Seamus Collins
I am a native of Moygannon and always loved drawing and art from an early age, winning my first watercolour competition at the age of ten. A career in Architecture kept freehand drawing very much to the fore and rendering presentation drawings in watercolour fed my love for the medium. Although I had no formal art education, constant practice and attendance at recreational night classes in the last twenty years has rekindled my passion for art. I became a member of Rostrevor Art Group in 2013 and in the last five years participated in Dublin Plein Air Painting Festival, a personal highlight was winning first prize in 2021 at this event. Weekly plien air sessions with Heather Cirefice also contributes to my watercolour development. I am at present inspired by American contemporary watercolourist Thomas Shaller. Title of Work Far-Church tower from Kilbroney Park. Watercolour. The tower in the distance, competes with the surrounding tree foliage in the foreground and mid distance.
Near-Church from The Square. Watercolour. The church is a dominant building within the village square and is framed by trees with the Spire of St Mary’s Star of the Sea as distant back drop. 7
