Benedict Doonan
Benedict’s paintings exist in the no-man’s land between the figurative and the surreal. The vibrant colours and geometric shadowing and structural form creates a heightened sense of reality in each work- giving a feeling of both familiarity and the other. His current series focuses on the depiction of beach lifeguard stations, placed against a flat blue sky.
“These structures have totemic quality which is partly a result of their location and their isolation. They just sit facing the sea in all weathers, day and night and this imbues them with an odd other-worldliness. They are also drenched in beautiful coastal light and feature weather beaten wood painted an array of different colours all of which make them a treat to paint.”