Beatrice
O'Connell
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Beatrice
O'Connell, 'Close to the edge', oil on canvas, 91 x 142cm |
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Beatrice
O'Connell, 'Down among the reeds', oil on canvas, 45 x 60cm |
Beatrice
O'Connell, 'In the undergrowth', oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm |
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Beatrice
O'Connell, 'The smell of salt water', oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm |
Beatrice
O'Connell, 'The house on the hill', oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm |
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Beatrice
O'Connell, 'December 2002', oil on canvas, 45 x 60cm |
Beatrice
O'Connell, 'Reflections', oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm |
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| Beatrice
O'Connell, 'After the circus', oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm |
Beatrice
O'Connell, 'Preparing the ground', oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm |
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Beatrice
O'Connell is an Irish painter living
and working in Dublin. She is a Fine Art graduate from Dublin Institute
of Art and Design. She has held solo shows at: The Talbot Gallery &
Studios (2006); The Hunt Museum, Limerick (2004); The Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
(2000); Lambay House Art Gallery (1998) and the National Concert Hall
(1996). Group exhibitions include: The Cross Gallery (2005); 50/50 Temple
Bar Gallery, Dublin (2005); Crackerbox House, Cairns, Australia (2002);
'Eigse' 1998, Carlow and 'Art International', Sydney, Australia (1996).
“The
paintings investigate mood. They are a physical and emotional response
to the environment, expressed through the gesture of the marks made, through
colour and composition. The representation of the landscape incorporates
and reflects human emotions and dilemmas, containing metaphorical undercurrents.
This environment is ambiguous, only containing trace elements of recognisable
places. These works contain a personal response to the environment and
a strong cathartic element, exploring through gesture the symbolic elements
in the landscape and for echoes of the artist’s memories. William
Crozier would be a strong influence for his sense of colour and composition
also Turner and Bonnard” |
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