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Paul Walls
Saturday 1st November 2008
Bel fas t and the Lagan
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The Directors of the Eakin Gallery
invite you to the opening of an exhibition of
Paul Walls, Belfast and the Lagan
on Saturday 1st November 2008
Wine 2.00pm - 5.30pm
The exhibition continues daily 9.30am - 5.30pm until Saturday
8th November 2008.
On receipt of invitation all paintings are for sale.
Complete exhibition and price list on our website
www.eakingallery.co.uk
Enquiries: Brian and Mary Eakin, Suzanne Eakin
THE EAKIN GALLERY237 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7EN
Tel: UK: 028 9066 8522 ROI: 048 9066 8522 Mobile: 07860 881
966
E-mail: [email protected]
Wine sponsored by
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With ‘Belfast and the Lagan’, I have left the hills andshores of
Donegal, and made the journey back to theshores of the Lagan and my
home city of Belfast.
In the past, the light, drama, and wilderness of Donegalhave
inspired my artistic palette. As this body of workunfolded,
focussing on the Lagan and its busymetamorphosis, I was surprised
to find a kaleidoscope ofthose same emotions and moments developing
in therivers flowing reflections. Set within the theatre of
themountains, and tracing a timeless historical vein betweenOld and
New Belfast, this river is like a beautiful oldglittering necklace,
charting and reflecting the changinglight and scenes of its
city.
Poised and statuesque, Black Mountain, Divis Mountain,and Cave
Hill emulate the aperture in a camera, filteringlight onto the city
and the river below, and presentingthe artist with a theatrical
expression that would havehad Monet and Emil Nolde in raptures.
Their presence isfelt in every picture. Like Monet’s London series
or EmilNolde’s seascapes, ‘Belfast silhouette’, ‘Timepieces’,and
‘Where Starlings Roost’ all capture this ceremonyof light and
water.
Though far from the hills of Donegal or mountains ofBelfast, the
impressionistic reflections of Tom Thompsonand the Group of Seven
are strongly felt in ‘StudiedReflection’, ‘The Lock-Keeper’s House’
, ‘HarbourCommissioners Office’ and ‘Belfast Promenade’.Where these
artists used the great lakes of Canada toreflect the vibrant light
and colour of a northernwilderness, in this work, I have used the
Lagan tomirror cameos of a developing landscape.Belfast continues
to change and the Laganquietly catalogues its moods, as depicted by
the serenityof ‘Towards Ann Street‘ and the bustling progressionand
angular vibrancy of ‘Lanyon Place’. Employing animpasto technique
afforded me the luxury of a morepainterly response to the buildings
and shadowsdepicted.For now, my journey finishes at ‘The Weir’, a
moderngatekeeper which channels the Lagan’s memories andthe spirit
of Belfast, past and present.Its predecessors David and Goliath
rest in thebackground, watching as the river continues its
chronicle.
Much as I love the wild solitude of Donegal, Belfast is stillmy
home.
Paul Walls in his studio
Image courtesy of Donal McCann Photography
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1. Where Starlings Roost36” x 48” Oil £7250
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2. Belfast Silhouette30” x 40” Oil £5750
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3. Harbour Commissioners Office30” x 40” Oil £5750
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4. Time Pieces30” x 40” Oil £5750
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5. Studied Reflections40” x 30” Oil £5750
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6. The Weir24” x 42” Oil £5250
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7. Old and New Belfast24” x 36” Oil £4750
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8. Belfast Promenade20” x 30” Oil £3850
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9. Lanyon Place20” x 24” Oil £3250
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10.Towards Ann Street24” x 20” Oil £3250
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11.The Lock Keepers House20” x 24” Oil £3250
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12.Studied Reflections Reprise20” x 16” Oil £2250
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13.The Weir Expression16” x 20” Oil £2250
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14.Lanyon Place Expression16” x 20” Oil £2250
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15.Where Starlings Roost Expression14” x 18” Oil £1850
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17.Old and New Belfast Expression14” x 18” Oil £1850
16.Belfast Silhouette Expression14” x 18” Oil £1850
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18.Time Pieces Reprise14” x 18” Oil £1850
