Breon O'Casey Art

Christmas Card (Dark Grey with Four Painted Cut Outs) Painting by Breon O'casey Additional information: Medium: Gouache and collage 10.2 x 14.2 cm 4 x 5 5/8 in Born in London 1928, Breon O’Casey was the son of the actor Eileen Reynolds and the playwright Sean O'Casey. In 1937 the family moved to Totnes where Breon O'Casey thrived at Dartington Hall School. Dartington was founded by Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst, who had a vision of a Utopian community which combined the working of the land with the life of the spirit through the arts. The emphasis the school placed on physical activities and skills, considering them equally important to academic skills, was crucial to him. At Dartington O’Casey learnt “to think with my hands as well as my head.” After National Service he attended the Anglo-French Art Centre in St John’s Wood...

Christmas Card (Dark Grey with Three Painted Cut Outs) Painting by Breon O'casey Additional information: Medium: Gouache and collage 10.2 x 14.2 cm 4 x 5 5/8 in Born in London 1928, Breon O’Casey was the son of the actor Eileen Reynolds and the playwright Sean O'Casey. In 1937 the family moved to Totnes where Breon O'Casey thrived at Dartington Hall School. Dartington was founded by Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst, who had a vision of a Utopian community which combined the working of the land with the life of the spirit through the arts. The emphasis the school placed on physical activities and skills, considering them equally important to academic skills, was crucial to him. At Dartington O’Casey learnt “to think with my hands as well as my head.” After National Service he attended the Anglo-French Art Centre in St John’s Wood...

Spots I, Acrylic on Paper Painting by Breon O'Casey 1928-2011, 2000 Additional information: Medium: Acrylic on paper 9 7/8 x 12 7/8 1 1 Born in London 1928, Breon O’Casey was the s...