Trinity College’s front entrance and illuminated windows overlook College Green in this acrylic painting of Dublin. Sycamore branches frame the scene, while people beneath umbrellas cross the wet street and reflections spread across the foreground. Getting the reference photograph involved...

A couple in work clothes walk close together beneath an umbrella in this acrylic painting of Merchant’s Arch, Dublin. Behind them, people cross the Ha’penny Bridge while reflections shimmer on the wet pavement. I wanted the couple to be the...

An acrylic painting of the Liffey Boardwalk near the Halfpenny Bridge, in Dublin's city centre. It's a rainy afternoon and people hurry along clutching umbrellas.

A commissioned watercolour painting for Irish Rail of Connolly Train Station on Amiens Street, Dublin, the busiest rail station in Ireland, with intercity, commuter, LUAS and DART services and connections.

Shoppers thronging King Street and the pedestrianised area around the main door to the Stephens Green Shopping centre, lit up like a beacon in the evening time      

In this Clery's Rendezvous painting you can make out the romantic couple  who have just met up for a night out in Dublin city centre. Under the Clock was always a traditional place to meet your boyfriend or girlfriend going...

A painting of people at Kehoes Pub on South Anne Street, Dublin in the evening time. This is a common sight most evenings at Kehoes with the after work crowd staying on for a couple of drinks before going home....

A view from Coppinger Row looking towards Castlemarket, Dublin, on a summer's evening when pubs like Pygmalion and Grogan's are 'out the door' with customers, vying for a seat outdoors on a lovely summer evening. 

This sunny day painting depicts a loving couple embracing against the backdrop of the iconic Wellington Monument in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. The Phoenix Park is one of the largest enclosed public parks in any European capital city, with a...

An acrylic painting of a couple, arms around each other, taking a romantic walk together in the woods in early autumn. The leaves are starting to turn gold and red, a beautiful time of year, the leaves crunch underfoot as...

An acrylic painting of a group of golfers putting on the green at one of the holes on the Old Head of Kinsale Golf Links, Cork. The Old Head Lighthouse can be seen in the distance on this spectacular headland...

A painting of Harry Street, Dublin on a damp evening, looking towards the warmly lit Westbury Hotel. McDaids and Bruxelles pubs line the street, with people gathered outside beneath the awnings and reflections shimmering across the wet pavement. Warm light...

An intimate moment between two lovers, staring into each others eyes, on a strand is the subject of this romantic seascape painting, and I added the umbrella to help focus on the couple, oblivious to the gentle lapping surf at...

Crowds gather where Grand Parade meets Patrick Street in this acrylic painting on canvas of Cork city. Umbrellas break up the busy scene, while glowing windows cast warm reflections across the cool blues of the wet street. I painted a...

An atmospheric painting of  The  Trocadero restaurant on St. Andrew Street, Dublin, established in this Georgian building in 1957, a very popular old style restaurant.

People paddle, stroll and stand chatting at the water’s edge in this acrylic painting of Bray, County Wicklow. The old Bray Head Hotel overlooks the beach, with the hills rising behind its pale frontage. I painted this during a spell...

An acrylic painting of South William Street on a wet evening, the area teeming with life, and the reflections of the lights of Grogan's Pub illuminating this vivid scene. This is one of the busiest streets in the city centre...

Castletown House in Celbridge, County Kildare, sits beyond the lawn in this watercolour painting, framed by the branches of a large tree. The grain of the Arches paper is particularly visible here, adding texture to the pale sky and the...

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

A young couple with an umbrella stop to kiss under a streetlamp, caught up in the romance of the quiet cobbled street of Rue Norvins, Montmartre, Paris.

A painting of the ever busy Grafton Street featuring the Brown Thomas store with people going about their daily business in Dublin's city centre.

A couple sit on a bench looking out on Sandymount Strand with the iconic ESB Power Station chimney stacks in the distance. This seascape watercolour painting was painted on 300 gsm Arches paper.

A landscape painting of some strollers taking a romantic walk along the lamplit Thames Walk in London, England, at evening time, the Houses of Parliament and the Big Ben Clock Tower at Westminister illuminated in the distance. Large 30x20 inch acrylic...

I have painted this view of Bray promenade a couple of times. The railings and the sweep of the seafront provide lovely leading lines, drawing the eye towards the couple leaning against the railings, with Bray Head rising behind them....

A colourful acrylic painting taken from O'Connell Bridge, Dublin featuring the Daniel O'Connell Monument, the Spire and the busy traffic ever present on this main thoroughfare in the capital. Sometimes my interest is piqued and I like to research some...

