'The colours on the canvas
An embroidery of our dreams'
two lines from 'The Painting Song' is the foundation of my art, as I journey through a tapestry of colours in my life
Mazzarella O'Flaherty is an award winning Dingle born artist and musician. In 1975 women's international year, she won the soroptomists award in the oil category. In 1997, she converted her cottage in Dingle town to a studio gallery.
Images from Mazzland, the title Mazz has adopted for her work since 1990, is an expression of personal images influenced firstly by the stark beauty of West Kerry and the changing ways of life on Europe's western seaboard. Mazz would describe herself as a colourist first. Impressionism influences the work; lively, bright sweeping strokes dance on the canvas portraying moods, stormy seas, flower filled fields and landscapes Mazz continues to paint, write songs and perform.
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