Fruit
	Fruit was painted in soft pastels, size A2

Still life
	Soft pastels, A2

Errill
	Errill is a quiet beautifully landscaped village situated near Rathdowney. Most villages or towns have their association with a founding saint. St Kieran the Elder who travelled most of south west Laois founded his monastery here, the remains of which are to be seen there today.

Sunrise over Kilbreedy
	Sunrise on a cold frosty morning in Kilbreedy,This townland takes its name from Cill Bríde, or Church of Brigid. Here overlooking Rathdowney lies the remains of a small late medieval parish church and graveyard. There is a holy well associated with the great saint near the castle, where pilgrimages were once held.

Sunset over Rathdowney
	This is a winters evening pastel painting of Kilbreedy castle, which looks down on Rathdowney town as the sun sinks lower in the horizon, painting the sky with deep blues, white and shades of orange. Contrasting greatly with a layer of evening fog to the foreground of the darkened castle.

View of Grange Castle

This is a summer view of Grange beg house with knocksyre hill in the background. Grange house was originally the home of the Piggot family who settled in the area. Knocksyre was an early monastic site founded by St. Kieran the elder before he moved on to found other monasteries, principally, Seir Kieran in Offaly. It is said he carried a sacred bell given to him by St. Patrick, who told him that, when he had reached his destined final site the bell would ring loudly, The bell rang at Seir Kieran.

Durrow

Durrow, Darú (plain of the oaks) is an attractive town situated on the N8 between Urlingford and Abbeyleix. The present town is this year celebrating its tri-centenary 1708-2008. This beautiful town was designed and planned by William Flower in 1708, his son Henry went on to became the 1st Viscount Ashbrook of Castle Durrow in 1751. The great oak forests that once stood here became a place of refuge for the infamous highwayman Jerimah Grant.

Cosmos
	Abstract Cosmos, Soft pastels