Seamus Berkeley
@seamusberkeley@seamusberkeley.com
Seamus Berkeley has been creating paintings, photographs and prints in a variety of genres for decades. Dublin-born, Berkeley lives in Taos, New Mexico and travels extensively for inspiration for his paintings and photographic images.His paintings and images are extensively collected, both nationally and internationally, most of which is commissioned fine art paintings. He uses oils as his primary painting medium, focusing on a variety of subjects in a representational impressionistic style and digital camera and phone for his exploration of the natural world.
What motivates him to create artwork is that serve as reminders to the viewer of our existence in and as part of nature. The primary goal is to make artwork that reflects his personal experience of memorable moments of being alive. Artwork has the potential to evoke a similar memorable experience for the viewer.
347 posts
2 followers
- Blog
- Profile
www.seamusberkeley.com/about
- Homepage
New Painting in the New Year Started!
Here’s a glimpse of the first painting of the new year. It’s so much fun working with a painting knife to apply the oil paint. Enjoy the freedom and challenge in using a blade with a hard edge to create a variety edges and textures because there is less control than with a brush—and letting go is…
Start of a New Year, Start of a New Painting
Good way to start a new year: priming canvas for a new painting. More oil paintings in the making. Stay tuned!
Here Now: Notecards!
Original paintings are one-of-kind. so are exclusive to the one collector who has acquired the piece. I’ve always wanted to make art that is available to anyone who appreciates it and would like to enjoy it in their home or office. Yet, I’ve been concerned about creating more ‘stuff’ in the world that ultimately ends in…
‘Poetry and Painting’ An Art Event at the Taos Studio
It has been a long while since we’ve had an event in Taos. It’s great to be back and we’re really looking forward to this one with poet Sara Berkeley Tolchin. We’re going to take a break from all the news and enjoy good company and good poetry and art. Join us for an evening of art…
‘The Long, Hot Summer’ Show Opening at Berkeley Fine Art Studio
It has been a long, hot summer and the Berkeley Painting Group invites you to see the “fruits of our labor”. Come see how we have taken advantage of the mostly locally-grown produce that are depicted in paintings we have created of luscious summer fruits, garden vegetables and other subject matter all celebrating summer. We…
Mendocino Art Center Painting Workshop
Ever find yourself finishing a painting and realizing it doesn’t look the way you’d like it to look? In this workshop we’ll concentrate on the most important practice for getting the painting you want: seeing clearly. The workshop will include demonstration, as well as group and individual instruction. Visit the FAQ for a list of…
Cherries in a Basket
Fun little painting from our Monday painting group. Thanks to Trisha Buresh for bringing all her challenging objects for painting! Stay tuned for the next show of our group later in August. We’ll have a bunch of new pieces celebrating summer.
Color Mixing Workshop with Peggy Cotton
Many of you have been asking for another workshop on fundamentals of oil painting. Well, your requests have been heard. A colleague of mine, Peggy Cotton, will be teaching the fundamentals of color mixing! And this 2 1/2 day workshop is coming right up this July 31 – August 2, 2015! Peggy is a Bay Area fine artists…
Varanasi Sunset
Think this commission is complete! It will hang in my favorite yoga studio, Ashtanga Yoga Berkeley.