Exhibition Jennifer McAuliffe

Exhibition Courtyard Gallery, Midleton, Cork - 3 November, 2010.

This is a bright yet cosy little gallery with a permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. I didn’t have a lot of time to spend browsing round at the time, so I narrowed down quickly what inspired me enough to want to find out more.

 Church on Princes Street

I discovered I was soon absorbed in a number of paintings and prints giving off a feeling of atmospheric otherworldliness. These were by an artist named Jennifer McAuliffe whose work was amongst the permanent collection. They were oil paintings of buildings and scenes around Cork City.

The soft, misty, muted colours and sepia tints of all her work on display appear to be bathed in gentle light; reflections seeming to bounce around and to give off a very expressive hazy shimmering quality. These features combined, somehow also give off an aged and comfortable, yet fresh and buoyant look, glowing with light and character.

City Reflected