MADRA Art Auction 2021 - Flipbook - Page 28
MADRA ANNUAL ART AUCTION, 2021
Patricia Kavanagh
Title: Summertime at the
Cliffs of Moher
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 69 x 39cm, framed
Reserve: €145
Local artist Patricia Kavanagh is best known for her paintings of the rugged Atlantic coastline
and the wild unspoiled landscape of Connemara and the Burren. She works primarily in oils.
Patricia grew up near Blackrock in Salthill where she began painting at an early age inspired
by the natural beauty of her surroundings. She was always passionate about art and her
creative journey continued into adulthood. She graduated from GMIT with a B.A. Degree in
Art specializing in painting and drawing. In her work, light and the effect of light on water and
the landscape is important to her and her fascination with dramatic thundery skies, rough
seas and strong contrasts is evident in many of her paintings. She pays a lot of attention to
composition and colour in planning her work and makes sketches outdoors whenever
possible to try to capture the true colour and feel of a place. Her work has been featured in
the media and in-flight travel magazines and her paintings are in private collections at home
and abroad. The Romantic Period has always influenced Patricia, the music, the poetry and
the artists, particularly Friedrich, Constable and Turner. Patricia strives to bring this ‘feeling’
into her work.
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