About . . .Irish Artists
Pat and Jan Maher
Pat has won a number of awards for his paintings , which capture the essence of the lovely Southern Irish countryside through a variety of themes, ranging from sweeping evocations of the landscape around his home near Tullow, County Carlow to more intimate interiors and still-life studies.
He is an experienced watercolourist and painter in oils and acrylics.Although basically a figurative artist, his chief interest lies in capturing the subtleties of light and shade as reflected in his chosen subjects. Pat has also painted many portraits to commission.
He was invited to represent Ireland at the Florence Biennale in both 2003 and 2005, and exhibits his work widely throughout Ireland. He has exhibited his paintings regularly in the RDS Art Fair since 2006, and also at the Wexford Opera Festival.
The Longest Note (oil) €1100
She was also an invited artist to the Florence Biennale in 2003 and 2005, and shows her paintings through a number of galleries in Ireland. Additionally, she has recently been involved in painting miniatures, and her intricately painted work in this genre was exhibited at the Royal Miniaturist Society's Annual exhibition in Carlton House Terrace, London, in 2005.
Jan exhibits regularly in Wexford during the Autumn Opera Festival, and also at the RDS Art Fair every November, where she has been successfully selling her work along with Pat, since 2006