2016 Paintings by Jackie Edwards

And so the year 2016 comes to an end, so it's only fitting that I show you just a few images of paintings I created mostly at my studio by the sea in South Wexford, Ireland.

It was an exiting year for me. Starting in Mexico, Lake Chapala, at a months long residency which started on 15th December, right through to January 15th 2016- what a start!

The images connected to Mexico, are on going,  and will not be shown just yet, but I am confident of my progress with this work and I have a good flow with it, but here is a little piece I painted over there called;
'A Proud Mexican'....for obvious reasons!

So here are some of the pieces I have worked on since which were shown in the Doorway Gallery, Art Fairs in Bristol, U.K, Battersea, Hampstead, Cambridge, London U.K and the Edinburgh Art Fair, Scotland...enjoy, I hope!

'Gift of Time'

Oil on Linen over Wooden Panel

37x31 cm

 

'Gingvarr'

Oil on Linen over Wooden panel

50cx41 cm

 

 

'High Tea in Mexico'

Oil on Linen over Wooden Panel

97x83 cm

 

 

'The Heart that Asks'

Oil on Linen over Wooden Panel

47x36 cm

Winner of the Portrait Prize from Ross Fine Art

at the Annual Exhibition, Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.

 

                                                            'Return of the Thin White Dub'
                                                             Oil on Linen over Wooden Panel
                                                                               121x62 cm
                                                            Accepted into the Annual Exhibition,
                                                            Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.

                                                         
                                                             'F.T.Topper'
                                                               Oil on Linen
                                                                   60x50 cm

 

'Regret'

Oil on Linen over Wooden Panel

39x34 cm

 

                                                                            'Hush'
                                                       Oil on Linen over Wooden Panel
                                                                       71x54 cm
                                               Now showing at Gormley's Christmas Exhibition,
                                                 Belfast

http://www.gormleys.ie/

 

                                                                       'Luna Enigma'
                                                        Oil on Linen over Wooden Panel
                                                                        81x60 cm
                                           Now showing at Gormley's Christmas Exhibition,
                                                 Belfast

http://www.gormleys.ie/

 

 

'Heavens Above'

Oil on Linen over Wooden Panel

50x43cm

Now showing at Gormley's Christmas Exhibition,

                                                 Belfast

http://www.gormleys.ie/

 

So there you are, 2016 and a selection of my paintings. I loved painting all of these and would like to thank all the models to which the paintings here without, I am so grateful to all of you.

 

So now I am getting prepared for what looks like a very exiting 2017.

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

XXX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SO..What's Going On- Cambrdge..

The Cambridge Art Fair.

I am very exited to have my new work on show in this years Cambridge Art Fair,
Thanks to the Dublin Gallery who represents me in Ireland, the Doorway Gallery.

 

The above image shows how the display of some of my work looks this evening for the private view.

The top piece is called; 'High Tea in Mexcio', underneath left; 'F.T.Topper, and beside it looking on is 'Gingvarr'.

 

 

'High Tea in Mexico'

Oil on Linen/ Panel

97x83 cm

 

 

'F.T.Topper'

Oil on Linen/ Panel

50x60 cm

 

 

'Gingvarr'

Oil on Linen/ Panel

50x41 cm

 

The Doorway are showing at stand B5 & B6,

The Cambridge Art Fair,

Market Sqare,

Cambridge.

England.

30th September- 2nd October. 2016

http:///www.CambrdgeArtFair.com

http://www.thedoorwaygallery.com/news/cambridge-art-fair-2016/107/ 

I would love you to drop by.

 

Thanks everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SO..What's Going On- Cambrdge..

The Cambridge Art Fair.

I am very exited to have my new work on show in this years Cambridge Art Fair,
Thanks to the Dublin Gallery who represents me in Ireland, the Doorway Gallery.

 

The above image shows how the display of some of my work looks this evening for the private view.

The top piece is called; 'High Tea in Mexcio', underneath left; 'F.T.Topper, and beside it looking on is 'Gingvarr'.

 

 

'High Tea in Mexico'

Oil on Linen/ Panel

97x83 cm

 

 

'F.T.Topper'

Oil on Linen/ Panel

50x60 cm

 

 

'Gingvarr'

Oil on Linen/ Panel

50x41 cm

 

The Doorway are showing at stand B5 & B6,

The Cambridge Art Fair,

Market Sqare,

Cambridge.

England.

30th September- 2nd October. 2016

http:///www.CambrdgeArtFair.com

http://www.thedoorwaygallery.com/news/cambridge-art-fair-2016/107/ 

I would love you to drop by.

 

Thanks everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Little Bit About...

Hi everyone,

I would like to share with you the latest press interview with myself.

Many thanks to Wexford based journalist Maria Pepper and the Wexford People newspaper
for this article entitled 'Striking Realism by Jackie Edwards.

Delighted!

 

 

If you find it hard to read it here then please visit; http://www.facebook.com/JackieEdwardsArt or the People Paper's website; http://wexfordpeople.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

'Paper Heads' in Berlin

WHAT A SEND OFF!!

