Ailish Bourke - I wanted a Pony for Christmas, so he hired one

I have been working on this body of work ‘My Intergenerational Connection’ for nine years…

It feels like it has only been a minute; I obsess and constantly think about how I want this series to transpire. Being a disciplined artist and honouring the practice to commit, my craft has evolved and I can now imagine the finale paintings that will emerge from ‘My Intergenerational Connection’ clearly.

But understanding the creative mind and emotional being have their own intentions, I have learnt to allow each canvas it’s own time to teach me. Ultimately I want to see the images I imagine emerge in the layers of my paintings - I follow a multi layered technique using oil, acrylic, prints of ancient times collected by my father and copied photographs of family. These are hidden moments and memories that are an integral part of my process, each layer of the paintings are brothers, sisters, aunts or uncles.

Through this memoir and the exploration of materials, colour, form and depth, an intuitive beautiful experience is captured for my viewers to then hold their own connection.