Shane Johnson Artist Blog

Nov 111 min read

Deelish Garden Centre

This beautiful garden centre on the banks of the River Ilen just outside Skibbereen in West Cork was a favourite place of my mother's,...

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Sep 101 min read

Women on the Water

I was asked to provide a painting for auction at a fund raising event for cancer research in Baltimore. A treasure hunt on the sea forms...

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Sep 41 min read

Mirror Memories

As a teenager I was sent out racing in a Mirror dinghy in Baltimore, West Cork. I liked sailing, but only when the sun shone and the...

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Apr 111 min read

Town in all Colours

I used to do a lot more paintings like this; non-specific locations which let the imagination flow, but are nearly always based on a...

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Feb 201 min read

Tiny Paintings

For the annual Christmas Show at the Doorway Gallery in Dublin, all artists are asked to create their paintings on 20cm x 25cm canvases....

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Nov 4, 20231 min read

Summer's Day at the Bulman

The Bulman is right on the sea near Kinsale. I used to come here as an 18 year old when it was all pub and no restaurant. Back then,...

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Aug 29, 20231 min read

Busy Day at Baltimore Pier

This painting kept me busy through the summer of 2023. I started in May and was finished by late July, At 100cm x 150cm it was bigger...

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