Alan Keating

Alan Keating

Location: Ireland

Art oriented from a young age. Signwriting with a trade qualification after army and Art matric. In the years before computer signage, l worked on ship signage, book illustration for Durban university adult learning program, airbrushed billboard graphics, general signage and murals.

   After moving back to Ireland in 2001 computer signage was becoming widespread, so I did a variety of other types of work in the Cotk area.
   Now retired, l can spend more time on art. I have a number of pencil and oil portraits on Google Photos. Being on Facebook and Pininterest has been an education in blending tools and processes of improvement covering charcoal, watercolour, pencil, oils and mixed media.like monoprints. As regards selling my art, my pension catagory is a problem, but if l see enough interest, l may take the leap.


Portfolio:

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Artwork from 2012 to date. Includes pencil. Charcoal and graphite drawings. Also oil paintings and monoprints. There are watercolour paintings coming soon. I find the monoprints to be very interesting and inspirational. After many attempts to define them over the years, this is how l describe them now. Image capture using oils in a flow medium on glass. Part managed, part accidental and part mysterious. Can l sign them? I think so. Useful source of ideas.

Ant walk. “Ant walk.”

Actual image size is close to 3 inches by 2 inches. These may work as prints enlarged to A4 or A3. Due to the accidental element in creating these image captures, l hesitate to present them as true fine art. But they are a close friend. I find them useful.

Skull “Skull”

Image capture using oils in flow medium on glass. Monoprint.

Bumblebee “Bumblebee”

Monoprint as previous. Through the eyes of an insect.

Marcus “Marcus”

Pencil on textured paper. Referenced from 3 different images. Photo deliberately taken in dim early morning light.

Tass in India “Tass in India”

Image inspired by 1920's flapper. Features changed, hairstyle changed including elements of her dress.

Winter view “Winter view”

Pastel on paper dusted with cement and then spray fixed.