Last week I was mostly portraiting. This is called ‘Lady of the Vanir’ all because

Weirder and more wonderful than ever.

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Original and unique designs by me from my own paintings #libertyopencall

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Lady Ireland on the easel.

Expand your optimism, it’s cheap medicine. It’s amazing what you find when piling up paper

Inspirational autumnal colour, transient and exquisite.

#fillerflowerfever thanks for the inspiration guys

‘Down the eternal stream’ off to @bluedotgeneration exhibition opening this week. Beautifully framed at short

These tile and repeating pattern/textile designs from my work are my entry for the #libertyopencall2018

Company and coffee while being creative. #perfectsunday

Playing with the new dagger brush.

Rise up and shine.

I love making new digital work from my paintings – it’s such an adventure –

Steady hand and long hours. This one is called ‘Three am’

When on hold draw what’s in front of you. #drawing

Trying to show the shiny gold inks which really make this piece ‘Fabulous fins’ pop.

Initialling the finished piece.

Fabulous fins keep happening. #video #painting

I really like the @moleskine paper and love the wee notebooks but starting to feel

Extraordinary sky at Belfast lough last night. Stormy with a proto rainbow. #belfast #clouds #rainbow

I have a cat called Mr Binks who really doesn’t make it easy to paint

Orca – #Bluedotopencall @bluedotgeneration @lisa_cat

Entered the @twenty20 Sunsets photo competition and in looking for the best image came across

This one got lost in the portfolio, so just rediscovered and continuing. I always have

In golden pond #wip #watercolor #painting #fish #swim #dream

Lovely happy days on the beach all thanks to @schmincke_official @moleskine @daler_rowney

Look west. #strandhill #sunset #sligo #digitalart

Final surf of the day. The Hill just never disappoints. #strandhill #evening #surf #sligo #digitalart

Just keep painting, work in progress.

The art is all around us. Looking out your front door can be an artistic

Similar but different, the depths of my childhood.

Into the deep still water the ghost fish glide #wip #watercolor

Just keep swimming.:.

I’m not sure the darkness is what I would emphasise. I’ll just leave this here.

New textile designs on the board – loving the vibrant weather and the vibrant flowers.

Invisible, indivisible.

Then the muse grabs you and gives you a shake. #wip

Work in progress. Lovely day of painting. The gliding of the ghost fish spreading peace.

Details details –

Good thing it’s an obsession because it takes a while. #wip #watercolor #fish

Construction underway and lines in place for a new larger piece, white on black. The

How I feel on a sunny day #schmincke

Ooooh colour

Art nerding with my new watercolours. Unwrapping the pans and painting the colour chart.

Bit dissappointed in Schmincke that there was a repeat of the Azure and therefore another colour missing – but the colours are glorious.
Life gives you lemons? Make art – and gin and tonics ?? #art #gin #perfect

A fish called wonder #tbt the first in this series. Just about a year ago,
