Deborah O'Keeffe Paintings of Ireland: January 2010

Friday, January 29, 2010

8"x15" soft pastel on sanded paper

This painting was done from a photo taken by Madeleine Weber. She has a real painterly feel about her photos, and on a cold wintery day when you can't go out and paint it is lovely to have her view as a reference. http://www.calaido.com/index.php

Thursday, January 21, 2010

My painting of Liam's Virtual Town.

This s my painting of Lam's Shannon's Virtual Town somewhere in Liams imagination

New Years Resolution

I have been very bad updating my Blog over Christmas. I am back in the swing of things again and I am going to try and so a painting (a small one) every day. I have posted 3 I have done in the last week. I hope you enjoy them.

About me

I grew up in New York and was taught to draw by my father, an artist at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. One of my proudest moments was when I was asked to create an original drawing of Pataki’s Farm Stand which was presented to George Pataki when he was elected Governor of the State of New York. In 1995 I Moved to Ireland were she met my husband Patrick. MY art career was put on hold while the couple renovated a barn on Patrick’s family's farm. During that time, I worked as a weaver at Mucross House in Killarney. Once the house was built, I left my job as a weaver, started an art school in her home for children and resumed her art career. “I discovered soft pastels and soon started painting the beautiful landscapes of Kerry. The sky and the landscapes are always changing and were a great inspiration for an artist used to working only in black and white pen and ink. After years painting in pastel, I recently switched to oils. The oils give me more flexibility and allow me to better capture the beauty and subtle colors of Ireland.While many think of Ireland as rainy, dull and cloudy, it‘s quite the opposite.You‘ll never see so many variations of green than in Ireland,” In December 2010 I opened the Back Lane Gallery on New Market Lane in Killarney. The gallery is a place where local amateur artists from around County Kerry can exhibit and sell their art at affordable prices. I have now relocated to Mallow where I run the Pencil Box School of drawing. http://deborahokeeffe.blogspot.com

Deborah O'Keeffe Paintings of Ireland

Deborah O'Keeffe Pastels and oil painting of Ireland

Friday, January 29, 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010

My painting of Liam's Virtual Town.

New Years Resolution

my passion