Old Farmstead

Old Farmstead - oil/panel - 5"x5"

In a Sea of Green

Red Boat in a Sea of Green - oil/panel - 7"x5" - sold

Burren Wall

Burren Wall - oil/panel - 7"x5" - sold

Cascading Radiant Light in an Old Ruin

Cascading Radiant Light in an Old Ruin - oil/panel - 12"x9" - sold

The varying patterns of light and dark really interested me here.

How could I describe different kinds of qualities of light in the scene with the one brush?

The Cascading diffused filtered light that lit up the interior of the ruin and created a feeling of space and atmosphere (that would be my center of interest), as well as the strong lights on the grass and upper walls.

And then there was also the light on the not to distant Burren landscape.

A great challenge with my limited palette.

Hope you like it.

- Richard

Detail Below:

Hay Bales

Traditional Hay Bales - oil/panel - 5"x5" - sold

The Caher Valley

The Caher Valley - oil/panel - 7"x5" - sold

In Fields of Gold

In Fields of Gold - oil/panel - 7"x5" - sold

The Set Dancers Cottage

The Set Dancers Cottage - oil/panel - 5"x5" - sold

Don't know if you remember but about this time last year I made a Sketch in oil of the same scene.

Click on the Burren Residency 'categories' link on the right hand sidebar of my blog at - http://richardhearnspaintings.blogspot.com/ and you should be able to find it.

The renowned Set Dancer called Mick Carruchan who is well into his 90th years lives alone in this cottage which greets you on the way out of Ballyvaughan on the road towards Fanore.

I just love the way the cottage is nestled there between the Burren landscape and the waters edge.

- Richard

Last on the Left

Last on the Left - oil/panel - 7"x5" - sold

The West Wind

The West Wind - oil/panel - 7"x5" - sold

Created this small sketch along a road which leads to the old pier in Ballyvaughan Village.

I had been studying these wind swept trees that cling onto the wall and are left in a permanent arch that grows out eastwards due to the strong west atlantic winds.