The original of this painting hangs in The Old Stand pub which is on the corner of Exchequer Street and St Andrew Street, Dublin. There has been a licensed premises here for nearly 300 years and it is named after...

A couple stroll beneath umbrellas along Grafton Street, Dublin, with flower stalls beside them and shop lights reflected on the rain-wet pavement. The bright corner of the chemist’s shop draws the eye and sets off the figures passing in front...

An acrylic painting of outside  Kilmainham Gaol  building, Dublin, with the gated entrance to the Royal Hospital, and the Patriot Inn Pub, in the distance. The prison is where many of the Rebels were executed after the 1916 Rising in Dublin, one...

An acrylic painting on canvas of O'Donoghues Bar on Merrion Row, Dublin, famous for it's traditional Irish music sessions, hugely popular with the tourists, seven nights a week.  A couple look in the warm inviting window trying to decide whether...

Blues and mauves compete with yellows and oranges in this vivid painting of Dubliners walking along a mainly pedestrianised O'Connell Street, the main transport artery through Dublin city centre. This painting was painted mainly using a palette of blue and...

My painting of Fusciardi's tries to capture a warm and inviting cafe and chipper on a cold winter evening on Marlboro street in Dublin's city centre. The focus of the painting is a couple leaning on the window outside, enjoying...

A white cottage with a bright red roof sits beneath the Twelve Bens in this acrylic painting of Connemara, County Galway. Poppies spread across the foreground, their warm reds standing out against the grasses and distant mountains. I spotted the...

A painting of a view of moored boats with the backdrop of the picturesque town of Kinsale on a summery afternoon. A wonderful starting point for a journey on the Wild Atlantic Way, this pretty, colourful little town is famous for...

A painting of people walking along the rough promenade at Seapoint, on the east coast of Dublin, very popular with bathers when the weather permits. The Martello tower featured in this seascape is one of 50 built in Ireland by...

A whitewashed two story house set in countryside of the West of Ireland. A High Nelly bicycle rests against the stone wall outside, a popular mode of transport back in the day.

This is a watercolour seascape painting of the tiny harbour just outside the picturesque village of Dalkey, County Dublin. The small Dalkey Island lies just off the harbour and there is a ferry service to it during the summer months. Sometimes...

This acrylic shows Henry Street and Arnotts in the thick of the December market stalls. In the lead-up to Christmas, the street can be so crowded that you can only shuffle along with everyone else. I loved the little candy-striped...

A painting of a couple walking hand in hand on a sunny afternoon along the paved promenade known as the Scilly Walk at Kinsale Harbour, Co. Cork. In the distance boats and yachts are moored in the scenic harbour. Acrylic seascape on...

I caught College Green in a lull in the traffic for this acrylic painting. Westmoreland Street stretches into the distance between the twin bookends of Trinity College and the old Bank of Ireland building. The mauve ground I painted over...

An acrylic canvas painting of Slatterys Pub, Beggars Bush, Sandymount, Dublin, in the early evening, thronged with customers availing of the cosy outdoor awnings.  Slattery's is a large two storey traditional Irish bar situated a stones throw from Ballsbridge and the...

A painting of O'Connell Bridge and the old Nationwide Building, looking north down O'Connell Street towards the Spire. The street is busy with traffic and people under umbrellas heading to and fro. A bluish colour palette helps convey the rainy...

Perched high in Glencullen village on top of the Dublin Mountains, Johnnie Fox's  is one of Ireland's oldest and most famous traditional Irish pubs - its origins tracing back to 1798 - and also famed as being the highest pub in...

A group sail through lively blue water in this oil painting, the boat leaning into the breeze beneath a tall white sail. Clouds fill the sky above, while smaller sails appear near the distant horizon. This was an early painting...

Acrylic painting of the busy four road junction of South William, Wicklow, Exchequer and Andrew Streets in the centre of Dublin city.

A group wait patiently to cross the street at the foot of Dublin’s Ha’penny Bridge in this acrylic painting. The white railings lead straight across the river towards the warm windows of the Winding Stair bookshop and café and the...

A seascape view of the wonderful Sorrento Terrace on Coliemore Road, Dalkey, with Dalkey Island in the background. Also visible is Sorrento Cottage on the Vico Road. Limited edition print from a watercolour painting.

Sculptor Jeanne Rynhardt was commissioned to make the piece in 1988, a celebration of Dublin's 1000th birthday anniversary. It was originally set at the bottom of Grafton Street but was moved here in order to facilitate work to be carried...

