Fáilte romhat! Welcome to my website. It is a pleasure to share my 
work with you. Here you will find an eclectic mix of paintings that range 
from colorful and expressionistic/surreal/symbolist to more traditional 
styled landscapes.  

        A painting, to me, is a window onto another plane; a suggestion of an 
infinite number of stories.  Aside from the landscapes, my work does not 
usually begin with a preconceived notion, but with a blank page and a pencil. 
Then, there is a process of drawing in through my subconscious a notion 
already existing in the universe, which I translate into the language of art.
I generally prefer to let the work speak for itself, rather than attach an official 
translation to the work, as a painting has something different to say to each 
viewer. I, myself, often dont decipher a concrete meaning from the work 
until its completion.         

        I am currently painting landscapes of various places I have visited in Ireland.
I work in my studio from photographs I have taken during my travels there. 
I have a strong spiritual connection to the land, its people and their culture.
It is the land that my ancestors walked on and worked on, and surely, a place 
where I have spent many lifetimes. The locations and compositions that I 
choose for my work are those that capture my soul and imagination, as well as 
my eye. Here, I do not feel that the land is simply beneath my feet, but is also 
within me. It is these moments of communion with the land that I attempt to 
capture in my paintings.  

        Go raibh mile maith agat! Thank you for stopping by.Please feel free to contact 
me with any comments or questions. 

Peace and blessings, 
Colleen Deery 

*Special thanks to Phil Radelat for photographing my work and to 
John Nevin for building the website.