John Short At Solomon
John Short at Solomon
I attended the opening of John Short's exhibition 'Horizons' at Solomon Fine Art, Balfe Street, Dublin 2 tonight. The venue was packed.
I enjoyed viewing John's loose and spontaneous paintwork. He painted his paintings with watercolours and ink while including collage in some of them. My favourite paintings were wide and panoramic.
He had included four large ceramic pieces in his exhition. It was nice to see that he was trying a new medium to work in.
Goats in a valley, Glendalough by John Short
Watercolour & inks,
50 x 150 cm
Forty Foot looking West by John Short
Watercolours, inks & collage
50 cm x 150 cm
Forty Foot looking North by John Short
Watercolour, inks and collage
50 cm x 150 cm
Large Platter with Bathers by John Short
Hand painted glazed Stoneware, unique
40 cm diameter
My favourite artworks in John's exhibition. His exhibition will run until Sat 24th May 2025.
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