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.
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Seaing
Living on a sailboat in the Berkeley Marina in Berkeley, California, I was often fascinating watching the water and how it creates abstract shapes of the reflected surroundings. It’s enlivening to notice how even nature can reveal abstract imagery when we look carefully. Seaing, original oil on canvas, 40″ x 18″Original oil painting by Seamus…
Reverence
A figurative painting of people inside the Jama Masjid mosque in Old Delhi, India, showing red carpets receding into the background underneath curved archways. Painting is gallery wrapped, ready to hang. ‘Reverence’, original oil on canvas, 40″ x 20″ by Seamus Berkeley.
Update: Color Mixing Workshop February 2014
I just updated the description for the upcoming painting workshop on color mixing. This painting class will be a hands-on weekend where you will learn to create color charts that you can use for years. If you want an effective method for getting the right color every time, this class will boost your skill and…
Fundamentals Painting Workshop Update
The studio became very quiet today as soon as everyone began working on their still life paintings. Attention and fun work!
Open Studio 22 January 2014 Showcasing Portraits of Family House
Fine artist Seamus Berkeley will host an Open Studio on 22 January 2014, 4pm-7pm, showcasing Portraits of Family House: a non-profit collaboration with Family House Inc. San Francisco. All portraits will benefit Family House Inc. which provides temporary housing for families with a child seeking treatment for a life threatening illness at UCSF Benioff Children’s…
Join the Fundamentals Painting Workshop!
It’s this weekend, January 10-12, 2014! If you are ready for a fun painting adventure, jump over to Painting Workshop: Fundamentals, sign up and join our group for beginning painters. Read more…
‘Cat and Gerald’ Portrait in Sonoma
This portrait now fits perfectly into a beautiful vineyard home in Sonoma, CA. The collectors have lived and worked in New Mexico, which makes the portrait of these elders from the Picuris Pueblo an even more perfect match!
Painting Workshop: Scaling
Putting all of Manhattan onto your eight inch canvas! July 18-20, 2014 How do you transfer the composition that you envision onto your canvas? This is one of the trickiest skills to learn, without which, your painting will not materialize according to your expectations. In this workshop, you will learn how to correctly measure, transfer…
Studio Open House December 14, 2013
Time to Celebrate! Saturday December 14, 2013 3-6pmWith Echo Chien and Henna Artist Robyn Comfort Join me at the studio to share in the goodness of another year’s finale. I’d like to take this festive time of year to thank you for your presence in my life and your support surrounding this passion most…