Esteemed Irish artist Brian Ballard RUA presents a show of recently completed paintings at the ArtisAnn Gallery from 25 July, 2022.
Born in Belfast, Ballard trained at the College of Art, Belfast and then at the College of Art, Liverpool. He still lives in Belfast but spends long periods of time living and working in his house on the remote and rugged island of Inishfree, off the coast of Donegal.
Ballard prefers to capture moments when the sun has infused the landscape with colour. He is interested in the contrasting colours and textures in simple subjects. Painting directly onto the canvas with vigorous brushstrokes, he uses bold slashes of rich colour with fluid paint in which the bristles always leave their mark of speed and pressure. Painters such as Picasso, Bonnard and Matisse also used this technique.
The exhibition is open to everyone and entrance is free. In addition, all artworks are available to buy. You can also buy exhibition pieces through the Own Art scheme, which gives you an interest-free loan over 10 months (and you still get to take the art home immediately the exhibition ends).
ArtisAnn is located at 70 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast.