Sister Maureen's Selection of Irish Art with Reflections - Softcover

Maureen MacMahon OP

9781856077514: Sister Maureen's Selection of Irish Art with Reflections

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856077519 ISBN 13: 9781856077514

Publisher: Columba Press, 2012

Sister Maureen's Selection of Irish Art with Reflections brings together the creative works of 42 Irish men and women who dedicated themselves to art in their own particular way. They are artists worth knowing. In the book we are taken on a journey, with Maureen, through each of the works of art and through the lives of the artists who created them, artists from the past and the present, make and female, painters, sculptors and stained glass workers. the selected works are accompanied by a reflection which gives each a further dimension, leading the reader to ponder on the deeper meaning of life. This new collection of Irish Art will be looked at with pleasure, read with interest and wonder, and returned to again and again for insight, inspiration and support. It is a book for everyone, for young and old, for those who want to know more about Ireland's rich cultural heritage and for those who paint or script for the sheer joy of it. Ideal as a gift, or as an aid for personal reflection and meditation.

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Product Description:

In this attractive, full-color book, Maureen McMahon selects a range of Irish Art from the earliest times up to the present day. She then gives a descriptive commentary on the piece and finally moves towards a gentle spiritual reflection on each piece.

About the Author:

Sister Maureen MacMahon OP is a Dominican sister. She was born in Dublin, received her early education in St Louis primary school Rathmines and then became a boarder in Dominican College, Wicklow. On lleaving school she entered the dominican Order at Cabra. It was here that the began her study of art, and later having attended the national college of Art in Kildare Street, Dublin, She received an ATC Certificate and Diploma in art teaching. she taught art in Cabra secondary school, in Sion Hill and in St. Patrick s College of Education, Drumcondra. A fortuitous decision of Maureen and two other art teachers to pursue their love of landscape painting developed into The High Loft amateur painting group. Maureen directed this group for 24 years. She has exhibited paintings in many venues and she continues ot paint and exhibit.

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