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In this episode of the Artists Well series, Alan Keane explores the haunting inspiration of guest artist Margo Banks and her love for the wildlife of Kerry. Using contemporary art methods she depicts what she has seen in the Kerry mountains since she was a child. From images of hares jousting, and crows surveying, to wasps congregating. The autobiographical nature of Margo Banks’ work stems from tales her mother spun on long summer holidays in Ballinskelligs and Caherciveen with her three young sons all centred on the field that once was her mother’s homestead. “Painting the field sometimes makes me feel snug, warm and sheltered; and other times exposed, vulnerable and turbulent.”
The Artist’s Well is a weekly programme via Zoom (live) and YouTube (recorded for playback) which provides viewers with an insight into the lives, work spaces and work practices of artists around the world in order to inspire and support each other. It features individuals in all disciplines of the Arts and those connected with or working in the Arts. It is intended to enrich viewers with knowledge, experience, fresh thinking, techniques and advice. The Artist’s Well is a non-scripted, informal interview and studio tour format with the opportunity for viewers to ask questions at the end. It is the creation of and hosted by portrait artist Alan Keane https://www.aka.ie
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