Sean Maguire

Sean Maguire was born in Scotland, in the late 1950s the son of Irish immigrants, his father from Donegal his mother from Monaghan. Sean was raised in the Tenements, in Glasgow city center. He now lives and works in Meath. A self-taught Painter, Photographer, and digital artist Sean enjoys photographic manipulation traditional oil and digital painting. He strives to introduce a narrative into his work.

He enjoys learning to further the creative process rather than for any academic need. Sean takes his inspiration from his observances both past and present from the darker and brighter sides of life. Drawing from a diverse number of subjects including a life lived, fairytales, stories, poetry, art, and social injustice. Trying to convey the empathy he feels for the subject into his art.