Thread: It wasn’t until I lost the sight in my left eye that my drawings started to reveal a mystical feeling. It seems that by being blocked from looking outwards I gazed within to the world of the subconscious & the symbols that exist there. Take a look
I believe that art should be accessible so when I sell online I charge just €149, whereas in a gallery they are €700.
And On She Galloped (2021) etsy.me/3dhyhZ8 A similar idea to the one above where the girl is one’s self galloping free.
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Memories (2021) etsy.me/3dgKqNC Elephants are seen as maternal, wise & strength. Ideal attributes for a journey!
Please note even if a drawing appears in someone else’s basket you can still buy them.
Sailing Along (2021) etsy.me/2ZwRe1T Here the goldfish represents luck & fortune. There is also the Irish symbolism of unique fish which represent wisdom.
Trees represent strength & antiquity with gathered wisdom. The woman takes these attributes with her as she voyages on the stream of life.
Rainbows symbolise faith in the future; that after the rain they will appear. Indeed in the early medieval period the rainbow represented Christ & his rebirth.
A spideóg or Robin is associated with engagement with humans. They symbolise harbingers & have the power of life & death. Perhaps this ancient idea was co-opted to its Christian symbolism as Christ’s blood colouring its chest
Birds, for me, represent creative freedom. Penguins, being flightless, still survive & thrive. Perhaps a subconscious reference to overcoming blindness
Thread: Joshua Reynolds (1723-92) was the establishment portraitist in England for much of his life. He sought to change the reputation of art to an intellectual one. His aspirations met with amusement by artists such as Gainsborough. He died on this day.
Born in Devon, he was interested in art & art theory from an early age. He was apprenticed to Thomas Hudson (1740-3). He then moved between London & Plymouth until 1745. Gentleman (c1743-9), Self (c1747) & The Neates & their Tutor (1748)
Here’s an overview of my own art which explores the world of the subconscious & nature. You can purchase in my Etsy shop. My work is about hope, empathy, love & joy. Take a look!
Thread: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875) was one of the great landscape painters. He died on this day. The great artist created limpid & atmospheric views that would lead the way for French Impressionism. He was Oscar Wilde’s favourite painter.
Born in Paris to a wigmaker & fashionable milliner & he trained as a draper. In 1822, aged 26, he started to paint with an allowance from his parents. He took some art classes from a minor artist who introduced him to a range of artists’ work. Ville d’Avray (1823) & Self (c1825)
Here’s an overview of my own art which explores the world of the subconscious & nature. You can purchase in my Etsy shop. My work is about hope, empathy, love & joy. Take a look!
The brilliant thing about being an artist is setting my drawings free to live with their new owners. There are Bohan’s as far apart as Hawaii & New Zealand. I’m really happy that my work can bring pleasure to people all over the world! Take a look!
It’s amazing to me that work I do in Dublin can end up hanging in homes in Birmingham, Prague or Sydney.
I believe that art should be accessible so when I sell online I charge just €149, whereas in a gallery they are €700.
Thread: It wasn’t until I lost the sight in my left eye that my drawings started to reveal a mystical feeling. It seems that by being blocked from looking outwards I gazed within to the world of the subconscious & the symbols that exist there. Take a look
I believe that art should be accessible so when I sell online I charge just €149, whereas in a gallery they are €700.
Thread: In Ireland, for some 2000y, there were laws relating to trees & woods. This was because of their economic, spiritual & cultural importance. The history & traditions associated with them are relatively unknown, so let’s take a brief look!
Reenadinna, Killarney
Trees were valuable commodities to our ancestors, not least because of gradual deforestation by the Gaels, themselves. They were employed for firewood, building, furniture making, smelting & other uses. Thus their value, ancient regulation & associated fines for theft or damage.
Here’s an overview of my art. I explore the natural & subconscious worlds in my work & you can purchase presentation drawings in my Etsy shop
Thread: Here’s a neutral overview of todays Mother & Baby Homes Commission of Investigation (2020). It’s an exam of the exec summary only. I have sought to highlight historical inaccuracies relating to social history & shocking infant mortality levels. #motherandbabyhomes
The exec summary notes that the harsh environment of Ireland was ‘supported by, contributed to & condoned by’ the State & RCC. This is to elide that the State was a de facto theocracy & the Church the arbiter of social behaviour & the creator of the ‘harsh environment’
Some 81,000 women were immured in ‘homes’ with at least 57,000 children. This is reported as the highest per capita intake of unmarried mothers in the world. Individuals from as young as 12 were detained & some 11%+ were underage.