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Irish Art Man Gallery
Green Street
Dingle
Co.Kerry
066 9150950
086 8137917
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 Cormac O'Leary was born in Cork and grew up in Sligo. "I was very lucky, I grew up in a house that was full of paintings and artists. I was always drawing as a child, and just continued doing it". His father John was a distinguished painter and a charismatic teacher, and was a major influence. Cormac graduated with a diploma in fine art from Sligo RTC, and then lived in Spain for a time. He worked in Sligo Art Gallery before devoting himself to painting full time.
His father's great lesson... "Drawing is the basis for everything. You should produce a drawing a day" is still adhered to. He works primarily in oils and his reputation is growing. "I enjoy the abstract quality of paint and I work in layers. I am conscious of when it is complete as I know how easy it is to overdo it, not knowing when to stop - if you do that you lose the spontaneity and it becomes overworked. I may look at a piece that is not my favourite and try to work out what I did wrong, but I cannot often work back - it is all to do with what comes out when that image begins to take over". |
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