Considering the recognised rules to aesthetics, I like my paintings to exist within an individualist ideology. From a personal gravitation towards contrast and abundance, I create new settings for my subjects, thus providing questions of cultural expectations and perceived gender specifics surrounding the space.
I have a particular interest in working with community groups, where the relationship between subject and artist is developed over months and with a great reciprocal appreciation. This process of introducing community groups into the development of paintings is a collaboration whereby the finished paintings are not a conclusion, but a continuation of the relationship built.
This current project began in February 2019 and is the result of time spent with a men’s group from inner city Dublin. Through the process of photography and collaging, my goal is to create optimistic and energetic paintings for both the subject and the viewer.
Summer In The City, oil on canvas, 133x98cm
Detail of Summer In The City
Detail of Summer In The City
Detail of Summer In The City
Trevor In Flowers, oil on canvas, 133x98cm
Detail of Trevor In Flowers
The Three Winners, oil on canvas, 98x133cm
Detail of The Three Winners
Paul At Home With Tea, oil on canvas, 90x118cm
Detail of Paul At Home With Tea