tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90525975347465541272024-02-07T21:37:47.850-08:00North West Artists Group (Ireland)North West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-6131200609689274322010-11-07T14:33:00.000-08:002010-11-07T14:40:12.157-08:00The NorthWest Artists have movedHi Everyone<br /><br />Just to let you know that the NorthWest Artists Blog has moved to<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nwag.ie/">http://www.nwag.ie </a><br /><br />Click on the link to checkout all the latest updates.North West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-9408694778298638862010-04-08T12:14:00.000-07:002010-07-11T17:21:23.226-07:00NorthWest Artists Web UpdatesSeveral of Thomas Sheridan paintings are reproduced in full color in a <a href="http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/fosebook-summer-2010-%28electronic%29/11254648?showPreview">recently published book</a><br /><br />Lisa <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Caughlin</span> Bond has <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">relaunched</span> <a href="http://www.bondwithart.com/">her site</a>:<br /><br />Thomas Sheridan now has a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thomas-Sheridan-Art-Studio/108690602483198"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Facebook</span> group</a>:<br /><br />Stephen Bennett also has set-up a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thomas-Sheridan-Art-Studio/108690602483198#%21/pages/Stephen-Bennett-Studio-Gallery/105848842776224?ref=ts"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Facebook</span> group</a>:North West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-73920258702295790882010-03-30T05:50:00.000-07:002010-03-30T06:11:32.692-07:00Kathy O'Leary - NorthWest Artist Profile<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Artist's Statement</span>
<br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I’m an interactive multidisciplinary visual artist with a disability, working in mediums such as paint, charcoal, paper, print, film, photography and Photoshop. My studio-based work reflects how I collect and collate imagery using many different mediums. I use different subject matters from found objects in nature i.e. shells on a beach, to creating paper sculptures with form and linear in mind and also making drawings, paintings to then editing these in Photoshop.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">My intention is to create layers upon layers and build up imagery throughout this way of working. These become abstract, often sculptural, 2D images once edited in Photoshop.</span></p><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /></a></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;">These layers help me to conceptualize the idea that life is based upon many layers, each layer is made throughout different stages of the process.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrim5urE22Me_51b_Vjvs6Vbv64ywuzzojPRQHPWvoFS-IYyTKE11FfVxANHbA3566G4fqRQi8IPL4mlrB-ieUGvGU6KPlvsq10J9AHIItIrYPYaZlprC0army1qmYrYcmkGy6HVZzq2d/s1600/Sculptural+layers,+lambda+digital+print+594x841cm+kathyO%27leary,+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrim5urE22Me_51b_Vjvs6Vbv64ywuzzojPRQHPWvoFS-IYyTKE11FfVxANHbA3566G4fqRQi8IPL4mlrB-ieUGvGU6KPlvsq10J9AHIItIrYPYaZlprC0army1qmYrYcmkGy6HVZzq2d/s320/Sculptural+layers,+lambda+digital+print+594x841cm+kathyO%27leary,+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454411534328293666" border="0" /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">Sculptural layers, lambda digital print </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This makes the process of each layer very important to the final piece of work and also generates each piece of work as equally unique.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mmfAEs5I5LpHRdbMTY1-_0YyvnTgS0DMdK3qUSLMBil4tBPP2ypYpJBb5PIDVRgVxw6dpt6HQ7yNG_gUWPymacFwyN3h5LJ7ArnEMPghUGLqNjhQ30ydBDhimsirM0O0zRRVraE7Swnr/s1600/Compositional+Lambda+digital+print+841x594cm+by+Kathy+O%27+Leary%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mmfAEs5I5LpHRdbMTY1-_0YyvnTgS0DMdK3qUSLMBil4tBPP2ypYpJBb5PIDVRgVxw6dpt6HQ7yNG_gUWPymacFwyN3h5LJ7ArnEMPghUGLqNjhQ30ydBDhimsirM0O0zRRVraE7Swnr/s320/Compositional+Lambda+digital+print+841x594cm+by+Kathy+O%27+Leary%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454411525158010642" border="0" /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">Compositional Lambda digital print 841x594cm</div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.46cm; widows: 0; orphans: 0;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I have chosen to create digital images because they can be layered in a way that reflects the layers of changing culture, society, history, geology and politics. I build layers that intermingle creating a subtext for those layers of life. Like life, you never know what will happen next and that is how I use whatever medium I’m working with. And so is life, seeming to be linear in content but obviously more cyclical, alternating, flowing, and random.