Watercolour

Over the space of a year, I created a series of sixteen botanical watercolours focusing on the flora along the Barrow line of the Grand Canal in Monasterevin town. There are four paintings for each of the seasons to capture the variety of vegetation growing along the waterway. The project was commissioned by Monasterevin Tidy Towns and partly funded by Kildare […]

Autumn brings berries, all delightful to paint. The morning walks by the canal were chilly but I was well wrapped up and the sun came out. I brought my plants to Countrylife Garden Center, Monasterevin, where I was welcomed and given a table to paint at and talk with the public about the project. The project was commissioned by Monasterevin […]

Winter walking by the canal, not yet bright, with the air crisp and clean so I could see my breath. When the sun came out everything sparkled. I worked at Countrylife Garden Center, Monasterevin, where I was welcomed and given a table indoors and talked with the public about the project. The project was commissioned by Monasterevin Tidy Towns and […]