Smiling Portrait Head Orientation_Vertical

Smiling Portrait Head Orientation_VerticalFine art gicle print on 308gsm Hahnemhle Photo Rag. Limited edition of 100. Museum quality inks and paper Archival lifespan of up to 200 years Includes a certificate of authenticity Your purchase directly supports the artist Artist's Statement There are painterly reasons for the Sea Head. It is a very direct, gestural and basic image. It has strong Cubist roots in circles and straight lines. Once I'd put it down on canvas it spoke back to me. The Sea

Paintings that are never made directly from life

and the lines between self and landscape begin to dissolve

encouraging them to come closer

This led onto her acceptance to 'Frontier Work'

Dublin and The Hamilton Gallery in Sligo

She graduated from NCAD in 2016 with a BA Hons in Printmaking and then completed a course in Graphic Design from DID

I usually alternate between making realistic and purely imaginative paintings

using soft curves and fluidity to create whimsical narratives that are both bold and delicate in their execution

recording and making

Grainne now lives and paints from her studio at the edge of the Curragh in Co

and emotions

He was awarded the DLR Visual Art Commission in 2022