‘If you drop a stone into a pond and use that as a starting point, then other images will follow, related to the initial impact.’

I find conciliation in painting which can bring memories to the surface. Sometimes I fall into a dark space where I focus on exploration and research, rather than making something to sell. As I work on a painting, I’m really formulating ideas about what to do next that will complement other works in the process. I’m constantly looking to improve my techniques and sourcing new ideas. Each one is different but linked to the previous image. Recently, I’ve recently been looking at how clouds form and throw a symphony movement overhead.

Martin Ireland 2021.

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Exhibitions Include:

‘Raw Perspectives’, Espacio Gallery, Shoreditch, London (2019), ‘London Visions’, Leyden Gallery, London, (2018), ‘The Male Perspective’, Menier Gallery, Southwark (2017), ‘Nude for Thought’, Nolias Gallery, Southwark (2014), ‘Kink: The Seduction of Art’, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Los Angeles. (2010), ‘Back to the river’, River & Rowing Museum, Henley (2008), ‘Le Dessin-Expressions’, Alexandre Mottier Galleries, Geneva (2006), ‘Impressions’, Concourse Galleries, Barbican, London (1992), ‘Exposures’, St Judes Gallery, Kensington, London (1988).