Figurative painter specilaising in the male form. London, United Kingdom
Producing art is a way of processing the madness we absorb every day. In a studio there is a lot of ‘alone’ time. You’re left with your own thoughts to process. I like the ritual of stretching a canvas, priming it, then tinting the surface. Painting is a way of resolving order from chaos. I work on several paintings at a time and painting can influence another. I have several paintings which are
Drawings and paintings are discovered through an exploratory process. Any figurative work using a life model is collaboration between subject and artist. Figures emerge from the synthesis of observational interpretation and the battles a painter has with the paint, the figure, what colours to mix and how to convey more than just a representation.
You can see examples on Instagram @Ireland2591
