Having lived in Dublin, London, New York and LA, 25 year old Charmain Fitzgerald is inspired by the unusual quirkes and nuances of her past and present surroundings and their accompanying inhabitants. She chooses oil or acrylic as her medium and her paintings are figurative and realist/surrealist, using representational form to create a sense of otherness, not detached from everyday things.

Forgoing the education route due to so much moving around, Charmain has been taking classes under established artists for the past few years, and currently works from her home in north Dublin. She is making the transition from concentrating on portrait work over to encompassing unsettling interiors and still life where your eye is caught more so by the items that should not really be there.

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Francis Kennedy works from a small studio at his home in Athenry, in the west of Ireland. “I own paint brushes and I use them”.

He has a great love of music, having played in a number of bands in a former life and much of his work revolves around musicians and recitals.

Francis’ art hangs on the walls of some famous names, like Sharon Corr, Brendan Shine, and the soprano Deirdre Shannon-Gilsenan, as well as in the offices of Coffey Construction and Galway Bay FM.

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Galway based, full time irish artist, Mary Cahalan, pen name – PIXI- has been making positive waves in the Irish art world. Her work has been described as striking and vivid using a palate of vibrant colours conveying warmth and humour in a figurative / abstract style which reflects Mary’s bubbly personality , zest for life and wild sense of humour. This artist is talented and great fun.

Mary’s art has sold as far a field as Toronto, Paris , U.K. , Dubai, Florida and New York. Discerning art lovers and collectors are adding her work to their collections and her profile is ever expanding.

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Painted in oils and acryclics, Niamh Slack's art draws its inspiration from the natural landscape. Painting outdoors whenever possible, she especially enjoys depicting the woodland and coastal scenes of the East and West of Ireland.

Her art is about capturing the essence of those places that strike a chord with her. Perhaps more importantly than this, her paintings are about her love of colour. When working in oils, she is continuously experimenting with the placing of heavy layers of colour on canvas with the aim of capturing the richness of colour in our natural landscape.

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Chára Nagle started painting at a young age and decided very early on that art was her life and passion. She was fascinated by observing people and portraying their everyday activities in her art.

Chára’s paintings are big, bold, dramatic observations of everyday life. However there is also an element of intrigue and humour to Chára’s paintings. She invites the viewer to come to their own conclusions as to what is happening in the painting. Chára engages the viewer further through her use of vibrant colours and realistic portrail of her subject matter.

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