You are cordially invited to the All Hallows Art Exhibition in Ryan's Bar, Friary Street, Kilkenny, Nov. 1st - Nov. 8th 2009!
The opening night will take place on Nov. 1st at 8:00 pm - 23:00 pm. Don't miss this opportunity to see paintings new and old and sample my *special limited edition prints*. Wine and light refreshments will be available.
The theme of the exhibition will be Gothic, gloomy and magical, and is set to coincide with the beginning of the dark half of the year.
I hope to see you all there!
Special thanks to:
Noel Hinds, Baz Drennan, Susie Greenall, Pius Meagher.
I'm happy to announce that within the next week, I'll be offering high-quality prints for sale from this blog and from my exhibition in the Anna Conda, Parliament Street, Kilkenny. My exhibition will run until the 16th of August 2009.
For more details, please email me at witherwood (at) hotmail (dot) com or post a comment here on the blog.
Here you will find paintings by Irish-based artist N. V. Andersen.
This site will be updated regularly with new paintings and text.
Inspired by the ancient Classical world, this painting is drenched in the luxuriant colours of late summer. It is up to the viewer to decide whether the woman in the magenta gown is a malicious sorceress, a devoted priestess or simply a lady enjoying the warm summer night's air.
This painting is inspired by the legend of a Danish noblewoman, who was perhaps a bit too fond of gambling. She lost her estate in a game of cards, and ended up playing with Satan himself - the legend does not say who won that particular gamble...
While the lanterns illuminate the deep shadows of winter, the evergreen leaves in his hair and the apple in his hand hint at the promise of a new spring.
This painting is inspired by Les Tres Riches Heures de Duc de Berry, a sumptiously illustrated Gothic book of hours.
Symbolising the the stillness of the dead of winter - fire and sleet and candlelight, as the song goes - this painting also shows that ancient symbol of rebirth, the cauldron.
Inspired by the legends and traditons of Hallowe'en, this autumnal faerie poses with her pumpkin lantern and her crown of leaves at the withered gate of winter.
This painting is inspired by the haunting and blood-stained legends of the European witch craze.
Evocative and sombre, this painting is inspired by the astrological and mythological associations of Pluto, God of the Underworld and planet of transformation, rebirth and the occult.