Dan's experiences growing up in the Emerald Isle provide hazy memories for a dreamlike accounting of how this beautiful land looked not so long ago. Indeed, some parts of Ireland still retain this mystical, mythical character to this day. The celtic tiger did not diminish the natural beauty the entire country, thank God.
The paintings themselves are intentionally simple and somewhat idealistic. And who doesn't want to remember happy times that way? Each painting also tells a story and you can click on the thumbnails shown below to see the paintings and learn about this story and how all of the paintings combine together to paint a big picture of this small yet wonderful land.
There are a total of 14 paintings in the series and each one represents an actual experience of Dan's travels through Ireland as a child and as a young adult. Each painting is meticulously hand painted on stretched canvas using the highest quality oil based paint available.
It is the hope of the artist that the paintings bring to mind a sense that one's life need not be complicated in order to be a life well lived.
The Ireland Series has been on exhibit at several New York locations since 2010.
Early exhibitions include the Central Islip and Southold public libraries, the Larchmont Arts Festival, Maureen's Kitchen in Smithtown, Starbucks Coffee Houses in Greenport (shown left, upper photo) and Mattituck, Toast Coffee house in Port Jefferson and Roasted Peppers in Mamaroneck.
More recent exhibitions were at The Oresman Gallery (shown left, lower photo) in Larchmont, the Mamaroneck Public Library, Stanz Cafe in Larchmont and the transFORM Gallery in the New York Design Center on Lexington Avenue in New York City.
“Connemara”
“The Old Mountain”
“The Lads”
“Donegal”
