Ciaran’s Peculier [sic] Blog

Virginia-based artist Jim Mc Partlin is truly a master of his chosen “oeuvre” of water-colour painting. As Cavan is a region where water is never far from the surface (and is often on the surface) it seems particularly apt as a means of reproducing the area’s landscapes. But Jim is able to do much more than merely reproduce. His paintings aren’t images chasing after photographic perfection. They seem to contain the inner spirit of the locations chosen, so that the observer senses that they are actually at the place and soaking in its atmosphere. What’s more Jim is a really great guy and a wonderful colleague. We have worked together on a book about the county to be published by Cottage Publications of Donaghadea next month. The charming illustrations which have been so well reproduced in the publication are naturally Jim’s work; the text can be laid at the door of yours truly.