Beautiful Irish Beach on a Winter Day Framed Print

I am 90% certain that the beautiful Irish beach in this photo is Fanore Beach on the Western coast of Ireland in County Clare. However, I welcome someone correcting me on this! For the longest time I referred to this simply as the mystery beach. All I knew was that our bus left Galway and after this we visited the Cliffs of Moher, but there's a lot of coastline to rule out.

Flash forward a couple of years. I had posted this photo on several message boards and finally a couple of people said they thought it was probably the beach near the village of Fanore. That beach is known for its golden sands. Sure enough when I looked at photos online that were from Fanore they bore a striking resemblance!

What I do know was that it was an incredibly beautiful beach. I'll never forget our bus pulling into for a stop. The skies were somewhat overcast, but the light was really scrumptious. I was one of the first off the bus and absolutely the last person back on. I try hard not to...

Life is full of happy surprises. After just over a decade working in the 9 to 5 cube world, I threw caution to the wind to follow my dreams of being a full time visual artist. That was five years ago! Is it easy? No, but something truly worthwhile is rarely simple. My body of work is wide ranging from photographic scenes of far away places, more near and dear locations, and more fanciful artwork. It's all crafted with a heartfelt love for finding the beauty in little captured moments. My artwork also hangs on walls near and far from private homes to businesses who have chosen to decorate with my art. Whether you've purchased one piece or a house full or you simply admire and share with your friends, your patronage of my art is...