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THREE very different artists are coming together for an exhibition which will show the character and beauty of their local area of north Clare through the eyes of the talent- ere Mba Keb ara (OLbE-N icp
“Solitary Company” is the title of the exhibition by three artists from the north Clare area in the Court- house Gallery, Ennistymon this Au- gust.
Inspired by their local landscape artists Mona Hynes, Patsy Ricks and Mary Fahy have created a di- verse show highlighting each of their unique visions.
The three were chosen after an in-
vitation from the gallery to submit work, co-ordinator Maria Kerin, said “because of their very different approaches and the way they com- pliment each other. They have three interpretations of their local space, using very different techniques and approaches.”
The exhibtion will be opened by Councillor Flan Garvey in the Court- house Gallery, Parliament Street, En- nistymon, and will run from August 7 to 30.
The gallery will be open to visitors from 12pm to 5pm, Tuesday to Satur- day and Maria will give talks about the works on Wednesday, August 14 and 21 at 1.15pm and 4.15pm.
All of the paintings are for sale and
there is free entry into the exhibi- noe
Galway born Mary Fahy has cre- ated dense landscapes highlighting the edge of things; where sky meets land, where sea meets shore, to twi- light images at the edge of day. In some paintings Mary suggests inter- action between people and environ- ment: a trace of a footprint, evidence of people having passed through.
Being an artist from the Burren, Mona Hynes expresses her connec- tion to it through paintings that are in a fluid expressive style and deal with an emotional and imaginative response to this beautiful and often desolate landscape.
Mona allows the paint the freedom
to form an initial image by dropping and pouring it onto the canvas and then she paints over this. She never knows what the final piece will look like. For Mona Hynes this process reflects the unique and mysterious quality of the Burren.
Patsy Ricks, an artist based in the Courthouse Studios, engages with everyday scenes in Ennistymon and Lahinch such as dilapidated build- ings, old stone walls, rust and even the dogs in the street catch her eye.
She feels it is necessary to record, through the medium of watercolour, the demise of buildings and their surroundings in the local area. Patsy Ricks work is her chronicle of places fast disappearing.