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Seamus
Berkeley

Artist

Beauty in the Ordinary

Seamus Berkeley
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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  • A Berkeley Daily: Purple, Green, Apple

    11″ x 6.25″, Oil on canvas on board Some fun with fabric and fruit. One more in a series of larger paintings framed in a shadow box. Missed getting out paintings recently – busy with the portrait and fundamentals workshops and a few portrait commissions. More paintings on the way! If you are interested in…

  • A Berkeley Daily: Three Onions

    11.25″ x 6.25″, Oil on canvas on board Three onions painted with a knife – painting knife that is! Another in a series of larger paintings framed in a shadow box. Second workshop this week: Fundamentals of Painting. If you are interested in acquiring this painting, send me a note.

  • A Berkeley Daily: Enver

    11″ x 9.5″, Oil on canvas on board A study of my good friend Enver. I’m giving two workshops over the next two weeks: Basics of Portraiture and Fundamentals of Painting. If you are interested in acquiring this painting, send me a note.

  • A Berkeley Daily: Lemon Still

    11″ x 6.5″, Oil on canvas on board A lemon on a sill. Another slightly large painting – this one is 11” by 6.5” and framed in a shadow box. I’m giving two workshops over the next two weeks: Basics of Portraiture and Fundamentals of Painting. If you are interested in acquiring this painting, send…

  • A Berkeley Daily: Taos Porch

    7.5″ x 10″, Oil on canvas on board, Sold A scene near my studio in Taos. I’ve decided to vary the size of the paintings a bit (along with the price) just to keep the blog new. This one is 7.5” by 10” and framed in a shadow box . I’m giving two workshops over…

  • A Berkeley Daily: Tree, Sunset, Guatemala

    6″ x 4″, Oil on canvas on board, Sold What is it about the earth turning away from the sun that is so fascinating? I will be busy giving two workshops over the next two weeks: Basics of Portraiture and Fundamentals of Painting. Still may get in a painting or two!

  • A Berkeley Daily: Grey, Red Apple

    4″ x 8″, Oil on canvas on board, Inquire. Color, grey and a mysterious column! If you are interested in acquiring this painting, send me a note.

  • A Berkeley Daily: Lamp Shade, Antigua

    6″ x 4″, Oil on canvas on board, Sold After painting this, everywhere I walked all I could see were the shadows.

  • A Berkeley Daily: Near Todos Santos, Guatemala

    4.25″ x 6.75″, Oil on canvas on board, Sold The countryside between Todos Santos and San Martin in Huehuetenango is quite spectacular.