Exhibition opening night 21/10/08

Here are some pics from the opening night of the exhibition 21/10/08.

NEW EXHIBITION Oct 19th -31st

An exhibition of over 20 new pieces of work will be taking place in The View Gallery, 80 Francis Street, Dublin 8, from October 21st - 31st, and will coincide with the new gallery's official opening. A map of Francis Street is here.

The official opening night of the exhibition will is Tuesday 21st of October in the Green Gallery's brand new View Gallery. Guest speaker is Martin Cullen TD. Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you would like any more information on the exhibition please contact me at mark@markbakerart.com

Here are some samples of the new work that will be on display. Other new works include Luke Kelly, Shane MacGowan, George Best, Roy Keane, Bowie, Heath Ledger and more...

Christy Moore Signed Painting

During the summer, a good friend of mine, and patron of the arts, Graham Merrigan, had the good fortune of meeting his idol Christy Moore. On the day, Christy kindly signed the painting that I did for Graham a while back. Here's some photo's of the painting.

Phil Lynott Painting

Last weekend I was invited over to the lovely Philomena Lynott's house where I donated some prints of my latest painting of Phil Lynott to the Roisin Dubh Trust. Both myself and Philomena signed the prints which will be auctioned and raffled off at various future fund raising events. As a big Thin Lizzy fan it was great to meet Philomena and to see all the memorabilia. I'd like to thank Philomena and her nephew Graham for their kind hospitality, and David Howlett for all his help. Here are some pics from the day.

Eyes of a Tiger

Just finished this painting of a Bengal Tiger. Its my first attempt at any type of animal.

New Maradona

Just finished this commission of Diego Maradona.

New Phil Lynott

Phil Lynott Live, oil on canvas, just finished 2 days ago.

Johnny Cash In Black II

New Johnny Cash In Black portrait. Oil on canvas March '08.

Elvis

New Elvis painting 1st March '08, oil on canvas board.