Conor McGuire
Conor McGuire is a writer and artist born in Ballina, Co. Mayo. He studied at the Irish the “National College of Art and Design”. He worked as a designer for many years before returning to painting in 2008 and writing in 2012. The landscape and people feature prominently in his writing and paintings.
Conor shares his joy of living in a wondrous place through his paintings of his native Ireland. He uses an impressionistic, impasto technique to capture the transient essence of the countryside. His landscapes glow in lush, radiant colours. Nature is amplified, accompanied by dogs that romp in the surf, boats that gently rock and sway, and colourful buildings that stand watch upon the sea. Water figures predominantly in many of his works, as does a sense of rhythm and movement through repeating shapes and colours.
He writes a weekly column for the ‘Western People’ newspaper entitled ‘Sketch Notes” and published his first novel `The Hunger House’ in 2017. The novel is his first foray into the realm of historical fiction and is inspired by family stories and incidents uncovered while researching content for his newspaper articles. His second novel, ‘The Hungry Water’ follows through on the characters and storyline
He has exhibited in Galway, Dublin, New York and Rome.
He lives in Castlebar, County Mayo with his wife Deirdre and son Colin.
The Hungry Water
Perfect Bound
