Lugnaquilla from Aughavana by Rod Coyne

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Created in south County Wicklow, Rod Coyne’s painting “Lugnaquilla from Aughavana”, depicts the snow capped Mountain. Coyne’s triptych consists of three separate canvases hung in a line, in a single black frame adding sophistication to any home or collectors wall. It is signed on the front and carries a date and inscription by the artist on the reverse.

This painting was created as a part of Rod’s My Place on Canvas project. That’s a 2014 exhibition celebrating Wicklow landscapes where the public have decided which scenes Coyne would paint. Choosing a selection of those favorite “My Places…” Rod interpreted them in his own distinctive plein-air style. Each canvas has its very own personal back-story which was exhibited alongside the painting.

Here is David’s story:

“When I think of my place I feel… humbled.

The scene is dominated by Lugnaquilla – the highest Mountain in Leinster. My
favourite time here is a winter’s morning when the mountain is usually snow capped
and the skies are blue. It’s hard to believe such a remote and beautiful landscape is
only 40 miles from Dublin – in lore it has been described as “the last place God
made.“ History runs deep here, Aughavannagh Valley was a hiding place of Michael
Dwyer, Parnell used the old British Military Barracks as a hunting lodge and the
Military Road winds through the valley. I have a strong family connection to this spot –
we have a cottage in the area and we always visited as kids.

My mother’s ashes are scattered on the summit of Lugnaquilla – she hiked nearly
every inch of the valley! It’s a striking landscape; wild and remote.”

– Dave Deighan, Aughavannagh, Co. Wicklow.