emerald isle
Spring 2025 I took part in a watercolor course in Ballycastle, County Mayo Ireland at the Ballinglen Foundation. Many of the watercolors in this series were done “en plein air” and have the rain drops in the watercolor to prove it. I found the challenge of painting in the elements rewarding and the rolling hills and stormy skies of Mayo very inspiring. The many photos I took of the dramatic landscape have proved a great source material and I have continued working on paintings and prints from my photos of Mayo.
Rain from the North, 2025, watercolor, 12x16 in
Ballycastle, 2025, watercolor monotype, 15x10.5 in
Belderrig, 2025, watercolor, 6.5x 9 in
Bunatrahir Bay, 2025, watercolor, 6.5x9 in
Storm Moving Through, 2025, watercolor, 6.5x7 in
View from Ballinglen, 2025, watercolor, 8x12 in
Lacken Strand, 2025, watercolor, 6 x9 in
Benwee Head, 2025, monotype, 15x12 in
Belderrig Harbor, 2025, monotype, 12x15 in
Portacloy, 2025, monotype, 12x15 in
Benwee Head II, 2025, monotype, 12x15 in