Noel O’Donoghue holds Portrait exhibition in Dungarvan
The Old Market House Arts Centre, Lower Main Street, Dungarvan is currently showing ‘Before the Shutter’ by Noel O’Donoghue, a self-taught artist who grew up in Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.
Noel has been sketching and painting for as long as he can remember. Strongly influenced by the nature on his doorstep, he has several landscape based works in his portfolio. As a teenager Noel sketched using pencil and now he works in oils and acrylics. He freely moves from portraits to landscapes as he believes this experience of painting portraits gives him a more critical, detailed eye when executing landscapes.
During the Covid lockdown Noel embarked on a project to select and paint historical icons. He then moved to include modern icons and he has completed numerous portraits of family and local people over time. Each portrait is selected to express an emotion or experience, of which Noel said, “I believe this form of painting is endangered by modern technology and needs to be nourished to survive.”
A selection of Noel’s portrait works is now on show until Saturday, February 8th 2025.
The Old Market House Arts Centre is open Tuesday to Friday 11am to 5pm (lunchtime close 1.30pm to 2.30pm) and Saturdays 1pm to 5pm. Admission is free and all are welcome.