Tide Oil on sackcloth (Sold) Private collection

Tide (2019), oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth, 40 x 50cm

Private collection, Republic of Ireland

Rebirth Oil on sackcloth (Sold) Private collection

Rebirth (2019), oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth, 40 x 50cm

Private collection, Northern Ireland

Dream Oil on sackcloth (Sold) Private collection

Dream (2019), oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth, 40 x 50cm

Private collection, Northern Ireland

Roseau Oil on sackcloth (Sold)Private collection

Roseau (2019), oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth, 40 x 50cm

Private collection, Northern Ireland

EmergencyOil on sackcloth (Sold) Private collection

Emergency (2019), oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth, 40 x 50cm

Private collection, Northern Ireland

Anole (2019), oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth, 40 x 50cm

Woodpecker (2019), oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth, 40 x 50cm

HavanaOil on sackcloth40 x 50cm

Havana (2019), oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth, 40 x 50cm

Private collection, Northern Ireland

Europa Oil on sackcloth20 x 25cm

Europa I (2019), oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth, 20 x 25cm

Europa IIOil on sackcloth35 x 28cm

Europa II (2020), oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth, 28 x 35cm

Belfast Oil on sackcloth 30 x 24cm

Belfast (2020), oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth, 24 x 30cm

   

Carnaval (Basse Terre)Oil on sackcloth 40 x 50cm

Carnaval (2021), oil on recycled coffee bean sackcloth, 40 x 50cm

Private collection, France

Hell or high water is a series of oil on sackcloth paintings begun in 2019 which reflects on the upheaval caused by the climate crisis as well as depicting coloniality in both Northern Ireland and the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe. The first series of Hell or high water paintings on recycled coffee bean sackcloth were completed for my degree show at Belfast School of Art. This exhibition ran from 7th June - 14th June 2019.

The first paintings of this series (2019-2021) were based on Caribbean motifs as well as motifs in the north of Ireland. Paintings from Hell or high water I were also exhibited at Stendhal Festival and ArtisAnn Gallery, Belfast in 2019, at QSS Gallery in 2020 and at Catalyst Arts in 2024. The next parts of the extended series were exhibited in solo shows. Hell or high water II ran at the Market Place Theatre Gallery, Armagh from 24th July - 2nd September 2023 and Hell or high water III was exhibited at Atypical Gallery, Belfast from 14th January - 21st February 2025.