The Monkeal

This was an example created for an Art Lesson based on Greek Mythical Creatures. It is a mixture of a Human, Baboon, Chicken and a Seal.


The Legend:

The Monkeal is a small creature no bigger than a grain of sand. It lives on the nose hair of old men, and will live on the crusty snot that he scratches off the hair.

You can often hear the Monkeal’s cry – this can sometimes be confused as a sneeze.

Friday Tunes - Foo Fighters Garage Tour

The Full film of the tour - what a cracking idea - what cracking tunes!!! Enjoy!

Nina Simone - Revolution

Friday Tunes - First of a regular feature - Friday tunes that i'm listening to, inspiring me, or just making me happy!!

Nina simone - Revolution

Old Big Nose

Magazine Advert

I was asked by the owner of Casa Rebelde - an amazing football shop selling retro tops, t-shirts, book and magazines in Temple Bar in Dublin to create an advert for The Blizzard magazine.







To visit Casa Rebelde Shop go to: http://www.casarebelde.com/


To visit Blizzard Magazine go to: http://www.theblizzard.co.uk/

The Next Piece

So - I'm planning my next painting (I will often try and work out any bits and bobs virtually first) - and I think I'm happy with it - but you never can totally be happy until its there in front of you.


Its a work that tries to look the layers and space of a memory/place/time - hence the working the way through the piece from the photo, through the colourful shapes to the ghostly figure.


Would really appreciate any thoughts or feedback - please feel free to comment below!

When Róisín Met Alice!

Not a cheesy 80's movie - but when my daughter met her great aunt Alice this summer. 

Alice reminds me so much of my Dad, and it was lovely to see Róisín outside the original home place in the Glen with her.

Home Sweet Home

This is a view of Slieve na Muck Mountain from the back of the original home place in the Glen of Aherlow, Co Tipperary.  We visited my lovely family there this summer and I took this photo - one of my favorite views ever.
Its quite a poignant place for me - My Da had a heart attack while working in the field when I was just a nipper - thankfully he survived a good few years after it, but we would go into the field each year after that and have a quite moment together - and think about what could have been.

The Waving Man

 Sometimes - all we need is for someone to wave and say hello!

Happy friday peeps!