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.46cm; widows: 0; orphans: 0;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2QNOoP0gvb-J3lgY4EOl6e9AbqIO11Yq7AU_GWiDg9gKVWQDNAcjerir6DLQkDc8DIYHSbdjlyxf6pS0SmfoyOwXuDv9G4XpqCoVt22xLCSVy8N3ZeF6GSoGdn1pJElv3Qf0Ocz-wg-c/s1600/Shell+Galore+Lambda+digital+print+841x594cm+by+Kathy+O%27+Leary.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2QNOoP0gvb-J3lgY4EOl6e9AbqIO11Yq7AU_GWiDg9gKVWQDNAcjerir6DLQkDc8DIYHSbdjlyxf6pS0SmfoyOwXuDv9G4XpqCoVt22xLCSVy8N3ZeF6GSoGdn1pJElv3Qf0Ocz-wg-c/s320/Shell+Galore+Lambda+digital+print+841x594cm+by+Kathy+O%27+Leary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454411512894061634" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Shell Galore Lambda digital print 841x594cm
<br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I never know how these pieces will be resolved or what the end-product will be since they are not planned. This compels me to put myself in an explorative mode, employing the abstract space to create a pliable structure for intuition, improvisation and chance. Connecting paper fragments together through collage, drawing in delicate, intricately marked layers and detailed symbols, printing and cutting paper have become my methods for navigating the blurry terrain of memory and imagination. I often find myself teetering on the brink of what is too much and what is not quite enough. I think about tracing and retracing paths, and how doing that makes them known and familiar. I think about how things layer and get all tangled up. Spending time constructing the small parts that accumulate to create a large work, I find a meditative possibility in working with my hands, creating a closeness and “depth of value” for me. Painting through staining, seepage, and absorption becomes a metaphor for the fluidity of remembering, mimicking the geologic layers that constitute memories. Mapping serves as a metaphor for searching, an implication of the unknown in wide, open spaces, and a trace of how we see where we've been.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF7f69Bd7kMbHcItxwbJZfMvv6seuHICpWGb9D-1NhwqyeMrHOsh1CPk4xAWER1cZQZ1IBvskeZHlqQ26f9lG-P1Cwvd-E9HEhNLXh3IZ63i2PTaXrqylKJeBhFbA5ZC9BtDhtWoq9C8M/s1600/Abstract+sea+urchin+paper+sculpture+kathyoleary.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF7f69Bd7kMbHcItxwbJZfMvv6seuHICpWGb9D-1NhwqyeMrHOsh1CPk4xAWER1cZQZ1IBvskeZHlqQ26f9lG-P1Cwvd-E9HEhNLXh3IZ63i2PTaXrqylKJeBhFbA5ZC9BtDhtWoq9C8M/s320/Abstract+sea+urchin+paper+sculpture+kathyoleary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454411509773227090" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Shell Galore Lambda digital print 841x594cm </span>
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<br /></span>North West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-68889408192670119092010-02-25T05:40:00.000-08:002010-02-25T05:41:53.612-08:00"Chiaroscruo" - Exhibition by Heidi Wickham<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQxklSwScdlIHGkszjO02dZ0LiSqGPXfqZx_rOCCNwqeklWff__SueNR1IXklP83xzUhqSHYWhsdqv2cIpMFpbSUavg9sJQPgZfR2Np60kLKrNGQcfF5b15F9znuYDNbAlPH3rh6FBh-0/s1600-h/heidi_exhibition_Flyer+back-1+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQxklSwScdlIHGkszjO02dZ0LiSqGPXfqZx_rOCCNwqeklWff__SueNR1IXklP83xzUhqSHYWhsdqv2cIpMFpbSUavg9sJQPgZfR2Np60kLKrNGQcfF5b15F9znuYDNbAlPH3rh6FBh-0/s320/heidi_exhibition_Flyer+back-1+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442175587440764834" border="0" /></a>North West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-74954392338985849762010-02-24T04:55:00.000-08:002010-03-04T12:41:19.273-08:00Tom Conneely - NorthWest Artists Group Profile<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The main influences on Tom’s work are the sky, land and water and how light interacts with each, whether breaking through clouds, highlighting the countryside or reflecting on water. </span></div><div> </div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />Sligo has been Tom’s home for the past 25 years. It’s natural, then, for him to use the west coast as inspiration for his oil paintings, mostly capturing the effects of the rising and setting sun on this varied background of sea shore, lakeside and captivating, diverse land.