An acrylic painting on canvas of the rugged coastline found in this part of Clare .... famous for it's Atlantic surf, features one of it's many secluded beaches, and some cattle grazing on the meagre grass found among the rocky...

A small acrylic landscape painting study of some poppies at the edge of a meadow that rises to meet a traditional Irish cottage.

This acrylic on canvas painting of Stephens Green area  includes a 'jarvey' at rest reading a newspaper, waiting for a fare - the ' gondoliers' of Dublin perhaps! Maybe the couple walking in the foreground might be tempted to take...

Busking is  a long tradition in Dublin and this spot under the Merchants Arch in Temple Bar, just beside the Halfpenny Bridge, is a coveted one because of the acoustics and probably more importantly keeping dry ! A code of...

A romantic painting of a young couple sit hand in hand together on a wooden bench by a trail in the forest surrounded by the gold and orange leaves of autumn.

A cityscape painting of the area of Stephen's Green near the Fusiliers Arch and Stephen's Green Shopping Centre on a rainy afternoon in Dublin city centre.

This was one of my early acrylic paintings. I chose the viewpoint for the sweep along O’Connell Street and the depth it gave the scene, allowing me to include the GPO, the Daniel O’Connell monument and the Spire in one...

A vivid painting of the famous George Pub on South Great Georges Street in Dublins' city centre, first established in the late 1980's and now houses Dublins' only LGBTQ nightclub, a far cry from the first establishment on this site...

A painting of the front of Kehoes Pub on South Anne Street, Dublin in the evening time with the after work crowd braving the elements. The pub interior lights spill out onto the street, looking warm and inviting on such...

The tranquil water of the Bohernabreena upper lake is disturbed only by the ripples caused by three teenagers skimming stones from the lakeshore in this painting. Both reservoirs and the distinctive draw towers date from the late 1800's, the upper...

The Hairy Lemon pub apparently gets it's name from a dog catcher that used to be around Dublin in the 1950's who seemed to have had a lemon shaped face full of hairy stubble.  The cult Irish film “The Commitments”...

This acrylic is part of a series of woodland paintings with a bluebell theme. I included a couple embracing in the distance to give the scene a quiet, romantic focus. The red dress stands out among the greens and the...

A print of an acrylic painting depicting a couple, arm in arm, taking a leisurely stroll along the spectacular cliff walk on the Hill of Howth. This seascape vista stretches out over the whole of Dublin bay where on a...

I painted this view of the old Bank of Ireland building on College Green on a small acrylic canvas. Its curved, ornate façade was what drew me to the composition. I imagined some concealed lighting higher up the building to...

Two young ladies with umbrellas shopping on Grafton Street, a hub for those shopping for the latest fashion accessories in Dublin city centre.

An acrylic painting on stretched canvas of Hogans Bar a.k.a. the Hogan Stand, which is on South Great Georges Street, Dublin, and is a big, trendy popular pub thats packed to the rafters in the evenings.  The bright warm oranges...

I was doing an Art Fair in Cork back a few years ago and this little cafe called Cork Coffee Roasters was just around the corner from my hotel. It had big long tables and with the morning light spilling...

A painting of the Bank pub on College Green, Dublin, which has a beautiful facade outside with an ornate turret and the interior, once the main banking hall, is a fine example of merchant power and patronage, displaying a wonderfully...

A painting of The Moderne Bridal store on Patrick Street, Cork, a store that has been selling wedding dresses for over a century and a place popular with Corkonians when meeting up for dates.      

Grattan Bridge, a re-modelling of the former Essex Bridge, opened in 1874. It links Capel Street on the northside of the Liffey River to Parliament Street on the southside. In the far background is the dome of City Hall and...

People come and go across the Ha’penny Bridge in this view looking north over the River Liffey. Umbrellas, lamplight and reflections fill the scene, capturing the everyday movement between Dublin’s north and south sides. The original was a small acrylic...

A big field of yellow sunflowers is the subject of this acrylic canvas landscape painting, painted from photographs on a recent holiday to the Tuscan countryside in Italy.  

The glowing reflections from all the buildings in Castlemarket make this such a vibrant busy scene with the cafes and pub full of people in this acrylic painting on canvas. 

People fill Grafton Street in this oil painting of Dublin’s shopping district, passing the bright windows and red awnings of Brown Thomas. The wet pavement carries their reflections into the foreground. For this painting, I wanted to simplify the figures...

Painting of Dublin Bay from the coast road, Dollymount. The tide is going out from the lagoon at Bull Island, flowing out under the Wooden Bridge and ragworms and lugworms will soon be gathered by the many species of wading...