Everything Is Waiting For You

Size: 40.7 cm x 30.5 cm (16×12 inches)

Media Type: Acrylic on Gesso Board

Description: Everything Is Waiting For You was painted on Abbeyside beach looking out at the Atlantic.  It was such a calm and peaceful evening, I have always loved this place and walked it several times a week when I was growing up there. I have included the Ring Gaeltacht, peninsula, where my father was from and the gold coast on the left, what resonates for me is the spirit of these places. a sense of contentment as I look out to sea.

My paintings have to do with the impermanence of life, a sensibility that resonates from a place, and the nostalgia that surfaces when I  return or remember. The results are compositions based on the landscape which evoke in the viewer an emotional experience of light, colour, and nostalgia for a simpler time. I create work that both acknowledges loss and is uplifting.

I layer acrylic paint onto the canvas in the studio. I enjoy the push and pull of the painting to be in control enough not to be in control at all, to have a dialogue with the work, and to let myself go with it.  I want the texture to suggest an intimate engagement with the surface. With subsequent layers, I see what I want to retain, omit, and emphasize. I use titles to engage with the audience, which leads the viewer to discover more and see the magic for themselves.