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The moments he values most are when rays of sunlight glance through overcast skies, with the subsequent interplay of color, light and space on the clouds and landscape. This shifting light and variety of moods give him no end of possibilities and motivation to interpret something new from what he sees around him every day, to turn paint into images that constantly challenges him and to convey how it feels to be there at that time. </span><div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />His work is mostly held in private collections, mainly in Ireland and the UK, including that of the Polish Ambassador to Ireland and Mark Feehily from Westlife. His recent exhibitions were as part of a group show of Sligo Artists titled Art, Land of Heart’s Desire at Gallery Zozimus, Dublin and as part of a group show at Lissadell House, Sligo.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.tomconneely.com/">www.tomconneely.com</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCeoIMEe3GE7etwTbBnhyphenhyphen53LuqgFuNPEtJEg9IEyS1IRTOAC_-7MN0F-435iAoV7EgswKod6VvvB4niOfGt7ucqFSuS2d8R0GjX7pC5s4wfNlGRfcETGEqhQZ-6qxOELdX8OhSHyY0Z9_/s1600-h/Tranquil_Inlet_-_30_5cm_x_40_6cm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCeoIMEe3GE7etwTbBnhyphenhyphen53LuqgFuNPEtJEg9IEyS1IRTOAC_-7MN0F-435iAoV7EgswKod6VvvB4niOfGt7ucqFSuS2d8R0GjX7pC5s4wfNlGRfcETGEqhQZ-6qxOELdX8OhSHyY0Z9_/s320/Tranquil_Inlet_-_30_5cm_x_40_6cm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441796799870635426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Tranquil Inlet</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">30.5cm X 40.6cm</span><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1DZG95rIVcNnkFF-7Xhjam6yKIF876ychk2w5OFzeMS3OZNhOdMF5xqFR8dsNKepZ8s_5QsfhlKEMrs0H4MHXl5derTZiEKVKoqE5ThUN7TfaukvPMa7N-3WeGne0QJe17bGE7nyAHOs/s1600-h/Atlantic_Force_-_40_6cm_x_50_8cm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1DZG95rIVcNnkFF-7Xhjam6yKIF876ychk2w5OFzeMS3OZNhOdMF5xqFR8dsNKepZ8s_5QsfhlKEMrs0H4MHXl5derTZiEKVKoqE5ThUN7TfaukvPMa7N-3WeGne0QJe17bGE7nyAHOs/s320/Atlantic_Force_-_40_6cm_x_50_8cm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441796324751323634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Atlantic Force</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">40.6cm X 50.8cm</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqFveDnlkQodggHSEeytYnF3jTjlqAyoclY5DvmBNz0Xj5P_p_Vqk90ErDiBLOVFheKsGuQWwmLquLoQyGZm976vKS4Fo82XzxMgW4yDX1AP2u2e_-kpkfCfIAbHXzzTXnflIUVz8_C0D/s1600-h/Flash_Fog_-_30_5cm_x_40_6cm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqFveDnlkQodggHSEeytYnF3jTjlqAyoclY5DvmBNz0Xj5P_p_Vqk90ErDiBLOVFheKsGuQWwmLquLoQyGZm976vKS4Fo82XzxMgW4yDX1AP2u2e_-kpkfCfIAbHXzzTXnflIUVz8_C0D/s320/Flash_Fog_-_30_5cm_x_40_6cm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441795923072831874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Flash Fog</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">30.5cm X 40.6cm</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimx2BjS3bXRFf-54pYVd48DMnWhJF6Ettj0_vOjtbRbZkPobOgDH-tfmX4IdC0GuIVPCLy3BlXTFk4WuJZtocv4-GcxScQa1peMcJzhtT9zqbvzfoPH2rXxsTBVK2Da3drvJnd4sDz3Vn/s1600-h/Gentle_Slopes_-_35_6cm_x_45_7cm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimx2BjS3bXRFf-54pYVd48DMnWhJF6Ettj0_vOjtbRbZkPobOgDH-tfmX4IdC0GuIVPCLy3BlXTFk4WuJZtocv4-GcxScQa1peMcJzhtT9zqbvzfoPH2rXxsTBVK2Da3drvJnd4sDz3Vn/s320/Gentle_Slopes_-_35_6cm_x_45_7cm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441795511467445330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Gentle Slopes</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">35.6cm X 45.7cm</span><br /><br /></div>North West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-65909854009496718702010-02-22T07:46:00.000-08:002010-02-24T10:36:15.121-08:00NWAG Ireland on FacebookCheck out our new Facebook page NWAG Ireland and become a fan.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=NWAG+Ireland&init=quick#%21/pages/NWAG-Ireland/349864382577?ref=search&sid=1697247311.2383439033..1">NWAG IRELAND link</a>North West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-41933984239103122092010-01-27T07:29:00.000-08:002010-03-04T12:41:39.119-08:00Artists Profile- Maria Noonan-McDermott<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcnWLkedfVkpfIXVMO5TjEL0OUqFYllxJQ5dKrykaDLek3AGk98IPfFk1P9498txBOPdfjLLqVuEHk_sYmin0ZysHMWW4zvtnmpCqz_zjdIpiEvqrwl5t-DDh9dNKUSWuJF_ximUszcd6/s1600-h/Dressing+Up.