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February 1st, 2009Featured Painting for February 2012
February 1st, 2012The featured painting for February 2012 is entitled “Woman Draped in Shawl”.
1985, Woman draped in shawl, Acrylic on canvas, Dimensions unknown
Featured Painting for January 2012
January 15th, 2012The featured painting for January 2012 is entitled “Looking Glass”.
1989, Looking Glass, Acrylic on canvas, Dimensions unknown
Featured Painting for December 2011
December 1st, 2011The featured painting for December 2011 is entitled “Madonna and Child”. There are a few other versions of this drawing with one featured on a MS Society Christmas Greeting Card in 2008.
2002, Madonna and Child, Mixed media, 22cm x 14cm
Featured Painting for November 2011
November 3rd, 2011The featured painting for Novermber 2011 is entitled “Entrance”. There are a few other versions of this painting, but this particular one is the largest and I believe most beautiful. The painting resides in Northern Ireland.
1990, Entrance II, Oil on canvas, 152cm x 152cm
Featured Painting for October 2011
October 15th, 2011The featured painting for October 2011 is entitled ”Espangole”. The owner and whereabouts of this beautiful painting is unknown.
1985, Espangole, Acrylic on canvas, 61cm x 46cm
Featured Painting for September 2011
September 1st, 2011September’s featured painting is entitled “Boy Leading A Horse”. Below is one out of the three versions that Ian did of this painting. All of them reside in New York City.
1990-1995, Boy Leading a Horse, Acrylic on canvas, 25cm x 25cm
Featured Painting for August 2011
August 5th, 2011The featured painting for August 2011 is entitled “Circus Scene”. Ian did a small and medium version of this painting plus many renderings of it which can be view in the archive in the album London 1985-1989. The painting currently resides in Northern Ireland.
1989, Circus Scene III, Oil on canvas, 152cm x 152cm
Poem written for Ian
August 1st, 2011Below is a poem written by Lorna Stevens - a friend of Ian’s from Northern Ireland who held a small memorial service for Ian in July 2011.
Ian: The Return of the Artist
A dream of blue sky, golden sands
Two lovers holding one another
Flying through the air amidst translucent orbs,
Being carried towards the sea by the wind,
Like dandelion seed heads or scudding clouds,
Then gently descending into warm shallow water and lapping waves.
Salt air, whipped hair, a storm in July
Three sisters gather on grey sand facing grey water
To scatter some of Ian’s ashes in the Irish sea.
A faint scent of sacred incense in the dust.
Recalling the agony of his genius,
His ethereal beauty,
Narcissis,
Pale face of a statue,
Artisan’s hands,
A tortured man and his art,
His laughter at life’s absurdities.
Later, the visceral terrors of a broken body.
The spiritual succour of Art.
The enchantment of images and words.
Two women and two continents,
One at the beginning, one at the end.
Now completing the cycle,
Returning him to his source,
A small gathering of women,
Laughter and tears,
Paying homage to an impossible man.
Lorna Stevens-Drainsbay-Northern Ireland, 20th July 2011.
Featured Painting for July 2011
July 1st, 2011July’s featured painting is entitled “Fenêtre du Soir”. The translation from French is “Dirty Window” and the painting resides in New York City.
1985, Fenêtre du Soir, Acrylic on canvas, 64cm x 44cm
Featured Painting for June 2011
June 15th, 2011This months featured painting is entitled “La Toilette”. The painting is from 1991 and I believe resides in Northern Ireland. There are many drawings related to this painting in the archive album from 1990 to 1994.
1991, La Toilette, Acrylic on canvas, 152cm x 152cm