- "Slievemore Mist", Achill Island,
Ireland, an original oil on panel is the second in a series of
paintings with Irish subject matter. In this misty day scene
painting I wish to acknowledge that sense of leaving a place
and going into the future. When I visited the ruins at Slievemore
it was such a misty morning, beautiful in it's mysterious mist
and light but not inviting. I could not help but wonder what
it was like for the residents that were forced to leave the mist
at Slievemore escaping starvation and famine and followed hope
itself to a better, if not easier way of life. I feel as thought
leaving such beauty must have been heartbreaking in spite of
the circumstances.
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