Gormleys Gallery

Meet Me @ Dawn, 2019 Signed and dated on reverse Oil on Canvas 35 3/8 x 23 5/8 in 90 x 60 cm "The quirky manner in which Johnston pulls and twists narratives, highlighted by the realistic nature of his work, sheds light on the camouflaged absurdities hiding in plain sight. Johnston invites the viewer to dig through the layers of mundane normality with the shovel of imagination to unearth new perspectives." - Saatchi Art (2023) Award winning artist Stephen Johnston...

Portrait of consequence Oil on Canvas 35 3/8 x 23 5/8 in 90 x 60 cm "The quirky manner in which Johnston pulls and twists narratives, highlighted by the realistic nature of his work, sheds light on the camouflaged absurdities hiding in plain sight. Johnston invites the viewer to dig through the layers of mundane normality with the shovel of imagination to unearth new perspectives." - Saatchi Art (2023) Award winning artist Stephen Johnston...

Patrick O'Reilly The Gardener with Sunflower Bronze 47 1/4 x 49 1/4 x 15 3/4 in 120 x 125 x 40 cm This piece is entitled The Gardener with Sunflower. It is a large scale outdoor scu...

Patrick O'Reilly Right side of the road Bronze 150 x 170 x 60 cm 59 x 66 7/8 x 23 5/8 in 1/1 This piece is entitled Right Side of the Road. It is a large scale outdoor sculpture. Th...

Amanda Watt Lemonade Acrylic on Canvas 20 1/8 x 15 3/4 in 51 x 40 cm "I consider myself a ‘Fusionist’, because I merge styles that inspire me, while playing with the fusion of East and West. I combine orientalism and primitivism with western cubist principles and the expressionists’ use of colour, to create bright and vibrant figurative images." - Amanda Watt Amanda Watt was born in Northern Ireland in 1960, and graduated from the Belfast College of Art and Design in 1982. Just three years out of University, while living in London, Amanda was discovered by top film director Barry Levinson, who invited her to Malibu to paint from his beach house for six months. From this moment, her art took off, and she spent the next twenty years building a successful career in California, making her way into collections of many key LA directors, producers, galleries, and film stars. With annual solo shows in LA, San Francisco and New York, Amanda's bright, vibrant landscapes, interior scenes, and her semi-abstract figurative paintings have became a staple of Californian society. Watt's key collectors include casino mogul Steve Wynn, cultural ambassador Vanessa Branson, former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, and fashion-designer Marla Ginsburg. Her work is held in key global collections including: Allied Irish Bank, Dublin; ARCO Corporation, California, and Nagi Corporation in Tokyo. In 2006, Amanda was burnt out by the sheer volume of work expected of her by these galleries, and took a step back, exhibiting just occasionally until her return to her native Ireland in 2015. Amanda now lives and works in Dromara, Northern Ireland. Artist Statement; "I am influenced by the pattern-making of Gustav Klimt and the highly stylised figures of Tom Wesselman and Alex Katz, as well as Rainer Fetting's use of bold colour and gestural brushstrokes. Japanese woodblock prints and Gauguin's Tahitian women have also inspired me, while the bright Californian colours of David Hockney and the decisive curves of Matisse are clearly recognisable in my work. I favour acrylic paint, which allows a fast pace of work with spontaneous gestures. Transparent washes precede bold primary colours to create depth and vibrancy. Multiple motifs, all from memory or imagination, are peppered throughout my work: highly stylised furniture; a picture within a picture; a torso - fragmented parts that on their own don't necessarily make sense, carefully placed to create a balanced whole." NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS Annual Solo Shows:  1995 - 2005 Timothy Yarger Fine Art, Beverly Hills, California  1993 - 2002 Bowles/Sorokko Galleries, New York & San Francisco  1989 - 1993 Tower Gallery, California Additional Solo Shows:  2004 Marla Ginsburg Productions, private show, Los Angeles  2003 Area Art Gallery, Santa Rosa, California  1999 Lee Hamilton Gallery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles  1998 John Dupree...

