The Fantastic Journey
Arklow – Avoca – Finland – Mauritius – Dusseldorf – Cologne. In November 2021 we received our first two orders for our 2022 Art Calendar. … Read more
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Avoca Gallery & Painting School on Facebook
Hello friends and supporters of Avoca Painting School. Firstly, let me wish you all health and happiness for 2022. And in in keeping with my … Read more
1916 Rebel Back Story: Michael Collins & Harry Boland.
“Six years ago I created a series of portraits to remember the faces of the 1916 Easter Rising and mark the then imminent centenary. The … Read more
1916 Rebel Back Story: Seán Mac Diarmada, Roger Casement & Éamonn Ceannt.
“Six years ago I created a series of portraits to remember the faces of the 1916 Easter Rising and mark the then imminent centenary. The … Read more
1916 Rebel Back Story: Margaret Skinnider, Countess Markievicz & Kathleen Clarke.
“Six years ago I created a series of portraits to remember the faces of the 1916 Easter Rising and mark the then imminent centenary. The … Read more
1916 Rebel Back Story: James Connolly, Thomas Clarke & The O’Rahilly
“Six years ago I created a series of portraits to remember the faces of the 1916 Easter Rising and mark the then imminent centenary. The … Read more
1916 Rebel Back Story: Thomas Macdonnagh, Joseph Mary Plunkett’s and Peadrig Pearce.
“Six years ago I created a series of portraits to remember the faces of the 1916 Easter Rising and mark the then imminent centenary. The … Read more
1916: Jeannie Wyse-Power’s Back Story
Jeannie Wyse-Power (née O’Toole; 1 May 1858 – 5 January 1941) was an Irish activist, feminist, politician and businesswoman. She was a founder member of … Read more
1916: Elizabeth O’Farrell’s Back Story
Elizabeth O’Farrell was born at 33 City Quay, Dublin on 5 November 1884. She was the daughter of Christopher O’Farrell and Margaret Kenneah. Her father … Read more
1916: Maud Gonne’s Back Story
Maud Gonne Maud Gonne was an Irish revolutionary, a romantic muse for William Butler Yeats, and mother to Nobel Peace Prize-winner, Sean MacBride. Maud Gonne … Read more