The Blacksmiths Daughter

The Blacksmiths Daughter

Sculpture The Blacksmiths Daughter The inspiration for this piece came from observing this young girl. Initially she was standing outside her father’ forge. I also took photographs. The piece is taken from an actual incident, which I had observed. This young lady was...
Agincourt

Agincourt

Sculpture Agincourt The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin’s Day) modern-day Agincourt, in northern France. Henry Fifth’s victory at Agincourt, against a numerically...
The Somme

The Somme

Sculpture The Somme The inspiration for this piece came from unpublished sepia photographs seen in Saint George’s Chapel at Ypres. The photograph showed a dead soldier lying in a trench. Two large rats were eating the side of his face. The base of the piece uses the...
The Siege of Limerick

The Siege of Limerick

Sculpture The Siege of Limerick This piece was commissioned by the Keane Family. It depicts a lady looking out from the walls of Limerick. The viewer must make up their own mind as to whether she is looking out from the ramparts prior to the storming of the...
The Innishman

The Innishman

Sculpture The Innishman Sculpture Depicting a fisherman from the Arran Islands. The piece was created from photographs, sketches and drawings from 1963. This depicts a fisherman of that period in half life-size. He is wearing clothing of homespun untreated wool and...