Notes from the studio.
Writing on oil painting technique, the Irish landscape, new work, exhibitions and the slow life of a contemporary Irish painter's studio in County Monaghan.
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Fastnet Lighthouse — An Charraig Aonair
The story behind my Fastnet Lighthouse painting — the lonely rock off West Cork that was the final piece of Irish land seen by many 19th-century emigrants sailing across the Atlantic.
21 September 2026 · 3 min read
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