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Noel O'Donoghue, a self-taught artist who grew up in Cappoquin, County Waterford, has been sketching and painting for as long as he can remember.
‘Before the Shutter’, an exhibition of works by Noel O’Donoghue, has opened at The Old Market House Arts Centre at Lower Main Street, Dungarvan.
Noel, a self-taught artist who grew up in Cappoquin, County Waterford, has been sketching and painting for as long as he can remember. Strongly influenced by the nature on his doorstep, he has several landscape based works in his portfolio.
As a teenager Noel sketched using pencil and now he works in oils and acrylics. He freely moves from portraits to landscapes as he believes this experience of painting portraits gives him a more critical, detailed eye when executing landscapes.
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During the Covid lockdown Noel embarked on a project to select and paint historical icons. He then moved to include modern icons and he has completed numerous portraits of family and local people over time. Each portrait is selected to express an emotion or experience. “I believe this form of painting is endangered by modern technology and needs to be nourished to survive," said Noel.
A selection of his portrait works is now on show and will remain open to the public until Saturday, February 8.
The Old Market House Arts Centre is open Tuesday to Friday from 11am to 5pm and on Saturdays, from 1pm to 5pm.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
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