Contemplation

Deep Thought - Contemplation - Mid-Life - Pensive - Inner World

In ‘Contemplation’ a middle-aged man sits with crossed legs. Seaweed emerges from his receeding hair, moving around his body. He is lost in thought, staring off towards the ground, his eyes lowered. His fingers are moving slightly. The background features pinks and blues blending, and black on the right features from the top to the bottom of the painting.

“Sea People” is a series of paintings inspired by the tale of the lost village of Cill StúifÍn, imagining its vanished inhabitants. Seaweed plays a prominent role in my work, both for its environmental significance and its similarity to the way human hair moves underwater. In “Sea People” seaweed acts as a vessel for emotion, conveying what is internal and not always visible on the surface. 

Watercolour on paper.

Exhibited Clare County Museum (2023) and Culturlann Sweeney Kilkee (2025)