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Mar 30, 2022
Media: Acrylic
Size: 11x14 in
Perched atop a limestone plateau near Sligo, Knocknarea Cairn is believed to be the grave of legendary Queen Maeve. Speculation is that a tomb on the scale of the one at Newgrange lies burried below. From the top of the plateau you can gaze out over Benbulben, Rosses Point and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. Some believe that the queen is buried upright in the cairn, holding a spear and facing her adversaries in Ulster. W.B. Yeats was enthralled by the myth and lore of Knocknarea, and its magic found its way into his poetry: "The wind has bundled up the clouds high over Knocknarea, and thrown the thunder on the stones for all that Maeve can say." Source: lonelyplanet.com After painting for 50 years with oils, this is my third attempt at using acrylics. I like that acrylics dry much faster, but I still prefer handling oils. The painting is on canvas board and is framed, ready for hanging. The reference photograph for this painting was shot by Irish photographer John Keating. Perched atop a limestone plateau near Sligo, Knocknarea Cairn is believed to be the grave of legendary Queen Maeve. Speculation is that a tomb on the scale of the one at Newgrange lies burried below. From the top of the plateau you can gaze out over Benbulben, Rosses Point and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. Some believe that the queen is buried upright in the cairn, holding a spear and facing her adversaries in Ulster. W.B. Yeats was enthralled by the myth and lore of Knocknarea, and its magic found its way into his poetry: "The wind has bundled up the clouds high over Knocknarea, and thrown the thunder on the stones for all that Maeve can say." Source: lonelyplanet.com After painting for 50 years with oils, this is my third attempt at using acrylics. I like that acrylics dry much faster, but I still prefer handling oils. The painting is on canvas board and is framed, ready for hanging. The reference photograph for this painting was shot by Irish photographer John Keating. |
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