Girl in the Yellow Coat

18″(46cm) x 22″(56cm)  – measurements include the frame  (awaiting further images)

Straight from a successful exhibition (titled Flashback) in The Hunt Museum this summer, celebrated Limerick artist, Gillian Kenny Shinnors, is back in Kilbaha Gallery with pieces from her latest collection.

‘The Girl in the Yellow Coat’ – is an adorable and striking oil painting of a little girl in a distinctive yellow coat, lost in the moment, as she enjoys her ice cream; indeed a scene most parents can relate to.

Taking her inspiration from the ‘affectionate nostalgia’ of the past; of being on holidays in the West of Ireland – old postcards, sunny days on the beach, the environment, the architecture of the time, the attire, the people – and all these memories being skilfully painted in oils using a colour palette that nods to the really distinct colouration of early Kodachrome photography. Her ability to depict these seemingly every-day moment’s so beautifully and with such a raw, contemporary edge, is remarkable.

Irish Contemporary Art – Oil on Canvas  – Gillian Kenny Shinnors – Original Work – Retro  – Art