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The Open Window Gallery

Last Sunday, I attended the opening of the Summer show at the Open Window Gallery, 205 Rathmines Rd Lwr, Rathmines, Dub 6. The Gallery was packed and there was a good mixture of work on view. Classy.

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One of my all time favourite photos which I took of my work. I cannot recall when I took this photo but love all the colours in it. 

Large masks h: 6 ins/15 cm

Small masks h: 3 ins/7.5 cm

Gillian Lawler at the Molesworth

Yesterday evening, I attended the opening of Gillian Lawler's exhibition at the Molesworth Gallery called 'Edgelands'. Plenty of other people attended the event. Gillian's paintings appeared hazy and dream-like. The quality of light in them was quite beautiful. His exhibition will run until 20th July 2023 at 16 Molesworth Street Dublin 2.

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Brian Harte at the Molesworth Gallery

I attended the opening of Brian Harte's exhibition 'To The Harbour Place' at the Molesworth Gallery, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 tonight. Most memorable, I found were his use of colours, especially blue, yellow and green. His paintings, done in oil on linen, appeared enigmatic. They featured interior scenes with abstracted figures in them.

My favourite painting was 'Heat' with its combination of yellow, red and orange.

Heat by Brian Harte

I also enjoyed viewing 'Alt (4 Person)' and 'P.Chair' hanging side by side with their complimentary colours.

Alt (4 Person) P.Chair

Both by Brian Harte

Other paintings that I liked were 'Untitled' with its expanse of sky blue and 'M & J' due to sections of yellow and orange.

Untitled by Brian Harte

To my eye, it evoked the sense of a wet day.

'M and J' by Brian Harte

The bright warm colours popped out from a black and white background.

Broan's exhibition will run until 11th April 2025.

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Dermot Seymour at Kevin Kavanagh

Tonight, I attended the opening of Dermot Seymour's 'The Nine Primates of Ulster' at the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Chancery Lane, Dublin 8. The event began with Dermot conversing with Martin Mackin before answering questions from an audience about his work. Afterwards, the atmosphere was relaxed with plenty of chat.

Each of Dermot's paintings featured the portrait of a different species of money or ape. He did not specify any of these species in the titles of his paintings. The faces and eyes of these animals were painted in sharp expressive detail while their shoulders and background appeared more blurred and abstract. I liked 'Primate of Cavan' and 'Primate of Monaghan' due to their compositions. Dermot's show will run until 12th Oct 2024.

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Sean Conlon at In Spire Galerie

Tonight, I attended the opening of Sean Conlon’s exhibition ‘The Empowerment of Nature’. Sean was very nice and I enjoyed viewing his work especially his woodland scenes like ‘The Bluebell Place’ and ‘Sunday Evening at Emo’. The music was complimenting the show was excellent. Classy. 

Michael Wann at the Solomon

Tonight, I attended the opening of Michael Wann's exhibition 'The Old Grieving Fields' at Solomon Fine Art, Balfe Street, Dublin 2. I enjoyed looking at his many drawings done in charcoal on paper. He had created most of his artworks in a nice compact size from 23 x 30 cm to 70 x 60 cm.

I will discuss my favourite drawings starting with 'Omens/Crows Arriving'. It appeared quite eye-catching with all the passing birds in flight.

Omens/Crows Arriving by Muchael Wann

His 'Controlled Explosion' was the most dramatic image in his exhibition.

Controlled Explosion by Michael Wann

I liked his attention to detail in his road images.

The Old Work Road by Michael Wann

The High Bog Road by Michael Wann

A joy to view. Both artworks were small and hung in their own alcove with a third artwork that was similar in dimensions and subject matter.

I found this image to be evocative.

Aerial 3, Night Visions by Michael Wann

It reminded me of a dystopian vision of the future with fires burning in the distance under a dark sky.

Then there was the striking composition of helicopters flying in loose formation.

Recon by Michael Wann

I liked the short title. It added a sense of storytelling to this image.

Michael's exhibition will run until 1st Mar 2025. It was well worth seeing it.

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Spring at the Solomon

Tonight, I attended the opening of the Spring Group Show at Solomon Fine Art, Balfe Street, Dublin 2 D02 T802 beside the Westbury Hotel. The venue was packed. I didn't get to see everything.

However, I loved the simplicity of 'Broighter Boat IV' (2024) by John Behan, the detail in 'Four Lamb Loin Chops' (2024) and the character of 'Nabresina Playtime' by Michael Quain. I enjoyed the curvy lines of 'Trust Issues' by Orla de Bri and the eye-catching qualities of 'Untitled 37302' (2005) by Carbon Walker. The atmosphere at Solomon Fine Art was very lively. There was plenty of beautiful sculptures and paintings to view. The show will continue until 27th Apr 2024. It was well worth the effort of going.

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