My work centres around capturing a city’s architecture while simultaneously altering it through the use of light and angles. The work creates a sense of unordinary out of the ordinary. By using Limericks’ buildings as the focal point of my paintings, I highlight the surroundings that would have otherwise been ignored. Being from a small village in Adare surrounded by picturesque, thatched cottages, Limerick city’s architecture has always intrigued me due to its stark contrast. Painting these various buildings allows me to gain a sense of control over his surroundings in turn becoming less of an act of voyeurism but adoration for a city that allowed me to grow not only as an artist but as an individual.

I work exclusively with oil on canvas and make studies on paper. Each painting uses buildings from architectural angles to guide the viewer to the point of importance within the work. This being where the light shines the brightest, this is the point in which you become not only a viewer but a participant in the painting in itself joining the scene. It’s this atmosphere of unwilling familiarity that I wish to evoke within every painting. While the colors are at times abstract, the context isn’t, remaining a pillar of which allowing understanding to flourish and a deeper connection to be felt with the piece. These structures we pass everyday seep into our subconscious whether we like it or not allowing every viewer to have their own individual response to each work.