Rosemary Gifford

 

 

ART IS MY PASSION

 

When I set out to do a piece of work it could end up as a drawing, or a watercolour even an oil.  It will depend on the mood or what has inspired me to pick up my art materials.  Even as I put paint onto the canvas there are times I change and go in an entirely different direction as I find the paint/materials dictate that I work them.

 

Rarely do I ever feel I want to repeat a previous piece of work.  In fact I don't believe I could, as nothing is ever the same.  Some of my best pieces have been captured in a few moments and the energy is apparent in the brushwork as I strive to catch a fleeting shadow or reflection.  Others are quite sensitive and capture the essence of a person and may be a life drawing or someone having lunch in the park.

 

I feel privileged to find my work has been receiving a local following as well as finding it's way into private collections in Donegal, Dublin and Spain.

 

I look forward to the future and in anticipation to continue with my  art and hope that it gives as much pleasure t whoever purchases a piece as I have producing it.

 

 

2006

 

q       Accepted as an associate member Arts Society of Ulster

 

q       Accepted as a member of Ulster Women's Artists Society and winner of 2006 President's Prize.

 

2009   Winner Arts Socirty Ulster James McDonald Prize for Oils and Acrylics

          Winner USWA Presidents Prize for Work of Distinction

          Highly Commended HR Brown Rose Competition