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcnWLkedfVkpfIXVMO5TjEL0OUqFYllxJQ5dKrykaDLek3AGk98IPfFk1P9498txBOPdfjLLqVuEHk_sYmin0ZysHMWW4zvtnmpCqz_zjdIpiEvqrwl5t-DDh9dNKUSWuJF_ximUszcd6/s320/Dressing+Up.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431443016562262018" border="0" /></a>If you learn to see beyond the mundane, you expose yourself to all the wonders of the world. A child's tears, a mother's gentle kiss, a lover's touch - we never have to look too far...<br /><br />'My paintings explore these everyday ordinary things that most people take for granted, and strive to recreate these images of beauty onto canvas.'<br /><br />Maria's work is a reflection of the way she views life. It is about searching for the ultimate statement through colour and form, revealing the inner soul we all possess, spiritual and mysterious. <br /><br />Her fascination with people, their traits, character and interactions is echoed in her work through her characteristic use of colour and texture. Her style is distinctly recognisable as she paints with knife, confidently applying layer upon layer, enhancing the quality of light and movement and allowing the texture of the paint to play a key role in the structure of her work.<br /><br />She currently works from her studio in Co. Leitrim. She has been painting for over twenty years and has contributed successfully to many gallery and public exhibitions throughout her career.<br /><br />Maria's work is highly original; her creative and imaginative one-off pieces ensure her reputation for innovative and inspiring artwork that is eminently collectable and truly unique.<br /><br />Her paintings reveal the hidden depths around us, and exhibit a lasting appeal and enduring interest through their subtle complexity of colour, texture and content. <br /><br />On show, her paintings demand attention, grip the imagination and reward the curiosity of our senses.<br /><br />Web: http://www.voiceboxartgallery.com<br />Art Blog: http://www.voiceboxart.comNorth West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-64427971726772660492009-10-26T05:02:00.000-07:002009-10-26T05:03:14.517-07:00'Shifting Fields' Opening Night Video<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iw5UkaTEYPQ&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iw5UkaTEYPQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>North West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-26804591434479905822009-10-05T13:28:00.000-07:002010-02-24T10:23:46.347-08:00Artist Profile - Thomas Sheridan<a href="http://thomassheridanartist.blogspot.com/2009/05/ocean-blue.html">Thomas Sheridan</a> grew up on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">northside</span> of Dublin city, and is a professional artist living and working in south <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Sligo</span> under the shadow of the Ox Mountains. A former rock musician and graphic designer, he moved to the region in 1998 and has been painting full-time since 2005. Working mainly in acrylic on canvas as well as mixed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">watermedia</span> on paper, his paintings have been described as vibrant, contemplative, poetic and soulful, with an underlying ‘Celtic’ surrealist character.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoS5yRbaC2t-orLc_eCXXQzIT18hXIfsD3TgCqjxKGZd6uK2GUShuSXtg6ERf_VGGZM72kYrgtwpcs_auk5F_zmmfjox9Rlin3cSxfQTF5aM0WVRGa-cNwFCCdf7_B7X-7Wsy6LT2edQj/s1600-h/fateless.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoS5yRbaC2t-orLc_eCXXQzIT18hXIfsD3TgCqjxKGZd6uK2GUShuSXtg6ERf_VGGZM72kYrgtwpcs_auk5F_zmmfjox9Rlin3cSxfQTF5aM0WVRGa-cNwFCCdf7_B7X-7Wsy6LT2edQj/s320/fateless.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441799831651536290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Fateless</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8JSsesmlQbEtqMexM_pbhlnraCC8ysN4wFh3nKwVEb92E5js2IZcSEtcinr2ZDhbvaX3GND4BxlSUQ_wSJg-toI8xwI8HAvuelL0M39Rldb-Ewi11vWqSS6gsREpKiLoaiLsxO5gE1SJ/s1600-h/gaslight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8JSsesmlQbEtqMexM_pbhlnraCC8ysN4wFh3nKwVEb92E5js2IZcSEtcinr2ZDhbvaX3GND4BxlSUQ_wSJg-toI8xwI8HAvuelL0M39Rldb-Ewi11vWqSS6gsREpKiLoaiLsxO5gE1SJ/s320/gaslight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441798720419943362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Gaslight</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEb8SMO5hMizHvIXdebGVAWhBKonb6nXQYuFKVLQJMJ2tYTICWgRMkgkX3oYs7S_ZM4DIXFEAgteckitx4idwa6nrW6Lh_KA7yFuNnxzFJVyg6DdeBDbl0Fz0_WywRj2fgpKOyljKoqAg/s1600-h/day_of_the_raven.