This August I am delighted to be having my first solo exhibition at La Petite Galerie at the Rocque Paper Co. in Gorey village. It is open on Wednesdays to Saturdays from 10am to 2pm.

Living Colour: The Ocean’s Palette  invites viewers into the vibrant ecosystems of coral reefs and rockpools, teeming with motion, texture, and striking colour. Beneath the ocean’s surface lies a world of astonishing colour- a living breathing palette shaped by light, movement and time. 

These paintings bring the extraordinary vibrancy of the underwater world to the canvas.  Through a series of vibrant, richly pigmented paintings, each work captures the ocean’s extraordinary biodiversity and the beauty of marine creatures.  From the iridescent patterns of a tiny blue ringed octopus to the delicate intricacy of soft corals swaying in the current, these colours are drawn from life itself, echoing the extraordinary chromatic language of the sea.

Yet beneath the beauty lies a deeper truth: this world of living colour is fragile. Warming waters, coral bleaching, and human impact are threatening the very brilliance that defines these underwater habitats, and these living ecosystems are vanishing.  The works in this exhibition are not only visual celebrations, but a tribute to the ecosystems that are disappearing before our eyes.

“Living Colour: The Ocean’s Palette” asks us to slow down, to look closely, and to reconnect with the oceans that sustain life on Earth. Through art, it becomes possible to honour what we still have and reflect on what must be protected.

Living Colour: The Ocean’s palette Art exhibition