Over the last two years I’ve had many new art buyers/ art collectors come to my studio (in between lockdowns) or get in touch online about how to start buying art. Now, perhaps more than ever, people are looking to fill their homes with points of interest, escapism...
This post is about a recent interview I did with the Irish Times discussing life as an artist during Covid and how this has had a massive impact on the online art sales market. Online galleries are more present than ever with a growing number of artists setting up their own online footprint to sell art online
Blank Canvas Paralysis is referenced as the inability to start something because of self-doubt- I can relate! A while back a blog interviewer asked me ‘What's the most difficult part of starting a painting?’ Me, ‘The white square I know I have to fill and make...
This week I was asked to chat to the upcoming graduates of CCAM (Centre for Creative Arts & Media, Co. Galway, Ireland) about the practicalities of being an artist and what I've learned. I completed my undergrad degree in Fine Art at CCAM ten years ago and...
Last week I did a studio photoshoot with the lovely @janelookerphotography http://www.janelookerphoto.com - I just got my images back and had to share this one with Nina Simone #cutenessoverload! As an artist I think it’s really important to not only document my work...
Wow, I've been listed as one of "Eight Contemporary Irish Female artists to fall in love with" by @mayday.mag- what a compliment and I'm in great company being listed with some fantastic female movers on the contemporary art scene. This is my first interview with an...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poQaQbmL7Nc One of the consistent tools in my painting practice is masking tape. I have been using it since I began my fine art studies in 2007 which seems like a very long time ago now! Not only is it an essential prop for what I do...
As an abstract artist, I often get asked how do I know when a painting is finished? I think this is something you learn over time and it varies but to give you an idea, here I am in early 2019 doing an art commission for a client in America. I thoroughly enjoyed...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgxqltqRnuU Cass Art very kindly invited me to do a virtual studio tour for them, which was a first for me! Here you can see me chatting about my painting practice as an abstract artist including my paint process, my painting story and...