At the end of the lane the herd spread out, picking their own routes and wandering on to forage. To my eyes even the blackthorns appeared to sprout little antlers and form pointy faces.
Tuesday
Memories of goats and cheese making in the Burren, Co. Clare
At the end of the lane the herd spread out, picking their own routes and wandering on to forage. To my eyes even the blackthorns appeared to sprout little antlers and form pointy faces.
Wednesday
Sunday
Journey, Tyrone Guthrie Centre @ Annaghmakerrig May 2016
I arrived with the intention of completing a painting on silk bonded with canvas that I had been struggling with for over two years; the aim was to 'fix it' in two days. I had a definite sense of purpose, a job to do, a deadline.
So I peeled away the layer of silk to expose the canvas below, gold had already been applied to shine through the silk, and I worked on this instead;
Day 2. Being at Tyrone Guthrie Centre, informed by the greens of the surrounds, the lake, memories of a Barrie Cooke series of dripping jungle foliage ... I painted on, and birdlike creatures, primordial, a deep lake took over.
A gift of extra time arrived and I washed back, exposing layers. Ships, distant horizons, movement,
I struggled on for a day. The energy was all wrong;
So I peeled away the layer of silk to expose the canvas below, gold had already been applied to shine through the silk, and I worked on this instead;
A sea with swallows swarming arrived
A gift of extra time arrived and I washed back, exposing layers. Ships, distant horizons, movement,
A sprite appeared cradling something precious
The work
The Gift of Time
Thursday
Bicycle, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Bicycle leaning against the railings, synonymous with life in Trinity College Dublin.
This view captures the famous cobblestones, lawn and trees of Library Square.
Signed and numbered Fine Art Giclée print by artist Sheena Meagher.
From original painting in Chinese ink. Print size 42x29.5cm
Available from the Old Library Shop, Trinity College Dublin Tel; + (0)1 8961650 or
Saturday
Seville Orange Time!!
There is something wonderful about the deep orange fruit, intense flavour and that fact they appear at this time of year
Tuesday
Monday
Commission a Portrait of your Pet- A Pitbull with a Smile
Dallas
As an owner of a pitbull I am used to the discrimination that these dogs can endure but upon a chance meeting with Sheena she instantly saw the beauty within my dog regardless of breed.
She did an amazing job capturing the essence of Dallas (my dog) and I could not be more pleased with her work.
The picture, the cards and keyrings are all amazing and I’m glad to have these beautiful pieces that I can show my friends and family as I’m very proud of my dog and I love her dearly.
Leona. Co. Kildare
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Wednesday
Titles; Waiting; Forty Winks; Look Who's Coming.
Size (unframed) 32 x 24cm
The Dining Hall - Front Steps, Trinity College Dublin, A Christmas Gift for 99 euros available from the Old Library Shop, Trinity College Dublin
The Dining Hall – Front Steps, Trinity College Dublin
Numbered edition print on Photo Matt Fibre 200 paper from
original painting in Chinese inks. Size 29.5cm x 21cm. Available from the Library Shop, Trinity College Dublin.
Thursday
Burren, County Clare
A memory of a Burren walk
Searching for watercolour paper recently, the butterfly stickers in the craft section drew me right back in time. Two years ago I was walking in the Burren near Mullaghmore.
I approached what I thought was a carpet of mauve flowers in the limestone and grasses. . .
As I drew near the 'carpet' took off- hundreds of tiny moths in a cloud of pale blue.
A few yards away another gathering of pale pink covering the ground erupted into flight.
Tuesday
Doolin Folk Festival 2014
Orchids in the Heather
"This will be a great weekend; there will be some fabulous music".
We pass on in
And it’s true
Music everywhere,
Strawberry moon shining on whistles,
bodhrans, guitars and fiddles, flutes.
Musicians and singers flow on and off the stage, gifted, gifting
Original, astonishing, captivating...
And it gets better
Energetic, soulful, dynamic, delightful, haunting..
Taking a break, walking Hags Head to the Cliffs of Mohar.
Sheer black and crumbling brown cliffs, deep navy blue sea.
Gulls wheeling, passing walkers nodding hello.
Orchids in the heather.
Back for more, more music, more melodies, more tunes
Wexicans round the fire, jibes flying
A full house for Damo, a session like no other on Fitzie's Corner
Music turning, whirling through the crowd,
So alive you could almost see it like a wind in a field of high barley
Moxie’s on the loose
At last, under the full honey moon, Blackie, Cyril and guests take the
stage,
A true Doolin flavour to complete the feast
Doolin Folk Festival 2014
Wednesday
Wordscapes
Photograph by Kristofer Mills, Resident Program Manager Djerassi Artists Residence taken in the Artist's Barn at the Djerassi Artist's Residence, California. I was preparing to present my work to other participants, and these were wordscapes collected for Clare-Voyance solo painting exhibition, CourtHouse Studios, Ennistymn Co. Clare.
Sunday
Saturday
Tuesday
Thursday
HorseMania at the Alltec FEI Equestrian Games 2010
Shortlisted proposal to represent County Kildare at Horse Mania, at the Alltech F.E.I. Equestrian Games at Lexington, Kentucky.
The brief was to paint/decorate a life size fibre glass horse for the HorseMania Event.
My proposal was to gild the horse silver, and define the structure and muscles tone using text and words collected from people associated with horse racing and breeding in Co. Kildare –‘The Thoroughbred County’, thereby bringing a sense of community and sense of Kildare directly to Lexington, Kentucky.
Contact E mail; sheenameagher.com@gmail.com
Front Square, Library Square, Trinity College Dublin
‘Parliament Square with an elegant balanced sweep of imperial self confidence. Lying to the East is Library Square-with a South side of solemn dignity; and an East side of sedate domesticity; and on the North side a large austere building, striving to be stately – all dominated by the campanile, symbolic of the college'.R.B. Mc Dowell © printed with permission
Friday
Funfair Lahinch
Mc Donalds (since 1875)
Dodgems
Bingo in the tent with Mr Mc Donald presiding,
A wild carousel of flying horses,
Swing boats and a dog show.
Slot machines with silver coins to be won.
Heaven to an eight year old!
Eigse Utopian Fare
Chinese inks, metallic pigments on canvas
A question of perspective- Angelica Citadel and silken webs or Weeds and Bugs?
Study, Reeds
Chinese inks, gold leaf, metallic pigments on canvasOne morning, very very early at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre I was awakened by the most beautiful light. So up I got, and headed down to the lake where the early morning mist was clearing. I stayed and watched for over three hours as the sun came up.
On my way back to the main house for breakfast I met with several others who had also risen early and gone out into the grounds and found a place to be on their own.
Since then I have come across those same artists- a poet, a choreographer and a writer. All of us produced work based on that morning.
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