Míle buíochas! I am very proud and happy to be featured in this amazing arts and culture programme on TG4. 'Imeall' is a programme I have always enjoyed. This March, 21st you will see me talking about my art, my lifestyle and the people and places that have inspired me to paint like a child would....I try to inject as much innocence to my work as I can, in an attempt to escape the harsh realities of modern living. Thanks to Red Shoe Productions for being so supportive.

I love this picture of two generations working in harmoniously in tandem. My octogenarian Dad and my teenage son were the best team I could have wished for to hang my largest painting to date. I was commissioned to do a large piece based on biodiversity in a local primary school, Glór na Mara, where both my kids went and I also attended it all the way back in the 70s. The piece is a triptych, measuring 1.5 x 3M and it is to celebrate the many ecosystems we are lucky to have in Tramore. The idea was to imagine you are one of the tiny insects who works in the ecosystem to keep it all flowing and balanced, with the depiction of giant flowers and bees buzzing around pollinating as they go. I wanted to try to paint like a child would see the world and to say, loud and clear, that no matter how big or small you are, you play a part in the turning of the wheel. Massive thanks to the staff of the school who were incredibly encouraging and welcoming, every step of the way.

I was selected by the Royal Ulster Academy of Arts to show my painting, 'Bare Feelings', at their 140th exhibition in November. It was such a privilege to be part of a line up like this. The painting depicts a mixed media bear who is coming to terms with their feelings as a single parent living in pandemic times, trying to be strong for their children and experiencing the loneliness that comes with going solo on this journey. Bear is not afraid to express themselves and they are proud to wear their heart on their sleeve as an emblem of strength, boldly branded on their chest.