John M Keane

Hi my name is John Keane and I live in Dublin. I began painting 2 years ago when my wife died at a very young age. I had drawn 3 pictures back in my 20's with chalks but never kept it up. I began painting seriously a year later to occupy my mind and it turned into a form of therapy. I try to introduce colour, movement and emotion into my paintings. New York also features heavily in my paintings because I find it such a vibrant city.
I love the country side the sea and the vibrancy of cities and these are essentially my theme for now. I painted twelve bens and connor pass having seen some beautiful scenic photos online, blues and greens are so calming. I grew up in Kerry so am no stranger to beautiful scenery. I had also admired Padraig Mc Cauls vivid cottage paintings so thought I would give it a go in my own style. I also love Paul Henrys blue mountains so I try to integrate them too.