Shadows Fall on Newgrange in Ireland Canvas Print

One of my final stops as my time in Ireland wound down in 2010 was the ancient site of Newgrange, part of the Bru Na Boinne. This area is home a number of ancient chamber tombs and other prehistoric sites like Newgrange, which has been restored somewhat to its original appearance in antiquity.

The site came highly recommended to me and I'm glad that not only was I able to go but I had a spectacularly sunny day to visit this ancient site.

For the armchair historian or archaeologist, Newgrange was a dream to visit. Newgrange was already in use before the Pharaohs even dreamed of building the great pyramids. That puts it on a scale in time with our most ancient civilizations. Unfortunately where we know much of the stories of the ancient Egyptians from their hieroglyphs, there's little left to tell us the story of the people who built Newgrange or what to them was significant about orienting it such that sunlight enters the dark chamber tomb around the shortest days of wint...

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...