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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News from Shanghai
One of the reasons I ventured out on this painting trip was because of a very generous invitation from Sepi and Paul Johnson. Sepi had attended one of my portrait painting workshops at the Taos Institute of Arts two summers ago. On the second day of the workshop she approached me during the session and…
Ever Painted Palms?
One of the more outstanding natural features of Thailand is the lush vegetation. The various palm trees are the most prominent example. Seeing the number and variety here was really enjoyable. There seems to be something very quieting about them. Every day I made mental notes about their characteristics and how they differed from the…
More Painting from Thailand and the Surprise Painting Visitors
When I first arrived at the OK Bungalows, I checked out the area for painting possibilities. Immediately, I saw lots of opportunities for landscapes and seascapes. From inside my bungalow, I also saw some possibilities for working inside which would allow me to work in the event the rainy season started early in Thailand. What…
The Painting Continues in Thailand
One of the reasons I paint is that it offers endless possibilities. It is enjoyable for me to consider new ideas for painting – what the next painting might be. And experimenting with these ideas keeps the process alive and new. Traveling is one way that can help foster new ideas. One example of a…
New Paintings from Koh Pha-ngan, Thailand
Seeing the art in Kuala Lumpur was good as much of it had been unexpected. I was glad to be leaving the city though. Since leaving Taos in June, I had been in cities or urban areas the entire time. Going from San Francisco, to Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur was good for…
Art in Kuala Lumpur
Since getting more painting supplies was the main reason for me to stop in Kuala Lumpur (KL), I thought I would see a couple of galleries and leave quickly. As it turned out, KL had much more art than expected. A few friends from home had given me the names of a couple of people…
Traveling to Kuala Lumpur
I needed to pick up some art supplies before going to my next destination, Koh Phangan, Thailand. Through the internet, I found a painter, Taveepong Limapornvanic, living in Phuket who said the best place for art supplies was either in Kuala Lumpur (KL) or Bangkok. Since KL was on the way, I chose to go…
Singapore
In Singapore, I continued my travel plans to visit art museums and galleries while staying in the cities. First stop here was the Singapore Art Museum. It was the oldest and smallest collection of any museum so far on this trip. There were some Chinese brush paintings, including work done by an artist working with…
Hong Kong Central
Before I left Taos, Jan Mellor had given the name of a travel writer, Andrew Leung, who lives in Hong Kong. Andrew had visited and written about Taos last year. I was staying in Kowloon, which is immediately north the main Hong Kong Island where Andrew lives. I had emailed him a couple of times…