William Cummins William Cummins was a musician who came from an old well established musical family in Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland during the 50s & 60s. The Cummins family resided at Railway View,

This is a water colour of Railway View, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary,  where the Cummins family resided

Nelson Mandela could be considered to be one of the most famous prisoners ever to be held in jail and was the subject of my first portrait done in pastels.He represents freedom from oppression and as life was a challenge for him, he was also a challenge for me to paint in soft pastels.

Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade was done in oils, the background was generated in Photoshop

Pansys
	Pansys are are painted in soft pastels, Size A2, Pansys are members of the violet family

Killamuck Bog
	Killamuck bog painted in soft pastels, size A2. Killamuck lies south of Abbeyleix town, Co. Laois and takes its name from the Irish, 'Wood of the Pigs'. In Norman times this area formed part of a greater woodland where pigs once grazed.

Roses
	Two separate rose paintings, painted with soft pastels, on size A2 180GSM

Castletown is a townland overlooking  Rathdowney, painted in pastels on A2 180 GSM paper. Marcus Goodbody was the landlord of Castletown  during the mid 19th century. The Castle once belonged to a family called Criffin, who were more associated with nearby Co. Kilkenny, as they are mentioned in an inquisition taken in the reign of Charles 1. The area was called Castletown Criffin, to distinguish it from other Castletowns in Upper Ossory. The Castle remains are as you see here, a side wall of 25ft high x 35ft wide x 51/2 feet thick at ground level.