Maria Dowling - Art to Brighten Your Life
Artist Statement ;
The light is my inspiration. My aim is to capture the light and bring a little hope to the world through my oil paintings. I seek to connect with and uplift the viewer through capturing the essence of what I have chosen to paint. I truly hope that viewing my paintings will bring a little joy to your world and brighten your life.
Biography of Maria Dowling
Maria Dowling – Art to Brighten Your Life
Biography of Maria Dowling.
Maria is a full time professional artist, she is dedicated to painting every day and has been a professional Artist for almost 2 decades. Maria has always had a talent for art and from her earliest memories she had some form of art material in her hand. Her awards for art began to come while she was still in school. Maria has an honours degree in Earth Science from Trinity College, Dublin and is a graduate of the Milan Art Institute in Florida.
The light is Maria’s inspiration. Her aim is to capture the light and bring a little hope to the world through her oil paintings. She seeks to connect with and uplift the viewer
her stunning painting
Maria has a strong collector base and indeed her collectors are very happy to have a piece of her work to brighten their lives. She has paintings in the Irish National Collection, the Munster Technological University Collection and in many important private collections worldwide.
Her future plans are to continue to paint and travel to beautiful coastal areas to gain inspiration for many more stunning paintings for her valued collectors old and new.
Maria Dowling
A painting demonstration for Culture Night 2023 in the Gaslamp Gallery Gorey.
Hi, I’m Maria.
I’m a professional, award winning artist, my work can be found in civic, corporate and important private collections in Ireland and abroad. I have an honours degree in Natural Science from Trinity College Dublin and am interested in painting nature, in particular everything to do with the coast.
I paint in oils starting off thinly and building up the texture. I like to paint in a representational way, It is my aim to have a story to tell in the painting, I am very happy if one of my paintings stirs up a memory or a resonance with the viewer. I paint landscapes but usually there will be water somewhere in the painting I live in the beautiful Blackwater Valley and often paint scenes around the river but I will make my way to the coast as often as I can to work on seascapes.
I have paintings in collections all over the world and including in the Irish National Collection and the Munster Technological University collection.
I have won several awards for painting but my proudest moment was when President Michael D. Higgins was presented with one of my paintings which was commissioned by BT Ireland at the BT Young Scientist awards in 2019. I am represented in many galleries in the South of Ireland, particularly in the following galleries:
the Gaslamp Gallery in Gorey, https://www.thegaslampgallery.com/artists/maria-dowling/
The Blackwater Valley Makers in Fermoy. https://blackwatervalleymakers.com/maria-dowling/
Crafty Hands Ceramic Studio and Gift Shop, Midleton.https://craftyhands.info/
The Cockleshell Art Room, Duncannon
Cafe Ed’s Fermoy https://www.cafeed.ie/contact
The Arts Centre, Dungarvan.
Commissions are accepted currently running on a 6 month lead time.
Some paintings of Fermoy
Some Press Coverage
President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins being presented with a painting by Maria Dowling by Shay Walsh BT Ireland at the BT Young Scientist and technology awards ceremony in January, 2019
Minister for Finance Paschal Donoghue being presented with a limited edition print of Fermoy by Oaktree Finance Fermoy.
‘Tumbling Roses’
‘Tumbling Roses’, on the window of the Gaslamp Gallery as featured in RTE’s coverage of the Rose Tour, for the Rose of Tralee competition 2022
‘Tumbling Roses is Sold’
Some paintings of Ballymoney Beach
