Cath O'leary's Blog

catholeary — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:12:48 +0000

Here’s some bits and pieces – details, mini canvasses and work in process from my studio at mivart street before i left. sadly it was too cold to work there over winter, so after a brief time at hamilton house (broke!) i’m working from home.
The tropicana project is something that i started last year and am taking my time over, maybe to exhibit sometime next year. it’ll be a collection of photographs, these quick mixed media on paper things and some bigger work on board or canvass…have to say that i like paper. weston is one of my escape places from long ago. i used to save pennies in a big jar until there was enough to take the kids there, go on the pier, have canyfloss and chips and for a couple of years do the tropicana. the tropicana was brilliant. now i get the train over to weston and walk down the beach to uphill to look over to the brecon beacons, get a coffee from the snack van and wander around the boats. on the way there i walk past the tropicana which is empty but still catches my eye. can’t seem to walk past it without taking more photos so its a slowly evolving thing and i’m not sure where it’ll end.

the importance of having a dream

catholeary — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:00:19 +0000

tropicana project 1

catholeary — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:58:50 +0000

tropicana project 2

catholeary — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:57:55 +0000

tropicana 3

catholeary — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:56:27 +0000

weston tropicana project 4

catholeary — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:55:28 +0000

tropicana project 5

catholeary — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:54:31 +0000

under the bridge 1 (detail)

catholeary — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:52:34 +0000

under the bridge 2

catholeary — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:50:42 +0000

what happened to my yellow scissors?

catholeary — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:49:03 +0000