An Irish scene can change in moments… shadows advance and retreat across rolling pastures and mountains as clouds veil and then reveal the sun. Steel-grey water suddenly sparkles and dazzles. Hills and peaks loom out of grey mists. Sheep huddle against driving rain on a bare mountainside and wait for better days. Streams tumble and gurgle down wooded slopes, the patterns of their froth constantly changing over peat-brown waters. The Irish landscape is a well-lit stage, a theatre for anyone who cares to look…  Jim Halligan

I was born and grew up in Wexford but now live in Shankill in Co Dublin and have been painting seriously since the early 80’s. I’m fascinated by the ever-changing nature of light in Ireland. Self-taught, I have developed a tight and detailed style in my work to interpret the Irish landscape. Currently, I use acrylic paint on canvas, board and paper as it allows me work quickly while achieving the tonal depth of oil paint. 

Exhibitions to date:

Wexford Opera Festival 1991 …                   Watercolours

Wexford Opera Festival 1992 …                   Watercolours and inks

Guinness Hop Store       1993 …                   Acrylics

Cooper’s, Greystones    1998 …                   Acrylics

The Rotunda Hospital     2002 …                   Acrylics

The Rotunda Hospital     2004 …                   Acrylics

The Loft Gallery               2007 …                   Acrylics

I work mostly to commission. My paintings hang in homes not only in Ireland but also across the world in Japan, Canada, USA, Australia, UK and mainland Europe. I have exhibited paintings at the Oisín Gallery, Dublin and also at the Waldock Gallery in Blackrock, Co Dublin where a large body of my work can regularly be seen.

My work has also been auctioned and included in the catalogues of reputable auction houses such as …

Adam’s of Dublin

Mullen’s of Laurel Park, Co Dublin

Morgan O’Driscoll of Skibbereen, Co Cork

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