Aqura

PORTRAITS

PORTRAITS

Title: Self-portrait study


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Medium: Oil on board

Size: 19x13.5cm

Description: Created for Auricle, my solo exhibition, in the Ashford Gallery of the Royal Hibernian Academy.



Title: Kildare Covid 19 Hero - Garda Gary Coogan


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Medium: gold leaf, oil, acrylic & household paint on hand- primed paper

Size: A4. 29.5x21cm

Year: 2020

Description: This work was commissioned by Kildare County Council for their Municipal Art Collection to honour representatives of the
Covid 19 Frontline Workers.
In July 2020, Kildare Library and Arts Service asked members of the public to nominate someone they felt deserved to be recognised for
their efforts to help and support others throughout the COVID19 pandemic. Ten local heroes were selected to have their portrait painted
by eight selected artists with links to Co.Kildare. Photographer Johnny Savage was commissioned to take portrait photos and the artists
used these photos as visual aids to create our work.


Title: Mrs. Buckley from a photograph


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Medium: Oil on hand-primed linen

Year: 2021

Description: It was an honour to paint this work from a photograph, in memory of Mrs. Buckley, for her son James.


Title: Jack L at home in daylight


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Medium: Oil on hand-primed wooden panel

Size: 26.5x19cm

Description: Jack Lukeman and I share the same hometown of Athy in Co.Kildare. In 2007 Jack L generously created the music for
Auricle, my solo exhibition. In my painting Jack L is outside his home in the daylight and the surrounding fields are just about visible in
the far distance.
This work was exhibited at the 181st Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition 2011.


Title: Edel McWeeney


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Medium: Oil on hand-primed Linen

Size: 60x34cm

Description: Edel McWeeney is a renowned traditional musician and fiddle player. This work was created in 2012 using an old photo of
Edel, given to me by Edel's husband Ciaran O' Maonaigh. Photos of Edel positioned in the background and compositional lines are
purposely suggestive of Edels’ occupation and life’s work.


Title: Lenny and his truck


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Medium: Oil on hand-primed paper

Size: 24x19cm

Year: August 2021

Description: Sonny's brother Lenny and his fire engine truck, commissioned by his Nana, focusing on the connection between child and
toy and not forgetting the dinosaurs.



Title: Baby Sonny


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Medium: Oil on hand-primed paper

Size: 24x19cm

Year: August 2021

Description: The discarded toys and a child is at ease with the world in the comfort of his home whilst his toy dinosaur watches us, this work
wasn't planned as a painting derivative of lockdown but it reminds me of that time just the same.