Watch the time lapse of this piece being made. Bare footed and wearing my Dad’s overalls.
Made on the floor of my studio in Holywood while people watched from the window. I have always dreamt of having the space to create in this way! Acrylic on extra large heavy weight paper.
If you have a hall landing big enough for this burst of energy with neon flecks this piece would be perfect!
This VERY LARGE piece is now dry and ready to go to the framers.
The frame will need a perspex protection instead of glass to fit the size.
During my time at art college I made large paintings during what is known as a “performance” where there is an accidental audience of people passing by. Alternatively on the opening night of an exhibition I would make a piece “live” while my invited guests watched the painting unfold from start to finish.
It is not uncommon now for us to watch street artists or painters live on social media making their work while others watched. I have always enjoyed it and during the half term break I made this life size Autumnal flower painting. It was a rainy day and I made the painting as people looked through the window of the studio holding their umbrellas.
It would be perfect in a hall landing or above a fireplace in its mighty size of 152cm x 240cm!
Aly is a Northern Irish-based Artist, Writer, and Educator. She has several accolades to her name, most recently:
> Nominated 40 under 40
> Listed as top 100 / Small Business Saturday
> Finalist in the East Side Awards
Aly works from a studio near Belfast which is conducive to her family life with her husband and their three young boys.
She is passionate about placing importance on everyday moments, objects, and places in her oil paintings and pastel work. Her practice is influenced heavily by her own childhood memories of growing up in a smallholding in the Irish countryside.
ALY IS AN ARTIST SPECIALISING IN STRIKING, VIBRANT AND MIXED MEDIA, ALY WAS AWARDED A FIRST-CLASS HONORS DEGREE AND A DISTINCTION IN HER MASTERS IN FINE ART WHICH SHE COMPLETED FOLLOWING HER DEGREE.
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