Irish oil paintings of Beara landscapes by John Eagle
Forest paintings and other work
'The Crossing #3'
oil on canvas
The little people are hurring across the divide passing Lions Gate
Falls on their way to the pub see image below which is on the right
hand side of the canvas
'The Cave Entrance' #4
8x32 inches
Supposedly tucked up in their beds the little people stare in wonder
at the moonlight flooding into their cave
Autumn Light
20x24 inches
Being drawn out of the forest darkness by the magical colours of Autumn
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'Light at the End of the
Tunnel' v.3
20x16 inches oil on canvas
This is a re-working of the oil
paintings below
I wasn't happy with the light on
the left, or the rock at top of hillside as they took away from the
end of the tunnel theme
also the light itself was too
vibrant. I took the pic below with my Iphone, whereas the one above
was with my Canon and it much more natural
'Light at the end of the
Tunnel'
20x16 inches oil on canvas
This is a re-working of the oil
painting below
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Leaving the forest way behind, coming out into the open and seeing light for the first time in ages
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'The Cave Entrance'
12x36 inches
Deep inside the forest moonlight pours into the cave, where most of the little people are soundly asleep except for a handful who watch in awe at the spectacle
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'Forest Song'
24x35 inches
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Deep in the Beara forest you hear the sounds of falling water and the faint chatter of the little people
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'Forest Colours'
16x20 inches
Viewing the changing colours, listening to the roar of the cascade |
'Cave Lights'
16x20 inches
On a ledge inside the cave the little people would gaze at the leaves catching the bright moonlight
'The Crossing'
12x24 inches
The branch had fallen across during a storm. We'd run across, more frightened of the roar of the water than the drop to the chasm bottom way below
'Home'
12x32 inches
Moonlight in the forest depths. Our house is on the end of the branch, look closely you can see smoke rising from its chimney. On display at Cleo the Helen Joyce Gallery in Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Forest Dawn
12x24 inches
Early morning in the forest, being slightly frightened by the sudden explosion of dawn sunlight
painted November 2008
'Visiting the Chief Dwarf'
12x16 inches
The great old man lived on the edge of the chasm, on the far side of a creaky fallen log. As long as you didn't pay heed to the cascading water or the drop to the bottomless pit way below, you got across ok
painted June 2009
The Waterfall or Cascade
The secret bathing place, deep inside the forest where no outsiders ever went. The water was always so fresh and nice to swim in
The Crossing #2
painted over August 2010, this oil is no more
'After the Storm'
After a night of heavy rain, rattling branches and strange sounds, there was an eerie calm in the forest
If you would like to see where I have got my inspiration from for the above oils then please click here
'Safe from the Storm'
24x20 inches
The wind was rising, soon the the thunder and lightning would fire off eachother, but our house was safe in the mountains of Beara
'A Day in the Mountains' Sold
24x20 inches
Sometimes, after a storm, we would stand and listen to the roar of the river in flood
Morning Mist
Glenbeg
16x16 inches
painted February 2011
Glenbeg
20x12 inches
painted February 2011
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'The Night Train'
20x16
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The old viaduct near Glenbeigh on the railway to Cahirciveen, Kerry
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'Beara Mist'
30x20 inches
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'Gathering Storm'
35.5x12 inches
Sky's turning wild, a swell is rising, time to row home in haste
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These are paintings I have done for friends
The Glasshouse Mountains of Queensland
I was taken by these mountains when I visited them in November 2012
Beara Lake
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Beara Sunset
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Ice Trucker
painted March 2011
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