Giuseppe Asleep on the Daybed

Here is one of my paintings that will be shown in the group exhibition opening at the United Arts Club this Thursday evening. The model was my buddy Giuseppe.
The work on show has mostly been created at Brian Gallagher's Thursday night life drawing session at the UAC.

Sleeping nude

Here's a large drawing that I sold in last year's life drawing exhibition.

It was about four foot wide as I remember.

I've been drawing and painting small pictures for years and years, but now at last I seem to have realised the importance and impressiveness of working on a large scale, probably as a result of the Gulliver murals I did in 2006.

Of course when you are working towards reproduction in a book, this is hardly relevant, but over the years I have exhibited more and more, and the size of the picture is very important here, not least when it comes to pricing a work. 

There is also a great feeling of achievement when you create a big piece of work. 

Sarah: Life Painting

Here's another of my paintings from the Life Drawing Exhibition at the United Arts Club in Dublin.

This one has a distinct Gwen John feeling about it.

There is a report on the exhibition and it's opening on Scamp