PAINTINGS
of lighthouses and boats, the sea and the mountains inspired by life
on the Atlantic seaboard
Drontheim
A mural commissioned by Greencastle Local Development Committee, showing
aGreencastle Yawl, a boat used over the centuries on the
northern seaboard of the Atlantic. Completed in August 98. Dimensions 10m high x 20m
Dadga An
oil painting exhibited in March 99, and purchased by Donegal
County Library. The Dagda was the father figure of the
Fairy Race, the Tuatha de Danann. He was able to shape-shift into
whatever form he desired. In this painting he returns as an eel. Dimensions
2m high x 1.4m
Michael Johns
A mural commissioned by Guinness, reflecting their famous Toucan
Bird in more local surroundings. Completed in July 97. Dimensions 5m high x 6m
Jimis Big Green Art arrives in Donegal, on
the wall of a Fintown Pub. Painted in 1997. Dimensions 3m high x 8m
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Portnoo NS
This mural was commissioned by the National School, and was painted
entirely by the children under supervision. It recently won an Environmental
award for the school. Completed in a week in June 2000. Dimensions 5m high
x 15m