JournalJournalhttp://www.daireirwin.com/journal/2012-03-02T14:58:15ZSquarespacePramhttp://www.daireirwin.com/journal/2012/3/2/pram.htmlDaire Iriwn2012-03-02T14:54:01Z2012-03-02T14:54:01ZWell occupied with Lokofoto this week, but still managed to squeeze a few hours painting in also. Had time to finish this little oil sketch for "Pram". Taken from an element of one of my larger paintings. 40cm x 40cm Oil on Board.

 

]]>Charcoal Sketchhttp://www.daireirwin.com/journal/2012/2/27/charcoal-sketch.htmlDaire Iriwn2012-02-27T09:31:11Z2012-02-27T09:31:11ZA New charcoal sketch from the weekend. Part of the "Troubles" series. I am not quite sure, but I think the reference image comes from a photo at the Milltown cemetery attack where during the funeral of three Provisional IRA volunteers, Ulster Defence Association (UDA) volunteer Michael Stone attacked the crowd with grenades and pistols, killing three and wounding over sixty.

 

"Three-Volley", Charcoal on Paper, 150cm x 80cm

]]>Morning series - "Gatekeeper"http://www.daireirwin.com/journal/2012/2/24/morning-series-gatekeeper.htmlDaire Iriwn2012-02-24T09:58:41Z2012-02-24T09:58:41ZOil on Canvas , 40cm x 40cm.

Lookout in Northern Ireland

 

]]>New Paintinghttp://www.daireirwin.com/journal/2012/2/20/new-painting.htmlDaire Iriwn2012-02-20T10:50:15Z2012-02-20T10:50:15Z"Untitled" , Oil on Canvas. 100cm x 100cm. More in a series of scenes from the Northen Ireland troubles.

 

]]>Charcoal sketchhttp://www.daireirwin.com/journal/2012/2/17/charcoal-sketch.htmlDaire Iriwn2012-02-17T11:56:19Z2012-02-17T11:56:19Z

Quick sketch from this morning

]]>Painting experimenthttp://www.daireirwin.com/journal/2012/2/11/painting-experiment.htmlDaire Iriwn2012-02-11T01:01:41Z2012-02-11T01:01:41Z

Small quick work testing different color combinations and process. These are from a body of work focusing on the northern Ireland troubles. More coming soon.

]]>What is Art - Creature Comforts stylehttp://www.daireirwin.com/journal/2012/1/27/what-is-art-creature-comforts-style.htmlDaire Iriwn2012-01-27T17:06:20Z2012-01-27T17:06:20ZHad to post this. Good conversation on the meaning of art ?

 

 

]]>Update and hello Lokofotohttp://www.daireirwin.com/journal/2011/12/15/update-and-hello-lokofoto.htmlDaire Iriwn2011-12-15T16:59:08Z2011-12-15T16:59:08ZHi,

Its been a bit quiet on here for a few months now for a few reasons.

1. I have been working really hard.... seriously

2. I have been developing new a new painting series ( progress pics coming soon ) &

3. I have realised one of my ambitions - to launch an internet startup with worldwide potential ; www.lokofoto.com

 

 

Lokofoto is stunning photographic prints of places you love. We are creating the worlds greatest collection of location photography and want to shake up the decorative photography market.

All the photos on Lokofoto are submitted by photographers and available for sale as prints. Each photo goes through an entries section where they are voted on to ensure only the best photos make it into "The Collection"

We focus on location so that you can discover the best photos of places you know and love.

Check it out and let us know what you think.

Thanks
Daire

]]>Jack White school of businesshttp://www.daireirwin.com/journal/2011/10/1/jack-white-school-of-business.htmlDaire Iriwn2011-10-01T08:32:35Z2011-10-01T08:32:35ZHi,

 

I haven't been posting on here for a while, simply because I have been occupied with different projects - mainly Lokofoto.com. Inititally I intended this to be a journal of my own work, but the recent drive towards launching Lokfoto has occupied most of my creative efforts and I didnt really feel like posting html/css designs and code. Maybe I will in future. So, in short I may start psoting here not just my creative work (in their ever expanding mediums), but also interesting articles and snippets from art, design, technology, photography & entrepreneurship - all things that are on my mind. I'll try and arrange some tagging structure to categorise content.

 

Anyways...., here is an article I came across from Sean Blanda's blog. It is about Jack Whites take on creativity and business. Here are a few take aways from it.

 

Constraints produce creativity -

 

"The White Stripes have build a strong, but limited framework for their music and their business. Much like good business can boil down their messaging to a simple phrase1, creativity is best produced when faced with strict limitations. The White Stripes only have two members, limited color scheme and (for a while) only used analog equipment."

 

Your profession is not a cartoon

 

White talked abut his love of theatrics holding down his early business ambitions as an upholster. “I was an apprentice for years, but when I opened my own place, I just didn’t have that love for money that’s necessary to run a business. I was so into the cartooniness of it.”

 

Worth a read : http://seanblanda.com/blog/feature/the-jack-white-school-of-business/

]]>Quote of the Dayhttp://www.daireirwin.com/journal/2011/8/30/quote-of-the-day.htmlDaire Iriwn2011-08-30T12:48:56Z2011-08-30T12:48:56ZQ : What makes a great artist ?

A : A great agent .

            -Charming Baker

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