Painting: “Burren Walls” Stone upon stone upon stone. I find the Burren in County Clare intoxicating. I love that in a landscape often so desolate you are always looking at a million rocks, of which every single one has been held in human hands. Also, I just like rocks. And stone walls. And the odd…

Painting: “Lahinch” (Clare) There’s a feeling you get when you walk on the beach at Lahinch. You’re not in Ennistymon and you’re not in Liscannor. You’re down the road from Doolin and you’re down the road from Lisdoonvarna. You’re a stone’s throw from the Burren and you’re a stone’s throw from the Cliffs of Moher.…