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@RobertBohan
Oct 29, 2022 • 20 tweets • 14 min read • Read on X
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My little nieces & nephews are amongst my greatest inspirations. They look at the world with new & fresh eyes. I think that’s how artists should be & I love sitting with them & chatting about what they see. Here’s one of my nieces & myself after a busy day exchanging ideas! Image
I love creating art. I think you can see that joy in the works. It’s fantastic that my drawings make people happy & a great pleasure when I’m sent photos of the framed drawings in new homes! I’m really grateful for that!

Free Spirit (2022)
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It’s important to me that art is accessible. I think it’s a good thing that kids live with original art in their home - & that they are inspired by it. A surprising number of people (to me) buy my work for their kids

The Man in the Moon (2022)
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The drawings are on paper [~ 11.7 x 16.5” | 42 x 29.7cm, A3].

Click the links for details. Works shipped via registered post/international courier. Each order is specially packed & comes with a guide to hang it.

Wisdom & Justice (2022)
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To ensure my art is accessible I price my drawings online at just €149/US$157/£135. My dealer sells them to collectors at €700.

The Sleeping Girl in Green (2022)
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Dreaming Woman (2022)

Dreaming was a key part of storytelling in early medieval Ireland. In dreaming one had access to the Otherworld (or as I would call it, the imagination). The Otherworld was the land of the gods or lucht na Sidhe

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Virgo (2022)

Here the inspiration was the manuscripts of the later Middle Ages. Inspiration comes from the Hiberno Norman manuscripts. My mother is a FitzGerald after all 

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The Kiss (2022)
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I’ve been doing commissions this month. This one is off to Cork & for a family who love Irish Wolfhounds! Image
Duality (2022)
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This drawing is about the curiosity & joy of small children. This is my youngest & most outspoken niece! She’s not happy with my fashion choices!

Come Away O Human Child (2023) Ink on paper drawing

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Love Bird (2022)
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Another commission where I worked with the client to express emotion through their favourite animals - swans! One is about metamorphosis & freedom. The other has humour & is down to earth. ImageImage
In the Garden (2022)
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This drawing was inspired by a Celtic goddess

Earth Mother (2022)
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Lily the Songbird (2022)

The Irish mythological idea of transformative animals figures large here.

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The Forest Dreaming (2022)

Woodland was rare, even in the Early Medieval Period, so was imbued with magical qualities or being put under a spell. Here a woman has fallen into a floating sleep below some ornate & ancient trees.

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Drawing of a Pink Elephant in a Boat (2022)

There aren’t any pink elephants in Irish mythology (as far as I know). But the boat he’s floating along on is based on my favourite museum object

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Bird with Last Rose of Summer (2022) #birds

A nod to the nostalgic song by the great Irish musician & poet Thomas Moore.

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The Beauty of Flight (2022)

If the early medieval Irish had had access to the vibrant inks I do, I can tell you that their manuscripts would have been beyond psychedelic!

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Jun 3, 2023
Thread: For many this Pride is one of the scariest of modern times. Criminalisation of Trans kids & adults, banning of Pride, media campaigns against LGBT+ ppl, violence & persecution are found from the EU, thru the UK to the US.

I want to show how LGBT+ ppl are heroic. Image
Willem Arondeus (1894-1943) was a Dutch artist & writer, a proud gay man, a founder member of the Dutch Resistance & Righteous Among the Nations for saving Jewish lives.

He demonstrated that LGBT+ ppl are not cowards & will not be cowed. Image
He grew up in Amsterdam. When he was 17 he told his parents that he was gay & they later kicked him out for refusing to hide it (aged 18). To eke out a living he painted, created illustrations & wrote. He discovered in himself a fierce independence. Image
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Jun 3, 2023
During the Irish same sex marriage [SSM] referendum I pointed out to a friend that the Irish media’s coverage was homophobic & dehumanising.

They, a straight cis guy, who supported SSM disagreed. I proved it to him, to his shock, & he donated to the Yes side in response.
I asked him to replace every mention of Gay or Lesbian, in a newspaper article, with Jewish.

He came back to me saying ‘do you realise how bad this is?’ 👀

He was genuinely shocked.
So here’s another exercise everyone can try.

Show me a Gutter Critter & I’ll show you a Nazi.

It really is chilling how mainstream this hate is, not just online but, in the media.
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Jun 3, 2023
It amazes me the number of ppl with ‘Christian’ in their bios who seem to be completely unaware of Jesus being Gay. There are gonna be some awkward conversations at the Pearly Gates [John 13:23]*

Happy Pride! Image
*given that entire ‘churches’ are based on Leviticus & a disputed version of who can shag who, it’s amazing that Christianity overlooks how often JC is shown as Gay for Jonno. Leviticus, BTW, also says it’s AOK to own slaves, sinful to wear cotton-Lycra jocks & eat surf & turf…
Matthew 7:5 has some relevant side-eye

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
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Jun 2, 2023
The stupidity of ethnic English nationalism really is breathtaking. Europe is not miles away -
the British border is in Ireland [no wonder these tulips tied themselves in knots over it!]. In light of that ignorance, not knowing that GBS is Irish, is relatively minor!
I think that colonial history should be compulsory in English schools. Being a nationalist is the norm in most of Europe. However being an ethnic nationalist, with its emphasis on exclusion, is [to put it mildly] problematic. Ask anyone who has studied the period 1939-45.
Just to be clear Matthew was being humorous & I was agreeing with him. Today I’ve really realised how few ppl actually read threads & jump on the first Tweet with their opinion. Having said that I doubt anyone will read this 😉 .@DrMatthewSweet
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Jun 2, 2023
Thread: To celebrate Pride Month I put together a celebration of LGBT+ artists & writers who have been central to Irish culture & our sense of who we are. Given past persecution it’s impressive how important they have been or are presently! ImageImageImageImage
Mary Dorcey (b 1950) is a poet, writer & member of Aosdána. Her work is critically acclaimed & moving. She has campaigned for LGBTQI & has provided a voice for the community through activism & words

‘I have seen mad women in my time
- I have never seen them mad enough.’ (1991) ImageImage
Here’s an overview of my own art. It’s all about love, hope & happiness.
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Jun 2, 2023
Thread: I love using bold vibrant colours, pattern & clarity of line in my ink on paper drawings. Sometimes they look deceptively simple, but if you zoom in you can see why they can take up to eight hours to draw. Here’s some more drawings Image
Visit Etsy to see all my available drawings that you can purchase right now: etsy.com/ie/shop/robboh…

Wild Orchids (2021) | Original ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan
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Japanese Ground Orchids (2021) | Original ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan
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