Sharing my process
A place at the edge. Not quite land, not quite light, but somewhere in between.

A landscape that folds in on itself and stretches outward at the same time, moving in slow, rhythmic pulses like breath.

An in-between space, where things shift, where the horizon isn’t fixed, and where light doesn’t just illuminate but seems to move with the land.

A living boundary. A place on the verge of becoming something else.
It’s not a map of a real place, but a feeling, a pause, or a turning point.

Where the world inhales and then exhales.

The Breathing Edge
Medium: Liquid acrylics on canvas
Dimensions: 239cm x 210cm
The First Frontier Was the Horizon
Saturday 12 September – 24 October 2026
Opening Reception: Friday 18 September 6pm - 8pm
Location: Solstice Arts Centre, Navan

The First Frontier was the Horizon, the second survey exhibition marking the 20th anniversary celebrations of Solstice Arts Centre, showcases the work and practices of many emerging and established artists originating from County Meath.


Highlighting our continued commitment to fostering local and regional artistic talent, The First Frontier Was the Horizon includes a wide range of local artists with a previous connection to Solstice Arts Centre. This expansive exhibition demonstrates the evolving multi-disciplinary practices emerging from the region, reflecting the breadth of visual inquiry through a selection of painting, ceramic, photography and sculptural installation.


The First Frontier Was the Horizon takes its title from one of the featured artworks by Jennifer O’ Brien, whose sculptural practice explores aspects of exploration and discovery. This pioneering sense of exploration and deep enquiry is reflected in many of the artworks on view in the exhibition.

Flow
Being with a river
My work has been concerned with flow for years. Transience, movement, passing through. These ideas have run through work that explored life flowing through the figure, voice and breath moving between inner body and outside space, the torsion and coil of the point where direction changes.

Now, I'm focused on the river Boyne as a site of investigation.

Large canvases unrolled on the floor, as we prepare to photograph them for my website.
Becoming more and more interested in edges.
The sense of expansion and of the work growing out past the initial boundaries.
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