Mrs McMurray's at the Hill Head ~ hand printed lithograph Irish linen from the initial idea

from the initial idea

I use different types of linen

The image shows a common scene in Ireland with the long lane running up to the cottages and the windswept trees on the horizon

This image shows a typical scene in the west of Ireland where the white washed gable end of a cottage can be seen in the distance along the road towards the village

Mrs McMurray's at the Hill Head ~ hand printed lithograph Irish linen from the initial ideaWhen we were children we used to visit an elderly lady who lived on a small farm among the rolling hills of County Down. She was one of several McMurrays in the area and to distinguish her from the others we always referred to her as "Mrs McMurray at the Hill Head." This image shows the winding lane up to her cottage and the Mourne Mountains in the distance. I made this entirely myself from beginning to end, from the initial idea, through painting