I dreamed that the last of the pieces from a collection I have finished would have a send off in Berlin.

Recently, I removed the collection 'Paper Heads', from my website, as I am working on new collections and although I and many people have had so much fun with these pieces- it was time to move on for other things.

But they were not leaving without a bang!

And what a great way to say 'Goodbye Paper Heads' than wonderful Berlin, in their own tiny little exhibition of only FIVE pieces.

Just for a bit of fun, and to raise a glass and say 'Prost' to the paintings that gave so much joy online, all over the world and with their showings in Scotland and Ireland.

The 'Paper Head' series was originally commissioned by a gallery in the Scottish Boarders in 2012, after one of the paintings, the first, catched the eye of the gallery owner and his wife, and they wanted many more like it!

So they had an exhibition and many more followed, I think perhaps around 23 in total.

But one can only do so much or the same type of thing, and, as my work progressed, I needed to paint other things. These were, after all, paintings that were asked of me,  and my life was moving in other directions.
I need to paint how I see and feel.

But so much work and research, and painstaking detail went into this work, and now I am SO very happy to present them in Berlin for the final goodbye.

Cant wait!

The exhibition 'Paper Heads' begins at 8 pm at Irish Berlin, Gr. Hamburger Str. 36A, 10115 Berlin-Mitte, Germany.
Irish Berlin, Gr. Hamburger Str. 36A, 10115 Berlin-Mitte, Germany

YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO DROP BY FOR THE EXHIBITION OPENING.

The Affordable Art Fair Hamstead.

LAST DAY!
At the Affordable Art Fair Hampstead in London where my new work is on display with the Doorway Gallery.
Delighted to be a part of this years show!

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=2416d76f2fee5335b8ff5422e&id=9a2b1c4abc

Here is my latest piece;

'Gingevarr'

Oil on Linen Panel

50x41 cm

 

The sitter in this piece is a warrior in the TV Series 'Vikings'

I have had the honour of being able to paint some of the people there who I meet on set!

 

Visionary Art Gallery

Hi everyone, I'm delighted to tell you that I have been invited to join the Visionary At Gallery!

I have always admired this wonderful website managed by a great artist himself, Otto Rapp, but I never thought I would be invited to join.

My work is now displayed amongst some of the worlds best Visionary artists, so quite an honour
for me.

So here it is; http://www.vagallery.com/jackie-edwards.html

The first images uploaded to the site and in the public gallery.

I have a bit of editing to do and some more images to upload and will keep you posted!

Two pieces were feature today,  'Old Hand'; http://visionarytribe.ning.com/photo/old-hand?context=featured

And 'Humility'; http://visionarytribe.ning.com/photo/humility?context=featured

Here are the featured works; http://visionarytribe.ning.com/photo/photo/listFeatured?xg_source=msg_feat_photo

I hope you enjoy the incredible works of art there.

All the best, Jackie.

Facebook, my Blog and Jackie Edwards Art

Hi everyone,
                   just a quick note about the  Facebook badge here on my blog.
To the right of the page you will see a Facebook badge. This is the one to my
personal profile and not the one for my art page, which is this;

http://www.facebook.com/JackieEdwardsArt

This is where I post everything, new images of paintings, exhibitions etc, and
where you can contact me.

For some reason, Facebook keeps putting this profile up instead of my page,
even though it says its installing my page badge and I cant manage to change it.

SO, any help with this is welcome.

I do hope you will drop by to my page. If you have a page yourself and 'like'
mine, then leave a message that you saw this post and I will 'like' yours too.

We can all help each other on that one!

Best wishes,
                  Jackie.

Time to Say Goodbye....

Hi everyone, I would like to tell you a little bit about a series of paintings I created called 'Paper Heads'.

In 2011, I exhibited at the Art fair RDS (Royal Dublin Society))
It was a great show, and at the end I made some great contacts, leading me on to my now representing gallery in Ireland, The Doorway Gallery.
As well as that, I was approached by a gallery on the Scottish Boarders- who has since changed names.
The owner really liked one of the paintings I had on display, it was called 'Bookface'
The gallery were to represent me in Scotland.
They commissioned a whole set of paintings very similar to 'Bookface', which led to my collection
'Paper Heads'
 http://www.jackieedwardsart.com/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=category&id=5&Itemid=8

What you see on my website on the link above, is only a small selection  of about 25 pieces that were created, by request from the gallery. But I was not comfortable to produce any more and feel they were indeed a bit of fun to begin with but certainly do not best represent my work as an artist, it was asked that I painted these, I was so happy to be represented in the UK, but art 'on command' like this, is not always a good thing. the pieces were complicated, good fun but took a lot of work with reference. I was getting inspiration from a face and then adding poems, verses etc, in the writing on the 'surround', to really tell you about the character I was showing you.
So now it is time to say goodbye. I am taking them down off my website and they are a collection of the past.
They were appreciated by many, who really had good fun with them- but they are not me..
I have moved on......

Only four of these pieces are now available, and in my possession.

A new collection is being born.