Mountain moon lake, Barnesmore Gap

After several months of driving up and down to Galway every week, and many hours spent just watching the skylines and coastlines.  My observations of the constantly changing lines and motions from Donegal to Letrim, Sligo, Galway and back again, I felt the urge to capture the feeling of moving past hedgerows, grassy mounds and stones, lakes and rivers across the shape of the land.

This painting is the first which marks the beginnings of my exploration around how all of that has made me feel as an artist.

Barnesmore Gap is the route through the Bluestack Mountains, which connects Donegal to the rest of Ireland.  There are towering mountain sides, a fast flowing river and a lake which, depending on wind strength, resembles a tidal inlet.

This lake is speckled around the edges with tufted islands and an odd thorn tree that is thran enough to hold tight.

One moon rising morning a silver sphere reflected perfectly, like the shield of a celtic warrior.

• Original Irish Landscape oil painting
• Donegal landscape painting
• Péinteáil Tírdhreach Dhún na nGall
• Original artwork
• Oil on paperboard
• Painting size 16.5 x 23 cm
• Framed size (approx.) 36.5 x 43cm
• Off white limed wooden frame, soft white mount with glass.
• Price includes frame.