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John Eagle first started painting with oils in 1991 in Allihies, Beara Peninsula. The first time he publicly exhibited work was at the Beara Arts Show in Castletownbere in 1993. The painting was 'Stone Response'.

After this initial exhibition John then concentrated on his photography, making postcards of lighthouses and also working on his book 'An Eagle's View of Irish Lighthouses'. Tom Mac Sweeney, of RTÉ television, launched this book at the Maritime Museum, Dún Laoghaire, in 1999. During this time John painted a few works using a variety of methods excluding oils.

At the Beara Arts Show 2000 he exhibited again using oils, just one painting in monochrome called 'Seine Boat'. He says. 'I had my arm twisted by someone, who urged me to exhibit something. So I painted one for the show.' Spurred on by this success he exhibited two oils the following year
at the same show. Later that year he exhibited at the Christmas Fair in Castletownbere.
In July 2004 he completed his project to make a postcard of every lighthouse on the Irish coastline. The full colour postcards can be purchased singly or in sets of 99. Details can be found at:
www.JohnEaglePhotography.com

2008

August

Worked as an extra in the Neil Jordan movie 'Ondine'

July

Exhibition oils and framed prints at the Lighthouse Show at the Old Market House Arts Centre in Dungarvan

March

Made a pewter scale model of the Fastnet lighthouse. To view the model please click here

2007

October

Exhibition:

The Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan

Irish South West Fisheries present 'Almost Home' oil painting to Irish Minister for Agriculture and the Marine Mary Coughlan TD in Castletownbere.

September

Exhibition:

The Miriam Bailey Gallery, Bandon

July

made 2000 postcards of my oil 'Bringing Home the Turf'

Exhibition:

The Peninsula Painters, Kenmare Art Gallery

West Cork Arts Celebration, Skibbereen

March,

made 2000 postcards of my oil painting 'Returning Home to West Cork'

2006
Christmas group show at The Bridge Gallery, 6 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin
Group show at The Old Market House Arts Centre Dungarvan
October 24 to November 20th
Showed work at The Gallery, Coolounig, Lauragh, Kerry from June onwards
Submitted 5x7 oil to West Cork Arts for fundraising
West Cork Arts Festival July/August showing at The Community Centre, Sherkin Is
Donated 3 oils to 'Silent Art' in Schull (raise money for inshore rescue)
Submitted work to Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
Work can be viewed at:
The Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan
The Kenmare Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Kenmare
The Lavit Gallery, Father Mathew Street, Cork
Munster Fine Art, Adare
The Bridge Gallery, Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin 7
Miriam Bailey Gallery, Bandon, Co. Cork

2005
In 2005 he took part in three major art exhibitions.
Christmas Show Lavit Gallery, November 2005
Miriam Bailey Gallery, Bandon October 2005
Kenmare Art Gallery 2005
Cooperage Restaurant, Killarney, August 2005
Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford July 26th 2005 to August 27th
Beara Arts, Castletownbere July 2005
2004
Christmas Show Lavit Gallery November 2004
Numinous Easter Exhibition
Kenmare Art Gallery April 2004 exhibition
Clonakilty Art and Craft Design Centre
Beara Computers, Castletownbere
Lavit Gallery, Cork
2003
Christmas Show at Numinous Art Gallery
Kenmare Art Gallery
Beara Arts
May Bank Holiday Millcove Gallery
2002
Anam Cara, Artists and Writers Retreat
2002 Kenmare Art Gallery
Beara Arts Exhibition
2001 Beara Arts Exhibition
2000 Beara Arts Exhibition. Appeared on 'Midnight Fry' a cd made by recording and oil painting artist Tim Goulding. I co-wrote the song 'O'Mané'

John Eagle paints with oils, mostly maritime themes to express
his passion for the sea, which he lives close to near the village of
Eyeries in West Cork.
'I viewed your work & its fantastic bold strong simple, I love the way the whole landscape feels like a fabric resting over an ever changing landscape its vast yet lends itself to a feeling of finding a place of rest I love it' .........

June Durkin
(Rusheens Yoga Centre)

John Eagle can be contacted at:
(027) 74275
087 9693745