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Deborahs work is available in the following galleries:
The Waldock Gallery, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
The Cong Art Gallery, Co. Mayo
The Greenlane Gallery, Dingle
Kennys Art Gallery , Lahinch, Co. Clare
Mc Gilloway Gallery, Derry
The Private Collector Gallery, Co. Cork.
My paintings are mostly studies of objects or living things that interest me. So far the subject of my paintings have included cows, cakes, hens, pink houses, landscapes and circus tents to name but a few. My brush strokes are heavily laden. I hit the canvas with irregular touches of the brush which I leave as they are, patches of thickly laid-on colour, creating a sense of movement, a flickering light, the freshness of an immediate impression. I prefer to capture the feeling, the fleeting moment, rather than the meticulous, clinical detail. Painting is a florid language for me.
About Deborah
She has opened her own art gallery www.thebadartgallery.ie and is involved in childrens books, teaching and lately set designs. Her work can be seen in many galleries both in Dublin, London, Marbella and this year she is tackling New York.
Deborah lives and breaths paint. She is very hard working and passionate about her work. Its is over ten years now since she first show cased her famous cow heads in the RDS. People where amazed and some laughed “Who would buy that” But over the years the cows have warmth a lot of houses in Ireland and we are delighted she brought them back from the states over 15 years ago now. Her subject matters have changed and she is studying life. Her new work is a slew of the brightly coloured landscapes, marine and city scenes, which are her trademark.
Donnelly's work is all about colour; most of her paintings exhibit strong doses of primary shades, red, yellow, and blue. These imbue otherwise typical landscapes with a refreshing contemporary quality. The work owes debt to French painting of the turn of the 20th Century, and maybe even a little Van Gogh, but also carries a lot of Donnelly’s more adventurous style.
Concerning cows
"The first time I ever saw a cow was in Hawaii. I had hitched my way to San Francisco from Texas and was destined to end my journeys in Honolulu…AKA. paradise!
It was late September, which was peak season for Hawaii as it was surf season. Unable to get a flight I managed to get on board a boat. It was no ordinary boat but a boat filled with cattle. I helped feed them, washed them down and tried to keep them calm, ever since that day I have a fascination with them…it was love at first sight!
And that’s how it all started…"
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