Mícheál Joyce - Artist

25/11/2024

Wexford memory

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14/08/2021

WIP. “Go way off”. My uncle directing his sheepdog to bring in the sheep for shearing. First draft.

02/06/2021

For the craic, I have entered a competition on a site called Wraptious where people can buy my paintings on cushions, prints or canvas until next Monday June 7th. Click on any painting and the various options come up. For every LIKE I get a point also. So help me win and like please. Go raibh maith agat!!https://www.wraptious.com/search?q=micheal+joyce&type=product

25/05/2021

Builder’s break” done with my left hand as I had a right shoulder op so could be better.
Memory of my younger days working on building sites. The “Nipper” (youngest lad) would make the tea in a large kettle over a fire of wood and shavings. The lids always went missing so a few slivers of wood were placed in the kettle, floating on top keeping the smoke away from the water. Milk bottles were used to drink the tea having being cleaned with water and stoney sand. No canteen just any empty room would do.

15/05/2021

Portrait using my left hand which I am pleased with. Surprising what you can do when you can’t temporarily use your right hand.

07/05/2021

“My Left hand”. Skewed portrait using my left hand with acrylic paint markers.

06/05/2021

“My Left Hand”. As I had a right shoulder op I have to use my left hand. Here is my long necked deer (very rare). It is painted with Acrylic paint markersgiven as a present by my daughter Ciara.

11/04/2021

New painting WIP compared to original painting.

10/04/2021

WIP 30x20cm canvas. “Newtown Cove” surprise for my wife as it is one of her favourite memories as a young person in Co . Waterford.

28/03/2021

WIP “Ballroom of Romance”. Movie of a typical dancehall in Ireland of 50s and 60s

25/03/2021

"Hope he doesn't ask me - Confirmation day". As the bishop made his way down the church we all knew that those who could give the right answer were always placed on the outside of the pew. As I was third in I felt relatively secure I would not be asked but you never could tell.....
Painting this, I found myself feeling somewhat sad as I wondered how many of those girls would end up in mother and child homes. I felt I wanted to protect them.
The "slap on the cheek" was awaited and I remember wondering how we didn't all jump up like the apostles speaking in tongues.
Once the ceremony was over the rest of the day was spent collecting money from your relations and neighbours and keeping your suit on for as long as possible on the special day.

01/03/2021

"Newtown Cove, Co. Waterford". My wife, who is from Waterford, used to regularly go to the various bays in her younger days - Bunmahon, Ballymacaw, Ardmore, Dunmore, Tramore and the Metal Man but her favourite was Newtown Cove. We always try to have a swim with her relations whenever we go across. This painting is from a photo by Sinead Boyle.