blarney|stout|turf|form, Tony Powell, UK/Laois, Ireland

Blarney & stout, Oil on board, 20x16 inches

Sarah at the window, Oil on canvas, 20x24 inches

Pride & joy, Oil on canvas, 30x24 inches

The old brass pump 2, Oil on canvas, 16x12 inches

Body swerve, Pencil on paper, 27x22 inches

Discussing the form, Oil on canvas, 20x16 inches

One more bid, Oil on canvas, 20x16 inches

61 years, Pencil on paper, 19x23 inches

Gathering the turf, Acrylic on canvas, 40x32 inches

Ladies' man, Acrylic on canvas, 20x24

Mia in the garden, Acrylic on canvas, 18x24 inches

Domestic bliss, Acrylic on canvas, 24x20 inches

About Artist Tony Powell

Tony was born in London in 1960 and has spent his entire working career in the graphic design industry. Working firstly in the art studio of book publisher Granada Publishing, part of the Granada Television group in the UK.
From there he moved on to Huntings Geology and Geophysics, working as a Cartographer and Graphic Designer before moving on to the design studio of publisher, Paramount Publishing.
Tony has had illustrations published in magazines in the UK. and Australia and has sold paintings to buyers in America, France, the UK. and Ireland.
In 2006 Tony decided to quit graphic design to pursue his love of painting full time, and moved from the UK. to Abbeyleix, Co. Laois with his wife Siobhan.
Tony won 1st prize for still life in the 2007 and 2008 Dunamaise Art centre competition. He has exhibited at the International antiques and collectors fair at the RDS in Dublin, the Art Ireland arts fair also at the RDS, The Saint Michael's house annual exhibition in Dublin and the Kilkenny art's week.
Tony has also exhibited in galleries in Dublin, Kerry, Limerick, Kilkenny and Wexford.
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