Although I hadn’t painted in over twenty years, I found myself continually looking at Impressionist art and imagining a paintbrush in my hand. I finally took the hint and returned to art class.
I was quite creative as a child; I won various art competitions, I played the piano and I loved to knit and sew clothes for my dolls and myself. I studied Art for my Leaving Certificate and remember being very captivated by the works of Renoir and Monet, but this passion seemed to fall by the wayside as my career took a different direction.
Embracing my own “Declutter Therapy” modality has really helped draw me back to art. The process of letting go has given me the clarity and peace of mind that has allowed me to reconnect with my imaginative right brain.
My background includes media, IT, training, coaching, writing, speaking and consultancy for household brands. As a Reiki Master Teacher, practising energy work since 2011 has been particularly influential on my work and I find the ability to express through energy and colour very moving. Painting makes me feel free in a way that nothing else does.
In 2019, I decided to set up Lightbridge Art to share my creations and to also offer commissioned pieces that capture the essence of someone or something special. You can read the story behind the brand here.
I’m always inspired by the magic of the cosmos and the beauty of nature, especially springtime, and I love to paint while listening to ethereal music.
Originally from County Limerick, I’m now living in beautiful East Clare and love the company of my rescue dogs.
I don’t set out with a concept or work to any formal painting process or criteria. It’s quite simple in that I just give my hand the freedom it wants.
I see a colour in my mind’s eye as the core shade for the Painting, and I begin to apply this to the canvas liberally. I find myself intuitively drawn to the colour I need to add to the canvas next and how that needs to integrate and flow. I layer the paint, blending and highlighting using different brush types, sizes and strokes, as well as with my hand.
Each Painting goes through a number of iterations. I come and go from the canvas over weeks or months to allow it to develop in the way it needs to, and I know when the Painting feels finished – it’s like something clicks inside of me. The end result reflects a part of me that I often can’t put words on but yet I know and understand intimately.