sherkin farmhouse 2009

'unprecedented weather event, west cork' dec. 2010

Shackleton at Patience Camp

nature drops

sherkin farmhouse

the little photo is of George Marsden, the artist who went with Shackleton to the Antarctic.

'polar conversation' 28th Dec 2010

'baltimore road' 7th Dec 2010

'frozen lough ine' 9th Dec 2010, oil pastel on paper

'north street' 12th Dec 2010

'everything seemed promising', oil pastel on brown paper - Dec 22nd 2010

Shackleton and some of his men set off on an 800 mile voyage to find help in the lifeboat 'James Caird'. The rest of the men are waving goodbye. It will be months until they are rescued.

For 6 weeks this winter I was based in the Working Artists Studio, Skibbereen. Inspired by what a news report called 'an unprecedented weather event' I created a series of drawings about the shared dramas to be found in the ice and snow.