catherine dunne artist – Irish Greeting Cards by Catherine Dunne

Posted on 17 April 202417 April 2024 by catherine dunne

New Pop Art Collection

Although I was aware of the work of Andy Warhol, when I visited his exhibition in the Hugh Lane Gallery earlier this year it caught me off guard. I saw how Andy Warhol used the rich and famous in his art and how the whole pop art movement grabbed the attention of a new audience. So I thought, what if I used pop art to draw attention to our fellow creatures who have no voice in our changing world.

So this is what happened, I took my paints and oil pastels and reimagined my Save the World Collection. I know it’s not to everybody’s taste, but I love them! My daughter Dara has always said that it looks like my animal paintings are giving you the side eye – they seem to connect with the viewer. The Pop Art Collection will be available as wall art in the coming weeks.

I hope you enjoy them.

Catherine

Posted on 23 July 202013 May 2021 by catherine dunne

Rebranded, New Look Website

Things were quieter than usual during the lockdown. In some ways it was nice to step back and enjoy the less frantic way of life. I’m lucky as I live in the Irish countryside so I enjoyed taking time watching birds building their nests and becoming more aware of birdsong with the reduced traffic noise. The highlight was frogs – an abundance of frogs hatched close to the house and surrounded the back of the house at night!

The extra time gave me a chance to get back to drawing and painting and revisiting art mediums like pastels. There are a lot of new designs and art on the website and I decided to showcase my art.

I didn’t want to confuse things by having everything under Greeting Cards Ireland so I’ve rebranded as Catherine Dunne. This way, my art and illustrated children’s books can share the limelight!

I hope the website is clear and would value your feedback.

Catherine

Irish Greeting Cards | Art | Children’s Books

Posted on 3 January 201931 August 2021 by catherine dunne

New ‘Save the World’ Collection

I’m currently working on my new ‘Save the World’ Collection of images. So far, I have this lovely Panda as well as a whale and a penguin. The originals are hand drawn and painted in watercolour. I’m hoping to find a wildlife charity that I can donate part of the proceeds to – still waiting to hear back from the World Wildlife Foundation.

I hope you like them … more to follow.

Catherine