A couple walk hand in hand by the edge of the sea in this watercolour on Arches paper painting. The sky and the absence of swimmers might indicate it's a cool, blustery day and only the bravest among us will...

A colourful acrylic painting of people walking at the bottom of Grafton Street, Dublin, the pillars of Trinity College looming in the distance. Yellow and orange reflections can be seen on the old cobbles of the street.

Henry Street, Limerick, named after Edmund Henry Pery, the first Earl of Limerick, on a damp evening ; a couple in the foreground walk into frame and join the other people with umbrellas as they cross the busy street. The...

A vibrant watercolour seascape of colourful trawler fishing boats moored in the calm waters by the quayside in Howth Harbour, Co. Dublin. Learn more about Howth’s history and what makes it such an inspiring place. 👉 Learn more about Howth’s...

I think this acrylic painting was inspired in part by Stanley Royle’s The Goose Girl. I used to have a reproduction hanging in my house and loved its dappled light. Here, I created a woodland scene with a mother and...

In this painting of Trinity College, Dublin, I wanted to capture the hurried movement of people trying to dodge the rain. The trees and statue on the left frame the college façade, balanced by the cyclists approaching on the right....

A painting of the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin glowing under a vivid orange evening sky, with people hurrying across the River Liffey beneath umbrellas as the city moves between the northside and southside.The warm orange glow, bustling pedestrians and reflections...

A painting of Patrick Street, Cork, the main thoroughfare, on a rainy evening. The statue of Father Matthew looks on from it's lofty perch as the crowds hurry to get out of the rain. Painted in acrylics on a large...

Painting of the busy four road intersection of South William, Wicklow, Exchequer and Andrew Streets in Dublin city centre, this acrylic artwork is 'bookended' by the two pubs The International Bar and The Old Stand.

In this acrylic painting a couple huddle together under an umbrella, passing in front of Butlers Chocolate Cafe and the International Bar, at the busy crossroads on South William and Wicklow Streets.

A typical sunflower landscape painting of what  can be seen in summertime in most of the Italian countryside but especially Tuscany. I still find it breathtaking to turn a bend in the road and be unexpectedly met by a big yellow...

I used more muted, earthy colours for this acrylic than I usually do in my forest and bluebell paintings. Painted on an 18 × 14 inch canvas, it gave me a chance to explore a slightly different palette. The path...

Watercolour painting print of two men sitting deep in an intimate conversation - talking about how they feel ....... about who might win the Sam Maguire this year. Surely not Dublin again ??

An acrylic painting of Cork city centre with a view from St.Patrick's Bridge on the River Lee, looking up the steep Patrick's Hill, on a dark rainy evening, with people taking shelter from the rain under umbrellas

A watercolour painting of the Rotunda Maternity Hospital in Dublin city centre, built in the 1700's, adjoined by the Ambassador Cinema, which was Ireland's longest running cinema til it closed in 1999.

A cityscape painting of a couple walking under an umbrella along by the rows of Georgian houses known as the Crescent, in Limerick City, and in the middle distance the monument dedicated to Daniel O'Connell.   

This painting was a recent commission featuring Fade Street, Dublin and the lovely architecture of the buildings in this area with their turrets, pitched roofs and terracotta brickwork. Hogans Pub (a.k.a. The Hogan Stand) on the right is a great...

Trinity College’s Campanile rises above a couple walking through the grounds in this autumnal acrylic painting of Dublin. The broad maple on the right fills much of the scene with warm foliage, set against a bright blue sky. I added...

A painting of the Cock Tavern on Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin . There has been an inn here dating back to the 1800's when it was an overnight coach stop with stables (where coach drivers could change their horses or let...

A couple step out in their finest clothes in this acrylic painting of an imagined evening street. They walk hand in hand beneath a green umbrella, with warm window light spreading across the wet pavement. I imagined them deciding that...

A print from an original watercolour painting. The original Christchurch was founded in 1030 AD by the Hiberno-Norse King Sitric. The wooden Viking structure was destroyed during the Norman invasion by Strongbow, King Richard de Clare, and the stone cathedral...

Painting of a couple embracing on the steps by the Grand Canal, Dublin. It's early autumn and the trees and Georgian houses are reflected in the still waters of the canal.  

A print of a watercolour painting of Dubliners taking a leisurely stroll on a sunny day on the boardwalk that runs along the bank of the River Liffey in Dublin's city centre. In the distance is The Custom House and...