'Under Shelter' Skibbereen, Co. Cork

At the moment in the O’Driscoll Building, Skibbereen, Co. Cork I have work showing in the exhibition entitled ‘Under Shelter’. Each of us selected exhibited work we believed fell under the title Under Shelter. Below is the Statement I submitted with my works.

‘Lights in a window, smoke from a chimney, lives lived, warmth, family - and time passes.

this body of work explores the almost identical houses dotted on the long narrow low lying island off the coast of Schull in West Cork - Long Island (Inis Fada). Many generations have begun their lives in this beautiful place. At the turn of the 19th century it was home to 300 people - now closer to 8 live here permanently. Derelict houses with layers of colourful peeling paint on doorways, windows and the remnants of furniture lay testament to the memories locked in this land. A feeling for family, time and place abounds with natural fauna covering pathways echoing footsteps of a bygone era.

In my work colour evokes these lives lived, as well as the land itself - the dark velvet nights where the stars light up the sky and the everyday light bouncing off sea and land.’

Exhibition continues until 16th September, 2018

Myself and my daughter in front of my work ‘Velvet Night - Long Island’

Myself and my daughter in front of my work ‘Velvet Night - Long Island’

‘Under Shelter’ Exhibition, O’Driscoll Building, Skibbereen, Co. Cork.

‘Under Shelter’ Exhibition, O’Driscoll Building, Skibbereen, Co. Cork.