal’, Oil on Canvas, 63 x 83 cm, €5,750 Aidan Dunne, Visual Art Critic for The Irish Times, said of Michael’s work… ‘He is a landscape painter, and he concentrates on the landscape around him, that is the Cloghane-Brandon area under Mount Brandon and including the valley of the Abhainn Mhor River. What seems to have happened is that his growing knowledge and appreciation of this terrain have deepened his sense of engagement not with … Read more
New Painting by Patsy Farr ‘Snow Shadows, Commenole’ Oil on Canvas, 40 x 40 cm Patsy Farr is a painter and musician living and working in the west of Ireland. Her career as an artist began in Cornwall in the 1980’s under the training of Henry Israel. During this period she showed work in Cornwall, Bristol and London. In 1991 she won the Frank Herring award at the Pastel Society. Since moving to Ballyferriter in … Read more
“Michael Flaherty’s work is truly amazing … the richness of Jack B. Yeats with the contemporary eye of Seán MacSweeney, I’m stunned (with delight)” Bhreathnach-Lynch, Curator of Irish Art, National Gallery of Ireland Dun Chaoin, oil on canvas, 24″ x 34″ (60 x 85 cm) “No city or landscape is truly real until it has been given the quality of myth by a writer or painter. The way Michael Flaherty is dealing with the Dingle … Read more
Local artist Áine Ní Chíobháin’s rich landscapes capture the beauty and wild essence of Dingle’s majestic peninsula. ‘An Triúr Deirféar’, Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas, 35 x 45 cm. Born in Cork City, Áine Ní Chíobháin is an artist with family roots in Corca Dhuibhne. Leaving Cork in 2007, she returned to her roots and is now living and working in Dingle. Based on her Kerry homeland, her work encompasses painting, printing and etching. Her rich landscapes capture beautifully … Read more
Vincent Crotty, ‘Peig Sayers’, oil on canvas, 70 x 100 cm July has been a hive of activity here in the gallery. The month saw stunning new work been exhibited by the much admired, Irish born, artist Vincent Crotty and our own celebrated local artist Tomás Ó’ Cíobhaín. James Mac Carthy also added new exquisite bronze sculptures to his collection. We were also thrilled to welcome new artists Lorraine May and Heidi Wickham to Greenlane. Lorraine’s work captures wonderfully a sense of space in vast panoramic … Read more
Vincent Crotty is an Irish-born artist living in Boston since 1990. Regarded for his landscape and figurative paintings, Vincent explores the places and faces of both Atlantic coasts as his primary subject matter. Working with oils, he paints with rugged textures and vigorous brushstrokes, balanced by sensitive color. His paintings reveal a remarkable understanding of light, and with this ability, Vincent transforms everyday subject matter into images that are memorable and moving. Painting from life as … Read more