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEb8SMO5hMizHvIXdebGVAWhBKonb6nXQYuFKVLQJMJ2tYTICWgRMkgkX3oYs7S_ZM4DIXFEAgteckitx4idwa6nrW6Lh_KA7yFuNnxzFJVyg6DdeBDbl0Fz0_WywRj2fgpKOyljKoqAg/s320/day_of_the_raven.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441799348261177154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Day of the Raven</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwzO_remuBq9VLa1F2MyTdnu2M719XAePPOJBL-B4AnhusGyoWdzmvWR5cXroF_6PrB9EKYwo4KUbvwlFrYTdpuhxtlbL2L7N4A2NVQIJnr1AQ6rvdUB0IAgOhrL98mMuhhOo-JTC6kW-/s1600-h/taking_the_veil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwzO_remuBq9VLa1F2MyTdnu2M719XAePPOJBL-B4AnhusGyoWdzmvWR5cXroF_6PrB9EKYwo4KUbvwlFrYTdpuhxtlbL2L7N4A2NVQIJnr1AQ6rvdUB0IAgOhrL98mMuhhOo-JTC6kW-/s320/taking_the_veil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441799058322645602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Taking the Veil</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-c-FFlpNZjNsUlRq8WR1wCyxZc6FZv33dS4KJ6kL9P198pFYT672Qmch4l5WybfHoc6YdMsT2qYBHB6h_L1WKIwLVDPirboDnj6r1Oams3Mx-x3KAdSgK0zlGXPqCYR_y7rBg3kt7BQE/s1600-h/fateless.jpg"><br /></a>North West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-3336414250917036762009-10-05T13:26:00.000-07:002009-10-05T13:28:08.488-07:00'Shifting Fields' - Press Release<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color:#800000;">'Shifting Fields', </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color:#800000;">An Exhibition of Original Artworks </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color:#800000;">by The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">NorthWest</span> Artists Group. </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color:#800000;">At <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Markree</span> Castle, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Collooney</span>, Co. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sligo</span> </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color:#800000;">Opening October 24<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> 2009 at 7 pm.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color:#800000;">Runs until November 22<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">nd</span> 2009.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The magnificent <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Markree</span> Castle proves an appropriate location for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">NorthWest</span> Artists Group’s inaugural exhibition entitled ‘Shifting Fields’.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Set in 300 acres of stunning landscape and exquisite gardens, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Markree</span> is an inspirational setting, and small wonder that the castle steeped in history (since the 16<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">th</span> century) would also have a long association with the Arts. While staying as a guest Cecil Frances Alexander in 1848 wrote her most famous hymn ‘All things bright and beautiful’, having been deeply moved by her beautiful surroundings. William Butler Yeats also stayed as a guest here when the castle was still a private residence. In the recent past, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Markree</span> was popular as an artistic retreat, so against this background of artistry, it is only fitting that the castle should stage the first of what is hoped to be an annual series of art exhibitions featuring the most preeminent artists in and around Yeats country.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">NorthWest</span> Artists Group was conceived at the beginning of this year, initially through a need to network and pull resources in the face of economic changes. The aim of the group was primarily to unite like-minded creative people together and provide a support network for all members and their individual art practices. The group wished to present an open platform for the promotion of original visual art from the North West of Ireland.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">From there, it was a natural progression for the members to channel their creative energies into the community by organising public exhibitions. This they have succeeded in doing with 'Shifting Fields'.