I love to go into my studio, put on music and ‘do not disturb’ on my phone, and give myself hours of solid painting time.

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your work:

I grew up in Bishopstown, travelled and lived in different places before returning to live in Douglas, Cork, with my family and our two dogs, Bowie and Doris.

I work from home in my garden studio. Every day is different between responding to sales emails, updating my website, writing proposals, doing research, sketching and painting.

I especially love when I’m working on a new body of work for an exhibition. The discipline of a hard deadline is very motivating and it has really helped my work shift and evolve.

I’ve been very lucky to have had two solo exhibitions this year in Limerick Museum and ArtNetDlr, Dublin, and I’m currently working towards a solo exhibition in Signal Arts Centre, Bray, in early 2025.

What is your ideal way to spend a Friday night?

I love Friday night — that feeling of the endless possibility of the weekend stretching out ahead. Usually we stay in on Friday.

My favourite part of the weekend is when our teenagers sit down and watch a movie with us. As they now have social lives of their own, this is rare and all the more precious for it.

Lie-ins or up with the lark —which is it for you?

I’m a natural night owl who has retrained as a lark. I’m up very early all week and it slips into the weekend too, maybe not quite as early, but still early.

Our elderly rescue lurcher Doris often wakes me up with early morning whimpers. She’s an old lady who needs to be brought out to pee very early.

Does work creep into your weekend at all?

Always. I’m a painter and I love to paint. During the week, I get short bursts of time between school runs, dog walking, to-do lists, and the endless admin side of being an artist.

At the weekend, I love to go into my studio, put on music and ‘do not disturb’ on my phone, and give myself hours of solid painting time. When the painting goes well, it doesn’t feel like work.

If money was no object where would you head to on a weekend city break? And who would you bring with you?

I studied in Paris for a year when I was 19 and it remains my favourite city. I’d spend the weekend with my husband, seeing art, walking around my old haunts, and people watching.

Closer to home, is there some place you like to head to recharge the batteries?

The Dingle Peninsula is my favourite place in the world. When I was a child we used go there every year and it’s still as beautiful and unspoilt as I remember.

It has the most beautiful walks along the cliffs and beaches. I always feel inspired and renewed when I’m there.

Do you like to catch up with family and friends at the weekend?

Family is always the priority and sometimes the weekends are almost as busy as the week but when I’m free I love to get dressed up and catch up with my girlfriends, go on a date night with my husband, or meet a friend for a long walk and chat.

Do you get to indulge any hobbies? Even as a spectator?

I started a podcast ‘The Warrior Artist’ in 2023 which might be considered a hobby as I knew nothing about podcast making or editing before starting it and I’m still learning. When I have free time I love to work on this.

Entertain or be entertained? If it’s the former, do you have a signature dish?

I used to spend many many hours cooking and baking everything from scratch when my children were little. I think a lot of thwarted creativity went into baking elaborate birthday cakes.

Since I’ve started painting full-time, I’ve scaled back on cooking to the bare minimum and my husband has taken over. I definitely prefer to eat out rather than entertain at home.

We have so many places to eat out in Cork — where are your go-to spots for coffee, lunch, special meal?

Jacques (especially the cozy Oliver Plunkett side), Cafe Paradiso, and L’Atitude are my favourite places to eat out.

Sunday night comes around too fast — how do you normally spend it?

We usually walk the dogs, have a Sunday dinner at home, watch a movie, and try and go to bed early for the week ahead.

What time does your alarm clock go off on Monday morning?

Anytime between 5am and 6.30am, depending on what time I went to bed and how tired I am.

I like those quiet hours to myself. I’ve become someone who has to have a ‘morning routine’. It doesn’t always happen but when I can I meditate, journal, exercise and stretch before the school run and starting work. Whenever I start my day this way, I have so much more energy.

Anything else you are up to right now?

I will be part of this year’s Backwater Artist Group Winter Salon where visitors will have a unique opportunity to purchase artworks made especially for the event from up-and-coming and well-established artists at affordable prices while also supporting your local artists community.

All artworks will be A5 and A4 works on paper, priced at €150 and €200.

There will also be a members’ exhibition with larger works in different mediums in The Long Space gallery and raffle tickets for a chance to win beautiful original artworks by artists Debbie Godsell, Oonagh Hurley, Lynn-Marie Dennehy, Ciara Rodgers, and Bernadette Tuite.

The Winter Salon opens on October 25 from 6pm to 8pm at Backwater Artists Group, Wandesford Quay, Cork. All works and raffle tickets will also be on sale on www.backwaterartists.ie.

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