Ireland’s unpredictable weather—from thunderous storms and blistering sunshine in the same day — provides drama that Niki Purcell captures in her oil paintings. The farming fields of her homeplace in County Wicklow gives birth to Rolling Harvest, a beautiful wheat tone, imprinting memories on her canvas.
Embodying the rusty shades of orange that drop from the trees in the vivid Autumn season.
Orla O’Rourke brings her pottery to life, from rolling the clay to firing to a Soft Bisque. Inspired by her native Cork, she brings the surrounding nature to life in her craft.
A traditional fabric — verstile and beautiful — like this rich, autumnal colour.
Reflecting the shafts of sunlight between the trees, the Wild Moss that carpets the forest floor ranges from a bright to a dark, rich green.
On the forest floors of Wicklow, between the trees, falls the Woodland Light — an abstract work of colour and shadow that has inspired this illuminating tone found in the beautiful paintings of Elaine Tomlin.
The Atlantic storms hit over Ireland’s coast at 52 Knots. This submerged blue will create a strong statement.
The original Samhain (Halloween) night began in Ireland — this deep, nocturnal purple brings forth a haunting presence.
The bog is an entity, living and breathing, in the heart of Ireland. Ronnie Graham believes “the bog wood seems to emit a haunting power” and he uses its buried oak as the root of his artform. The colour Ancient Black lives in the layers of his sculptures.
As the fisherman starts his trip, this soft grey reflects the still lake waters on an early spring morning.
From April to May, this violet colour fills the fields as the bluebell flowers take bloom.
This warm, earth grey is named after the Basking Sharks that inhabit the West Coast of Ireland.
As you pick blackberries in autumn, this Berry Ink mulberry tone infuses all it touches.
The winter approaches and the weather snaps; this fresh blue blankets the ground.
The teal coloured blanket box, a staple of many old Irish houses, where the winter linen was folded away.
The steel-grey Bobbin spins on the sewing machine, a crucial part of the process in delivering thread to the design.
A leaden grey, like the slates of the stately homes or ruins of castles dotted across the landscape.
