Thresholds of the West

Connemara, 2024-2025

This series captures the sweeping, atmospheric drama of the Connemara landscape, where the Atlantic weather systems constantly reshape the view. Thresholds of the West explores the vast, open spaces of the region by following the winding bog roads that disappear into the horizon and the stillness of loughs that mirror the sky. Dominated by the imposing silhouettes of the Twelve Bens and the Maumturks, these paintings focus on the fleeting moments when sunlight breaks through the heavy cloud cover, illuminating the rugged, elemental beauty of the West.