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Seamus
Berkeley

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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: Bamboo Redwood

    6.25″ x 3.25″, Oil on canvas on board, Inquire. It surprises me that bamboo grows right alongside redwood. This weekend – June 9 and 10 – I’ll be exhibiting new work at my studio, along with invited artists Sarah Berkeley, Heather Chou and Johanna Atkinson as part of East Bay Open Studios. If you are…

  • A Berkeley Daily: Hills, San Geronimo

    6″ x 4″, Oil on canvas on board, Inquire. I love seeing – and painting – the designs in nature. If you are interested in acquiring this painting, send me a note.

  • A Berkeley Daily: Herminia, Study, Guatemala

    5″ x 6.25″, Oil on canvas on board A small portrait study of Herminia from San Antinio Huista, Guatemala. The first two weekends of June – 2, 3 and 9, 10 – I’ll be exhibiting new work at my studio, along with invited artists Sarah Berkeley, Heather Chou and Johanna Atkinson as part of East…

  • A Berkeley Daily: Across the Street, Guatemala

    Across the Street 6.25″ x 4.25″, Oil on canvas on board, Inquire. Geometric abstract? Just across the street looking out my front door in San Antonio Huista, Guatemala. The first two weekends of June – 2, 3 and 9, 10 – I’ll be exhibiting new work at my studio, along with invited artists Sarah Berkeley,…

  • A Berkeley Daily: Three Jars, Midday, Guatemala

    6.75″ x 4″, Oil on canvas on board, Sold The same subject in earlier in the day: subtle and fascinating differences.

  • Three Jars, Evening, Guatemala: Painting by Seamus Berkeley

    5.5″ x 4″, Oil on canvas on board, Inquire. They were just hanging like this in the patio of Byron and Emilio. If you are interested in acquiring this painting, send me a note.

  • A Berkeley Daily: Mango, Dusk, Guatemala

    5″ x 4.75″, Oil on canvas on board, Inquire. An experiment in painting during the last moments of daylight. If you are interested in acquiring this painting, send me a note.

  • A Berkeley Daily: Mango, Afternoon, Guatemala

    4″ x 6.25″, Oil on canvas on board, Inquire. I really enjoyed the colors of those mangoes – this time in afternoon light. If you are interested in acquiring this painting, send me a note.

  • A Berkeley Daily: Mango, Morning, Guatemala

    3.5″ x 6.25″, Oil on canvas on board, Inquire. Surprising amount of color in mangoes, especially early in the morning. If you are interested in acquiring this painting, send me a note.