Traces of Origin II 1993 acrylic canvas 180 inches x 104 inch
Four site-specific paintings installed on the cliffs above Ailwee Cave Car Park in Ballyvaughan Co Clare in July 1993.
Traces of Origin I- IV Ailwee Caves, Ballyvaughan Co Clare July 1993
The work was sequential; the first painting in the series was a direct imprint of the limestone pavement, reworked in the studio.The subsequent paintings used imagery based on local geological references, sometimes enlarging details of the fossils found in the Burren.
Traces of Origin II 1993 acrylic on eyeleted canvas, 180 inches x 104 inch, collection the artist.
Traces of Origin III 1993 acrylic on eyeleted canvas, 180 inches x 104 inch, collection the artist.
Traces of Origin IV 1993 acrylic on eyeleted canvas, 180 inches x 104 inch, collection the artist