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The show will encompass over fifty original works by professional artists from all over the North West. Artists taking part are Marvin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Baldemor</span>, Stephen Bennett, Brigid <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Birney</span>, Lisa Bond, Morgan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Ferriter</span>, Marina Hamilton, Geoff <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Kilpatrick</span>, Maria <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Noonan</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">McDermott</span>, Carmel O Callaghan, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Cormac</span> O Leary, Thomas Sheridan and Heidi <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Wickham</span>. </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The exhibition will be officially opened by Mr. Niall O Donnell, who is no stranger to the art world, having successfully ran the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Cristeph</span> Gallery, one of the oldest galleries in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Donegal</span>, for over two decades.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">All the artists will be present on Opening night so why not take this opportunity to meet them in person and learn more about their work. </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Come along and discover the wealth of talent in your own community. <span style="color:#000000;">What better way to spend an Autumnal evening, than with the warmth of a real log fire, a glass of fine wine in hand and stimulating conversation against a backdrop of the finest contemporary art the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">NorthWest</span> has to offer!</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;font-size:85%;" >For more information contact:</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;font-size:85%;" ><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:maria@voiceboxartgallery.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:maria@voiceboxartgallery.com">maria@voiceboxartgallery.com</a><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:maria@voiceboxartgallery.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:maria@voiceboxartgallery.com"> </a>086 8107360</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;font-size:85%;" ><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:patricia@markreecastle.ie" target="_blank" href="mailto:patricia@markreecastle.ie">patricia@markreecastle.ie</a> 071-9167800 </span> </p>North West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-6567555076309590832009-09-09T17:28:00.000-07:002009-09-09T17:40:51.619-07:00Artist Profile - Marvin D. Baldemor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.marvinbaldemor.multiply.com/image/1/photos/23/600x600/4/Dreaming-VIII.jpg?et=igmLR0i%2Bd%2CJh8DvBb8NkzA&nmid=281198967"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 429px;" src="http://images.marvinbaldemor.multiply.com/image/1/photos/23/600x600/4/Dreaming-VIII.jpg?et=igmLR0i%2Bd%2CJh8DvBb8NkzA&nmid=281198967" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Marvin D. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Baldemor</span> , has been working and painting for some time now in Ireland, documenting and capturing the essence of the country on paper and canvas. He paints people, landscapes and historical landmarks based on the method and design principles he learned from his homeland.<br /><br />Born in 1969 in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Lucena</span> City, Philippines where he received his early art training from his father . He feels that accumulated gift of knowledge coupled with a lot of practice results in the emergence of individual style. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Baldemor</span>’s work is typically dominated by bold colors, combining acrylic paint, sand, handmade papers, collage and Ink. He won several Art Awards in the painting competition of The Art Association of the Philippines and belong in the 25<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> finalist of The Windsor & Newton and the year 2000 Art Competition.