Description
A Giclee Print of my drawing of Endurance as she was found after 107 years by @Endurance_22 team. Covered in wonderful living sea creatures. Antarctic Sea Anemones, Beautiful glass sponges and Sea Squirts. 30X40 cm. Endurance rests at 3000 metres under the Weddell sea. Just had to be done, was inspired by the details available after such a long time in a severe marine enviornment.
An Irish art expression of joy in the land of her birth, originated by Deirdre Kelleghan. Dee has been drawing and painting all her life. Dee’s latest handmade artworks are inspired by the beautiful landscape that surrounds her home place. The rugged Wild Atlantic Way offers many subjects for drawing and observation. Original drawings celebrating famous scientists, music and film stars are a new adventure for 2022 /23
“Drawing with soft pastels is something I love very much. The way they blend and offer energy to a drawing really gets me. Sometimes when I paint I like to use metals and other materials added to the paint to punch up the texture. When I draw and paint, time stands still, there is nothing else in the room only me the work and mostly jazz. ”
Deirdre has had exhibitions in Wicklow Arts Festival Arts Trail May 2011
Signal Arts Centre Bray, Myriad Visions 2011
International Drawing Exhibition Co Wicklow March 2011
Festina Lente Foundation Bray , Co Wicklow September 2010
Bunclody Library, Co Wexford November – February 2010
Blackrock Castle Observatory Cork May 2009
Birr Castle September – International Astronomical Sketching Exhibition 2009
Dunsink Observatory Dublin November 2009
Craft Picture Gallery Bray, Co Wicklow Ongoing
Mill Cove Gallery Castletown Berehaven Co Cork April 2012
Ballycroy National Park 2018
Solas Gallery Louisburgh 2019