10 Irish Landscape Artists You Need to Know - The Gloss Magazine

10 Irish Landscape Artists You Need to Know

From dramatic impasto scenes to serene seascapes here are ten prominent Irish landscape artists to discover …

TRACEY QUINN “My work is like a visual diary of places I have visited at different times of the year, a record of the variations in the seasons and atmosphere, and the natural drama of the land and sky. The process begins with quick, small oil paintings where I try to capture a moment in time and these small spontaneous studies and sketches, though not meant to be a literal translation, are a creation of mood and light, dynamism and balance, inform my much larger canvases. My work is multi-layered, being as much about the process of painting, the medium of paint, the simplification of forms and use of loose brushwork with thin layers of oil paint on canvas. I strive to embody the ambiance of the sky and land which has always inspired me and continues to take my breath away.” www.traceyquinn.com  @tracey.quinn

KATE BEAGAN  Currently living in Co Monaghan, simplicity is an identifying factor in Kate Beagan’s work. Using light and colour, she prefers the challenge of smaller paintings. She uses canvas she stretches herself for maximum results. Beagan explains, “Working mainly with oils, I focus on landscape and urban scenes. The shape, pattern and colour play a large part in my choice of subject. As does the time of day and to a very large extent the season. My favourite time is from October right through to April. I find that for me, the transient nature of light, large areas and open spaces are elements that qualify a landscape. My paintings are finished when they are able to convey a moment or sensation, an initial impact and a sense of mystery. The process of transforming paint into an image continues to compel and challenge.” www.thedoorwaygallery.com@katebeaganartist

AILBHE BARRETT  As a landscape painter working mainly in oils, Ailbhe Barrett developed a liking for the scope of a large canvas from a young age. At a later stage she studied printmaking in Limerick Printmakers and Graphic Studio Dublin and continues creating work in both paint and print, constantly exploring the relationship between both. www.sofinearteditions.com

CLIFFORD COLLIE  Collie has spent most of his life living and working between Ireland and Spain. His subject matter, style and methods of working are bound up in a personalised vision, based on his understanding of nature and self. For Collie, painting is an exploratory and emotive response to the world he inhabits and as such the artist tries to capture his environment in various guises; observing, shaping and reshaping nature to a level where it becomes an allegory to life itself. www.solomonfineart.com

PAMELA LEONARD An NCAD graduate, Leonard is renowned for her landscapes, which explore light and dark and focus on capturing these elements in forests and glades. Leonard revisits places and scenes that are familiar to her such as the coastal areas surrounding Howth, and the mutable landscapes of Donegal, West Limerick and West Cork, which are all ongoing source of inspiration for her work. As a printmaker she has developed a technique for printing multiple colours using only two plates, creating great depth through line and tone by overlapping primary colours. www.pamelaleonard.com

EAMON COLMAN  Eamon Colman’s passion for walking has taken him to vast and dramatic landscapes throughout the world yet most of his work is inspired by walks within a 30 mile radius of his home in rural Kilkenny. Blending the figurative and the abstract and layering ideas as he does materials, Colman extracts elements from his surrounding landscape and its history to form vibrant and dynamic compositions. His use of collage and his patchwork style of colour and pattern captures the constant motion and shifting perspective of the explored terrain. www.solomonfineart.com

CAROL HODDER The expressive, semi-abstract oil paintings of Carol Hodder are a response to her experiences of raw, elemental landscapes and transient light. Touching on memories of childhood fishing trips on Loch Derriana, Co Kerry and recent trips to Iceland with dark winter days and inclement weather, Hodder explores the link between those formative encounters and her attraction to wild, elemental places which inspire a particular visceral feeling of memory and place. Hodder’s primary concern is with the act of painting and its process. Layers of paint are built up and inform what emerges on the surface – a landscape of emotion and memory. www.solomonfineart.com  @carolhodder

DONALD TESKEY Limerick-born Donald Teskey is best known for his Irish land and seascapes which communicate not just the colour, sound and movement of nature, but also its ruggedness and sense of history. His artworks, occasionally on a very large scale, reflect his response to the formal elements of composition; shape, form and how light falls. Architectural in their origins, images from all over the world and in Ireland are easily identifiable and actively transport the viewer to a familiar place. His exhibition “Paris Journal” is currently on show at Oliver Sears Gallery, Dublin 2, which was inspired by a residency in the city’s Culturel Irlandais; www.oliversearsgallery.com. @donaldteskey

BRIDGET FLINN Bridget Flinn’s landscape paintings are distinctive for their semi-abstract, close-cropped representation. Each piece, while appearing spontaneous, is a harmonious balance of both colour and composition. Her background and experience in natural history illustration is evident in the closely observed details. Varying in scale, Flinn’s works are lively and expressive. www.solomonfineart.com @bridgetflinn

BRIDGET FLANNERY The highly-textured, abstract paintings of Bridget Flannery are influenced landscape in all its forms. Flannery’s paintings express the character of a place as well as her memories, feelings and experiences. Her paintings have an organic relationship to sea, sky and land. Using acrylic, pastel, and collage on wood surfaces, they investigate colour, form and texture. www.solomonfineart.com @bridget.flannery

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