Art Inspired by Megalithic Monuments

Patricia Mc Ateer - Artist

Her work is contemporary visual in acrylic and mixed media and her use of colour is essential, not only in the paintings but because colour, movement and light remind her that legends and mythology in different countries lay the foundation for cultures very different from us and yet at the same time very similar to us on some inner level.

Paintings inspired by Newgrange and Ancient Ireland.

An Exhibition of paintings by Patricia Mc Ateer was on display the Brú Na Bóinne Visitor Centre for the month of April 2009. More...

Kathryn Gerhardt - Artist

Kathryn Gerhardt expresses myself using the symbols that have become her creative vocabulary. The symbols, found in the sacred mounds of Newgrange, Dowth, Knowth and Loughcrew hold great power and inspiration for the artist. The energy given off by the stones and their carved spirals, circles and diamonds resonate deeply in Kathryn. More ...

Tommy Barr - Artist

The early art of Ireland is rich in highly distinctive motifs, central to this was the tendency to express ideas by symbol. This premeditated abstraction resulted in beautiful and curious icons.

Artist Tommy Barr calls upon this legacy to produce abstract contemporary icons. Many are easily discernible and Tommy has not sought to disguise their influences. However, his challenge remains, to retain both the disorder and the potency of the early icons, to speak in our native tongue and to express that unique and still curious iconic identity. More ...

Dorothy Fletcher - Jewellery Artist

Dorothy Fletcher learned the art of Lost Wax Sculpting in Venice Beach, California. Dorothy moved back to Ireland in 2008 and created Doro-Design to showcase her jewellery designs. Her designs are inspired by her upbringing in the celtic tradition and by megalithic symbols, especially the spiral symbols at Newgrange.

Dorothy features interlace knotwork and spirals (infinity symbols) in her jewellery, because these designs incorporate an ancient tradition with a uniquely modern style. Every piece is handcrafted and unique. The Celtic knots, twisted, plaited and interwoven in an endless flow represent the spiritual unbroken "thread of Life". More ...

Sally McKenna - Artist

Her search for sacred space through the discovery of the ancient and holy sites of Ireland takes the form of a journey from the bright sunshine of the American South West to the enveloping mists of Ireland’s ancient holy places.

Sally McKenna now lives in the 100-year-old Glore Mill in Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo. The old mill was renovated into the Glore Mill Follain Art Centre to provide a working sculpture studio and display gardens for Sally to investigate new design and materials. More ...

Judith Quain - Artist

Judith Quain is a US based artist, through her husband's work in archeoastronomy, she was introduced to an ancient art form that not only celebrated the phenomenon of light and shadow but also told the story of how they marked the unfolding of time.

It was well known that the people of the Neolithic age made carved symbols called petroglyphs in stone, but it was only recently that the mystery of these engravings was revealed to be astronomical. More ...