Deborah O'Keeffe Paintings of Ireland

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Horse portraits

12" x 14" oil
unframed 285.00 Euro

12" x 14" oil

Monday, June 4, 2012

Ireland Bike Fest

Harley and Me. Oil on linen 14" x 18"

http://www.irelandbikefest.com

Monday, May 21, 2012

Snow White and the Huntsman is now over so onto the next one!

Ross Castle, Killarney
16 x 20" oil

Since the Snow White Painting is so popular, I decided to so a similar style painting of a local landmark in Killarney. Evey artist I know paints this in the tradition way, Blue sky and green grass. So here is something completely different. I could not resist adding the crows.

About me

I grew up in New York and was taught to draw by my father, an artist at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. One of my proudest moments was when I was asked to create an original drawing of Pataki’s Farm Stand which was presented to George Pataki when he was elected Governor of the State of New York. In 1995 I Moved to Ireland were she met my husband Patrick. MY art career was put on hold while the couple renovated a barn on Patrick’s family's farm. During that time, I worked as a weaver at Mucross House in Killarney. Once the house was built, I left my job as a weaver, started an art school in her home for children and resumed her art career. “I discovered soft pastels and soon started painting the beautiful landscapes of Kerry. The sky and the landscapes are always changing and were a great inspiration for an artist used to working only in black and white pen and ink. After years painting in pastel, I recently switched to oils. The oils give me more flexibility and allow me to better capture the beauty and subtle colors of Ireland.While many think of Ireland as rainy, dull and cloudy, it‘s quite the opposite.You‘ll never see so many variations of green than in Ireland,” In December 2010 I opened the Back Lane Gallery on New Market Lane in Killarney. The gallery is a place where local amateur artists from around County Kerry can exhibit and sell their art at affordable prices. I have now relocated to Mallow where I run the Pencil Box School of drawing. http://deborahokeeffe.blogspot.com