Hello, I’m Irene, a contemporary artist, living in Shenley.
I graduated from Winchester School of Art in 1994 with a BA
Hons in Textile Design and had a successful career designing
knitwear for luxury brands at the top end of the high street for
many years. I have always painted and these days it is my
primary passion.
Colour and texture are integral to my paintings, which are
primarily acrylics and I am endlessly inspired by nature and the
strong feelings it evokes in us; the power it has to soothe us in
times of emotional turmoil.
My recent paintings are inspired by the Cooley Peninsula in Co.
Louth, Ireland. I have family there and it is a place of
outstanding natural beauty. It was while I was on a trip there
following the untimely and sudden passing of my wonderful
mum three years ago, that I was struck by nature’s powers of
soothing – the intensity of colour of the heather and the gorse
was breathtaking and the sheer scale of the view made me
feel so close to my mum. It was a fleeting moment of awe in
the midst of sorrow and was to profoundly stay with me in the
months to come. Woven through my paintings are the feelings I
experienced there, and I hope that others can find their own
solace in my works.
My paintings have been professionally scanned and
reproduced as luxury greetings cards and fine art giclee prints,
using museum grade archival inks onto high quality thick
textured paper. Cards can be purchased singly or in a
personalised box of 6 or 9
You can view my current paintings, cards and prints on my
website:
Instagram @irenemayeart
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