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20.Old and New Belfast Reprise14” x 18” Oil £1850
19.The Weir Reprise14” x 18” Oil £1850
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21.Belfast Promenade Reprise14” x 18” Oil £1850
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23.Belfast Promenade Expression12” x 16” Oil £1500
22.Where Starlings Roost Reprise14” x 18” Oil £1850
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25.The Harbour Commissioners Office Reprise12” x 16” Oil
£1500
24.The Lock Keepers House Expression12” x 16” Oil £1500
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27.Studied Reflections Expression16” x 12” Oil £1500
26.Belfast Silhouette Reprise12” x 16” Oil £1500
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31.Studied Reflections Expression I12” x 10” Oil £975
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30.Where Starlings Roost Reprise I10” x 12” Oil £975
29.Belfast Promenade Abstraction10” x 12 Oil £975
28.Harbour Commissioners Office Reprise I10” x 12” Oil £975
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PAUL WALLSBorn: Belfast 1965Trained: Manchester Medlock Fine
Arts Centre 1985-88Taught Art in various Sec. Schools &
Learning Centres 1988-95Community Artist, Belfast, working on
Murals for Schools1990-91Member of the NI Arts Council Young Arts
Directory
and Talks on...Scheme 1996Elected An Associate Academician of
the RUA 1999
AWARDSThe Mooney Hotel Group 2003Irish News Prize RUA
2003Wellington Park Prize RUA 1999Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Official Arts Award 1999President's Prize RUA 1998Artslink's Artist
of the month (Arts Council of NI) 1998Arts Council of Northern
Ireland Visual Arts Award 1998Highly Commended, The Laing Art
Competition 1997Wallace Wray Prize for Best Landscape, RUA 1996The
Ulster Arts Club Gallery Award 1995
COMMISIONS & PUBLICATIONSA Buyers Guide to Irish Art,
Ashville Media Group 2002Stepping Stones, The Arts in Ulster
1971-2001,
Publisher, Blackstaff Press 2001RUA, Diploma Collection,
Publisher,
RUA Trust Ltd (NI 32115) 2000Illustrated Post Cards for The
Irish Art Company,
Publisher, Priory Press 1998Illustrated Environmental Book,
Third World Project,
Publisher, OWC 1995Illustrated Environmental Workbook for
Schools,
Publisher, CCS 1991
COLLECTIONSUlster MuseumThe Haverty Trust CollectionNational
Self Portrait CollectionDepartment of the Environment, NIUlster
TelevisionPrivate Collections throughout Ireland, UK and USA
EXHIBITIONSOne Person Show ‘Belfast and the Lagan’,
The Eakin Gallery, Belfast 2008 One Person Show, ‘Harbours’,
The Eakin Gallery, Belfast 2006 RUA at Boyle Arts Festival
2006Four Man Show, Eakin Gallery, Belfast 2005One Person
Exhibition, Walls of Paint,
The Eakin Gallery, Belfast 2004 Magil Fine Art, Dublin 2003The
Laneside Gallery, Coleraine 2003-06Some Recent Irish Painting,
Messum’s, London 2002One Person Exhibition, The Eakin Gallery,
Belfast 2001The Dyehouse Gallery, Waterford 2001The Irish Art
Exhibition, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast 2001The Ashford Gallery RHA
Gallagher Gallery, Dublin 2001The James Gallery, Bangor 2001The
Irish Show, Walker Galleries, Harrogate 2000Modern Ulster Show, The
Eakin Gallery, Belfast 2000Hunter Simmonds Gallery, Bournemouth
2000Ireland Today, Messum’s, London 2000The Irish Show, Albemarle
Gallery, London 1999One Person Exhibition, Cavehill Gallery,
Belfast 1998The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London 1998The
McGilloway Gallery, Derry 1997-06The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
1997-06The Elaine Somers Gallery, Holywood 1997-98The Waterfront
Hall, Belfast 1997Glebe House, Donegal 1997Two Person Exhibition,
Cavehill Gallery, Belfast 1996Charles Gilmore Gallery, Holywood
1995-97The Garrett Gallery, Holywood 1995-96Iontas Small Works
Competion, Sligo 1995The Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast. 1995The
Cavehill Gallery, Belfast 1994-99The Mall Galleries, London
1994-98The Six Artists Exhibition, Ulster Arts Club, Belfast
1994The Ulster Arts Club, Belfast 1993-96The Royal Hibernian
Academy, Dublin 1991The Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast 1990-06The
Higgins Gallery, Belfast 1990-97The Laing Exhibition,
Belfast/London 1989-97The Kerlin Gallery, Belfast 1989-00The Bell
Gallery, Belfast 1989
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T H E E A K I N G A L L E RY237 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7EN
Tel: UK: 028 9066 8522 ROI: 048 9066 8522
Mobile: 07860 881 966 E-mail:
[email protected]
www.eakingallery.co.uk
The Eakin Gallery is interested in acquiring paintings by
leading Irish Artists
32.A Little Piece of Time12” x 10” Oil £975
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