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.marvinbaldemor.multiply.com/image/1/photos/22/600x600/2/Clifden-28x38cm.jpg?et=1mcIZh%2BbfwaTOJt2PU1w6A&nmid=281197923"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://images.marvinbaldemor.multiply.com/image/1/photos/22/600x600/2/Clifden-28x38cm.jpg?et=1mcIZh%2BbfwaTOJt2PU1w6A&nmid=281197923" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Baldemor</span> continued paintings and held numerous group exhibition. Recently his painting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ceili</span> was selected in the Royal Ulster Academy of Arts , 128<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> Annual Exhibition 2009 in Northern Ireland, Belfast. Last Summer 2008 he was one of the five artist included in the Summer Art Exhibition in the Central Bank of Dublin and, In 2004 and 2007 he was selected in The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">North West</span> Artist Exhibition and in The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Iontas</span> 17<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">th</span> National Small Works Art Competition and Exhibition in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Sligo</span>. Also selected in The Open Art Exhibition in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Glebe</span> Gallery, Co.<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Donegal</span>. His painting can be view in Art galleries in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Letterkenny</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Sligo</span> ,Dublin and Belfast.<br /><br />website: www.baldemorart.blogspot.com,<br />www.marvinbaldemor.multiply.comNorth West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-16950858663816970722009-08-28T05:25:00.000-07:002009-08-28T06:00:50.229-07:00Welcome to our new Art BlogI'd just like to welcome everyone to our new art blog.<br /> <br />Hi, my name is Maria Noonan-McDermott. I am a visual artist based in County Leitrim, Ireland. I have been painting for over twenty years and I'm one of the co-founders of The NorthWest Artists Group, which was established earlier this year.<br /><br />The initial aim of the group was primarily to unite like-minded creative people together and to provide a support network for all members and their individual art practices.<br />From there, it was a natural progression to try and channel our creative energies into the community by organising public exhibitions.<br /><br />This blog was then set up in the hope that it would represent an open platform for the presentation and promotion of original visual art from the North West of Ireland, but more importantly we wish our blog to increase the enjoyment and participation in all art forms throughout the world.<br /><br />As you can see, we have a lovely mixed and diverse core group already. You can click on their links to view the individual works. We also welcome new members from the North West, artists can contact us through the blog. Your feedback and comments are always appreciated, so feel free to post and have your say.North West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052597534746554127.post-86045724506904543642009-08-24T05:19:00.001-07:002009-08-24T05:32:55.064-07:00New Beginings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.weddingdates.ie/static/photos/Markree_Castle_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 600px;" src="http://www.weddingdates.ie/static/photos/Markree_Castle_4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The North West Artists group had their first group meeting at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Markree</span> Castle, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Collooney</span>, Co. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Sligo</span>. Sunday, 23rd August 2009. The attendees were; Maria <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Noonan</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">McDermott</span>, Marvin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Baldemore</span>, Geoff <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Kilpatrick</span>, Thomas Sheridan, Morgan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Ferriter</span>, Lisa Bond and Carmel O Callaghan.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.markreecastle.ie/images/reception.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 250px;" src="http://www.markreecastle.ie/images/reception.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Markee</span> Castle will be the venue for the groups first <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">major</span> exhibition on Saturday, 24<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">th</span> October 2009 and will run for a month. The original paintings of a dozen North West artists will be featured. The titled of the exhibition will be "Shifting Fields."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.markreecastle.ie/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Markree</span> Castle Website</a>North West Artists Group Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420326482264032838noreply@blogger.com1