Welcome to open conversations

Open conversations came to light in Ireland, in November 2023, whilst visiting a friend and fellow artist Yvonne Teskey Healy.

Our intention was to paint on location in Aichi, a favourite location of Yvonne’s. However, as the weather turned wet and cold we remained at her home in Ballingarry, County Limerick.

Our first mark

Exactly what we would paint had not been decided since our change of location, however on the first morning I put forward an idea that had come to me through the night.

The next day we commenced drawing and painting, without knowing or planning what outcome it would lead us to.

We stuck paper on the window of her living room, now her Winter studio, enabling us to stand facing the *support (*the base to paint onto, ie: paper). A couple of days later, we placed the same work onto the floor to work horizontally. (we did not have a table to work on).

Yvonne and I began each day with a quiet practice, either a meditative reflection, a personal exchange or a moving meditation. We ended the day outside in nature, walking over the nearby hills or visiting local historic sites.

As artists, we have unique styles, techniques, sense of colour and we usually paint different subject matter.

Yvonne, making marks

“The marks we make in our creative endeavours are as unique as our fingerprints.”

To be continued…