Cill Rialaig (a pre-famine village in Ballinskelligs, Ireland)

The waves beat against the black rocks day and night. The sea is a monster and roars. It is powerful and pours out onto the cliffs and pries at the slate roof of my cottage. I venture out in any weather, for if I waited for sun, I may never go out. My bicycle ride to the Skelligs Chocolate Factory yesterday was abandoned as my bicycle stood at a stand still against the prevailing headwind. Hail stings my face unexpectedly falling from the sky, rain comes more often than sunshine but I feel fully alive. I think one has to be exposed to feel this way. The faded yellows and blues of derelict homes, the bleating of white woolen sheep, the savage sea, the blustering wind and the stacked stone rows all inspire my artwork during my two week residency near the sea.

House near Gray Cliff (Cill Rialaig, Ireland) acrylic on canvas

Blue House near Ballinskelligs, Ireland acrylic on canvas

Blue House and Green Bush (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on canvas

White Farmhouse near Annascaul, Ireland acrylic on canvas

Billowing Clouds (Cill Rialaig, Ireland) acrylic on canvas

Green pasture near the sea (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on paper

Yellow and green pasture near the sea (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on paper

Shamus Murphy’s Cottage (Bolus Loop, Ireland) acrylic on paper

The Old Schoolhouse (Cill Rialaig, Ireland) acrylic on wood panel

Old Schoolhouse with Billowing Cloud (Cill Rialaig, Ireland) acrylic on wood panel

Rocky Cliffs along the Sea (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 14x11 Bristol paper

Stormy Sea ( Hog’s Head, Ireland) acrylic on 14x12 Bristol paper

Old Schoolhouse and Calm Sea (Cill Rialaig, Ireland) acrylic on wood panel

Green Spring and the Old Schoolhouse (Cill Rialaig) acrylic on wood panel

White Schoolhouse with Brown Roof (Cill Rialaig, Ireland) acrylic on wood panel

Green and Pale Pink Road Aside the Sea (Cill Rialaig, Ireland) acrylic on 14x11 Bristol paper

Shamus Murphy and Sheep Pasture ( Bolus, Ireland) acrylic on 14x11 Bristol paper

Sheep Pasture at Cill Rialaig acrylic on 14x11 Bristol paper

Shamus Murphy’s Cottage at Bolus Point (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Raging Sea (Hog’s Head at Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 14x11 Bristol paper

Pink Road with Green Bush near the Sea (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 14x11 Bristol paper

Orange Cliff and the Atlantic (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Pink National Schoolhouse (Cill Rialaig, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

White Cottage and Sheep on Edge of Bolus Point (Ballinskelligs, Ireland ) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

The Old Abbey (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

The Old Abbey and Ballinskelligs Bay (Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Ballinskelligs Bay at Hog’s Head (Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Rocky Cliff at Ballinskelligs Bay (Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Orange and Gray Cliffs near the Sea (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 14x11 Bristol paper

Curve Along Cill Rialaig (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 14x11 Bristol paper

Brown Road near Cill Rialaig Artist Village (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 14x11 Bristol paper

Cliffs near Blue Sea (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 14x111 Bristol paper

View of Waterville from Cill Rialaig (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 14x11 Bristol paper

Waterville from Cill Rialaig (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Pale Pink Road and Bright Blue Sea (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Rock Cliffs of Hog’s Head (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Aqua Sea at Hog’s Head (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Scariff Island at a Distance (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Scariff and Deenish Islands at Hog’s Head Cliff (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Edge of Hog’s Head (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Field of Green at Hog’s Head (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Rocks and Sea (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

End of Hog’s Head (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Cliffs and Posts at Cill Rialaig (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Somber Day at the Cliffs (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Creek along The Skellig Ring (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Creek and Green Pasture (Ballinskelligs, Ireland) acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper

Pasture near Annascaul, Ireland acrylic on 11x14 Bristol paper