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 painted a picture of Paris which is a city we both loved, Paula saw it and loved it. I began painting seriously a year later to occupy my mind and it turned into a form of therapy. I try to introduce colour and emotion into my paintings probably playing out my own memories and emotions and Paulas too. New York also features heavily in my paintings because that was meant to be our next trip before Paulas untimely death.
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.