White Tulips

Movie (Easter) Monday: King of Kings

Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus Christ in 'King of Kings' (1961) directed by Nicholas Ray.

At the time it was referred to as 'I was a teenage Jesus' due to Hunter's teen idol appearance. It's worth watching for Miklós Rózsa's fantastic score alone.

Grand Canal Dock

Movie Monday: Cast Away

Wilson from Cast Away (2000) directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Wilson I'm sorry.

Flowers on the Mantel

People on the Luas 2

People on the Luas

Painting people on the Luas can be tricky. You have to be quick. You never know when the person you're painting will get up and leave. You can't ask them to stay still either. There's also the danger of getting so into it you'll miss your own stop. Hasn't happened to me yet...

Caoimhe 'pon a Unicorn

You can't really see the full effect unless it's on an ipad, but they do sometimes look like stained glass. It's the backlight I guess. I'm sure Harry Clarke would love an ipad if he was around today.

The Birdcage

Movie Monday: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Portrait of Rex Harrison as Captain Gregg in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It's a beautiful, spooky and romantic film.

Video here.

Spring Sky

Flower in a bottle

I needed to take a break from Doctor Who paintings, so I give you a quick painting of a flower in a bottle on the windowsill of my kitchen :)

The Eleven Doctors

The Doctor, Nine to Eleven

The Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith
The Tenth Doctor, David Tennant

The Ninth Doctor, Christopher Eccleston

The Doctor, Five to Eight

The Eighth Doctor, Paul McGann
The Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy

The Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker

The Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison

The Doctor, One to Four

The Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker

The Third Doctor, Jon Pertwee

The Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton

The First Doctor, William Hartnell

Gibsons, Wicklow Street

Flower on a Table

A nice cup of tea

Ben Folds

I saw Ben at Vicar Street again the other night. Fab.