In 1977, during a three-month hitch-hiking odyssey, I stood at a desolate crossroads in Iran, the sun blazing overhead, vast dry land stretching endlessly. In that moment, I felt a deep insignificance—a solitary figure in the immensity of the landscape.
As my travels continued through North Africa, Latin America and beyond, I discovered places that changed how I see the world and my place in it. These paintings grew from those experiences.
Oil paint on canvas
Oil paint on canvas board
Tethys: When the Sahara was Sea
Oil paint, mediums and sand on canvas
Oil paint, pigment and mediums on canvas board
The sands of time…
In 1977, a three-month adventure, hitchhiking from Dublin to Teheran and back again, sparked my passion for travel, a journey that continues to inspire my life and my art.
