Dear Visitor,
Failte Romhait / Welcome to my new website! I’ve recently redesigned the site and added some new material for you to see. Hopefully you can forget your worries and woes for a short while as you look at what I think are the infinite beauties of nature.
My upcoming exhibition of the bogs of Ireland will run from Saturday 6 June to 4 July, 2009 in the Market House Gallery, Market Square, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. In this exhibition I am delighted that my son Niall is exhibiting his work with me for the third time. You can see his watercolours on his new website www.niallleavy.com.
The exhibition will be opened by Dr Patrick F. Wallace, Director of the National Museum of Ireland at 4pm on the day. Do come along if you are in the vicinity.
For images of my work in this exhibition see the Bog Scenes Gallery.
On Saturday 13 June, Nuala Madigan, Education Officer with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council will host a Bogland Activity Session for children in the gallery from 11am - 1pm, followed by a lunchtime talk for adults entitled 'Presentation on Peatland'.
With the children she will be making Harvest Knots, St Brigit's Crosses and a Bog in a Bottle. Admission is free but booking is essential: Call The Market House Gallery on (044) 9335993.
The Turf Installations in the gallery during the exhibition are thanks to Martin Moffat.
In the meantime, if you want to know more about the beautiful bogs of Ireland visit the website of the Irish Peat Conservation Council - www.ipcc.ie.
