Noël O'Callaghan

This work came about during the lock-down. As all life-drawing sessions were suspended, I began sorting through my recent drawings, rejecting some and enlarging on others – I let the poses suggest something. In this 3-minute pose the model is sitting on a stool with her left leg and arm upraised. I find stool poses uninspiring and felt that the energy of the gesture spoke of something more dramatic. First the horse appeared to me…maybe Lady Godiva? Then the wing…Pegasus, perhaps? As the title came to me, I realised the work could also be a metaphor for the precarious life of the artist. In my interpretation, the rider/sprite, naked and vulnerable, with the fragility of only one wing, is borne along astride the Green Mare of the imagination.

On a wing and a Green Mare shortlisted for the Janet Mularney Prize at the Highlanes Open Submission Exhibition 2020

July 8, 2020

Rooks Returning at Evening ,watercolour,20 x 30cm,2014

One-Day Watercolour Workshops by Noël O´Callaghan, 18th and 25th August

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019

Sundays 18th and 25th August from 11.00 to 17.00 75 Euro – Lessons, materials, drinks and snacks included in the price Workshop in both English and German Schönstedtstraße 13, 12043 Berlin U-Bhf. Rathaus Neukölln Info und Booking nocal@gmx.net oder Tel: 030 62729927 www.noel-o-callaghan.com Deutsche Text ist unten This one-day watercolour workshop which is energetic and … Read more

Model lying on a bench on her front -blond hair by Noël O´Callaghan, Watercolour and Graphite

Life-drawing workshops with Noël O´Callaghan, Saturday 17th and 24th Aug , 10.30 -16.30

August 8, 2019June 25, 2019

Life-drawing day for all levels. Improve your quality of line, increase your confidence and put some swing in your drawing with dynamic techniques. Small group, individual attention, 75 euro includes materials, model fee and light refreshments. Summer special- bring a friend and get a 10% discount! The Workshops are conducted in English and/or German … Read more

Life- Drawing Workshop, Sunday 23rd June

June 20, 2019June 6, 2019

Life-Drawing Workshop, Sunday 23rd June from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm at Atelier Schön13, Schönstedtstr 13, near U-Bahnhof Rathaus Neukölln. In this workshop you will learn the techniques of mark-making, how to improve your quality of line and to really see your subject. Noël O´Callaghan takes a dynamic approach concentrating on the energy and mood … Read more

What Lies Beneath by Niall MacMonagle

March 13, 2019March 12, 2019

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/what-lies-beneath-plastic-field-by-noel-ocallaghan-37869651.html The Irish Independent, 12 March 2019