Tattykeeran Art Studio | 25 Drumeen Rd | Beragh | Co. Tyrone | Northern Ireland

‘EARTH SPIRIT’ oil paintings and gouache watercolours opens at the McKenna Gallery, Castle St. Omagh, on Thursday 10th September and continues until 3rd October 2009.

The paintings are inspired by a passion for the wild countryside, and ‘Earth Spirit’ expresses the mystery of nature, and the folklore which grew from the celtic landscape.

Each tree had its own personality and resident spirit. As an embodiment of the universe, the roots of the tree inhabit the underground, the deep knowledge of the earth. The trunk unites the roots with the upper celestial canopy. The products given by each tree were considered a physical manifestation of divine providence. [Read more →]

“A ring of rushes” is a forthcoming exhibition scheduled for June 2010 in the Clinton Centre Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh.

Over the last twenty years, I have used art as an accessible way to stimulate reflection and discussion about the place where people live,and what from the past matters to the future.

My fathers family farm was in Derrylin, beside the woodford river on the Erne-Shannon waterway, and I have fond childhood memories of boating on Lough Erne as far as Crom and further. My fathers family have lived in this area for several generations, and one cousin,Shan Bullock, who was a founder member of the Irish Writers society,wrote over twenty novels , the main body of which revolves around “a ring of rushes”, the area of South-Eastern Fermanagh where he grew up. [Read more →]

Hello, and welcome to the site of Helen Bullock-McFarland. Over the next few weeks I will be including my range of works, including paintings I have for sale, so check back regularly.