Amanda Watt Girl Talk Acrylic on Canvas 61 x 46 cm 24 x 18 1/8 in "I consider myself a ‘Fusionist’, because I merge styles that inspire me, while playing with the fusion of East and West. I combine orientalism and primitivism with western cubist principles and the expressionists’ use of colour, to create bright and vibrant figurative images." - Amanda Watt Amanda Watt was born in Northern Ireland in 1960, and graduated from the Belfast College of Art and Design in 1982. Just three years out of University, while living in London, Amanda was discovered by top film director Barry Levinson, who invited her to Malibu to paint from his beach house for six months. From this moment, her art took off, and she spent the next twenty years building a successful career in California, making her way into collections of many key LA directors, producers, galleries, and film stars. With annual solo shows in LA, San Francisco and New York, Amanda's bright, vibrant landscapes, interior scenes, and her semi-abstract figurative paintings have became a staple of Californian society. Watt's key collectors include casino mogul Steve Wynn, cultural ambassador Vanessa Branson, former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, and fashion-designer Marla Ginsburg. Her work is held in key global collections including: Allied Irish Bank, Dublin; ARCO Corporation, California, and Nagi Corporation in Tokyo. In 2006, Amanda was burnt out by the sheer volume of work expected of her by these galleries, and took a step back, exhibiting just occasionally until her return to her native Ireland in 2015. Amanda now lives and works in Dromara, Northern Ireland. Artist Statement; "I am influenced by the pattern-making of Gustav Klimt and the highly stylised figures of Tom Wesselman and Alex Katz, as well as Rainer Fetting's use of bold colour and gestural brushstrokes. Japanese woodblock prints and Gauguin's Tahitian women have also inspired me, while the bright Californian colours of David Hockney and the decisive curves of Matisse are clearly recognisable in my work. I favour acrylic paint, which allows a fast pace of work with spontaneous gestures. Transparent washes precede bold primary colours to create depth and vibrancy. Multiple motifs, all from memory or imagination, are peppered throughout my work: highly stylised furniture; a picture within a picture; a torso - fragmented parts that on their own don't necessarily make sense, carefully placed to create a balanced whole." NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS Annual Solo Shows:  1995 - 2005 Timothy Yarger Fine Art, Beverly Hills, California  1993 - 2002 Bowles/Sorokko Galleries, New York & San Francisco  1989 - 1993 Tower Gallery, California Additional Solo Shows:  2004 Marla Ginsburg Productions, private show, Los Angeles  2003 Area Art Gallery, Santa Rosa, California  1999 Lee Hamilton Gallery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles  1998 John Dupree...

Grainne Dowling Early Morning Dumhach II Mixed Media on Board 14 x 21 7/8 in 35.5 x 55.5 cm "I want to celebrate the subtlety and nuance, the sense of timelessness, strength and fra...

The Boxer Bronze 78 3/4 x 78 3/4 x 31 1/2 in 200 x 200 x 80 cm Edition 1/1 (S) This piece is entitled The Boxer. It is a large scale outdoor sculpture. The running bear is a common theme in his work as he is remembers his childhood teddy bear. Patrick O’Reilly...

Tangerine Dream Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 18 1/8 in 61 x 46 cm "I consider myself a ‘Fusionist’, because I merge styles that inspire me, while playing with the fusion of East and West. I combine orientalism and primitivism with western cubist principles and the expressionists’ use of colour, to create bright and vibrant figurative images." - Amanda Watt Amanda Watt was born in Northern Ireland in 1960, and graduated from the Belfast College of Art and Design in 1982. Just three years out of University, while living in London, Amanda was discovered by top film director Barry Levinson, who invited her to Malibu to paint from his beach house for six months. From this moment, her art took off, and she spent the next twenty years building a successful career in California, making her way into collections of many key LA directors, producers, galleries, and film stars. With annual solo shows in LA, San Francisco and New York, Amanda's bright, vibrant landscapes, interior scenes, and her semi-abstract figurative paintings have became a staple of Californian society. Watt's key collectors include casino mogul Steve Wynn...

Portrait of ambition Oil on Canvas 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in 100 x 70 cm "The quirky manner in which Johnston pulls and twists narratives, highlighted by the realistic nature of his work, sheds light on the camouflaged absurdities hiding in plain sight. Johnston invites the viewer to dig through the layers of mundane normality with the shovel of imagination to unearth new perspectives." - Saatchi Art (2023) Award winning artist Stephen Johnston...

White Farmhouse Oil on Canvas 55 x 60 cm 21 5/8 x 23 5/8 in "Growing up in the countryside, he developed a great love and appreciation for the beauty of nature around him, which evi...

Spring Grazing Oil on Canvas 45 x 56 cm 17 3/4 x 22 in "Growing up in the countryside, he developed a great love and appreciation for the beauty of nature around him, which evidentl...