Ar an Oileán – Inis Oirr Drawings

O’Reilly spent a number of years on the island of Inis Oirr, one of the Aran Islands.  ‘I bought myself a second hand bicycle and with my drawing board on the carrier and a bag on my back I set out to circle the edge of the island creating a series of drawings whilst learning the hard way about the winds and the tides. Slowly I worked inwards towards the centre exploring the walls and fields. The fields handmade, looking snug, the soil held between the wall boundaries. Working from a relative height to view the labyrinth of fields’. The drawings were made using conte on A3 paper and were exhibited at Aras Eanna – the arts centre on the island.

Fárdoras, Winter, Inis Oirr

Incoming tide, Inis Oirr

Tides in the month of May, Inis Oirr

Fárdoras, Inis Oirr

Garranta, Inis Oirr

Garranta, Inis Oirr 2

Inis Oirr Drawing