Michael Doherty

A couple of drawings from yesterday's life drawing at the Royal Hibernian Academy. A 5 minute piece in black Conte pencil and a 75 minute sketch in a Staedler 6b pencil. #royalhibernianacademy #lifedrawing #pencildrawing #rhaschool #pencil #irishart #irishartists #drawing

Woman lying down with feet towards the viewer creating a foreshortened image. 6b pencil on A2 paper.

Drawings of a face, a hand and a foot made in black Conté pencil on A2 paper.

Drawing of a foot in black Conté pencil.

Back at life drawing at the Royal Hibernian Academy. Some details in Black conté pencil together with 6b pencil for the longer detailed pose. All on A2 paper. #lifedrawing #drawing #portrait #art #royalhibernianacademy #rhaschool #irishart #irishartists #pencil

Up early this morning for another hour of quick 2/3/4/5 minute portrait sketches drawingisfree.org. A great way to start the week. Missed the first couple of poses and had a go at the remaining 11.

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Work in progress on another painting originating from views of the 5,000 year old Farranmacbride Court Tomb in Gleann Cholm Cille.

#sketching #irisharchaeology #gleanncholmcille #donegal #irishartists #irishart

Errigle Inn is 90 today so thought I should go along and get in a bit of drawing practice.
#pencildrawing #irishart #errigleinn #irishartists #blackwingpencil

You can catch my drawings 'Healthy Headspace' made as a part of the NIMHAF until January at the Arches Primary Care centre in Belfast.
Staff jotted down their thoughts which is exhibited with the simultaneous hour long drawing.
 #nimhaf #pencildrawing #portraits #irishart #irishartists #belfasttrust

Abstract Oil on Canvas derived from hand movements. 76 x 51 x 3cm

'Even in the Darkest Times’ - AN EXHIBITION IN AID OF MSF in GAZA.
I've had this piece 'Blue' selected. Opening Friday 5 December, 6 - 8.00pm at Ranelagh Arts in Dublin.
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Up early this morning for an hour of 12 quick 3 or 4 minute sketches drawingisfree.org. A great way to start the week.

#drawing #portraits #pencil #irishartists #irishart

Enjoyed hanging 'Architects as Artists' at RSUA HQ in Mountcharles. Opens tonight, runs until Christmas. My piece based on ogham versions of surnames of immigrants.
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Dark nights so down in the studio. Starting with some sketches for a new painting derived from the 5,000 year old Farranmacbride Court Tomb in Gleann Cholm Cille. #sketching #irisharchaeology #gleanncholmcille #donegal #irishartists #irishart

Watercolour in warm ochres and cool blues and purples of a stone archway under a historic captains house in the Village of Lindos on Rhodes in the Greek Dodecanese Islands. Made using a simple Reeves watercolour set, a couple of sable brushes and a bamboo pen.

Watercolour in warm ochres and cool blues and purples of a stone archway under a historic captains house in the Village of Lindos on Rhodes in the Greek Dodecanese Islands. Made using a simple Reeves watercolour set, a couple of sable brushes and a bamboo pen.

I like to practice my skills on holidays without the stress and concerns associated with my abstracts. Had my little Reeves watercolour tin away with me in Greece for this historic Captain's House.
#Watercolours #reeves #urbansketching #lindos #rhodes #greece #historicmonuments #irishartists

When you can't get a life model and need some drawing practice. Many thanks Posidonas. #lindos #rhodes #lifedrawing #irishart #Irishartists #donkey

Final week of my Exhibition 'Pushing Boundaries' 10.30 - 4.00p.m. each day at the Engine Room, 59 North Street, Belfast. I'll be there in person Thursday lunchtime and on Saturday.
#abstractart #oilpainting #Irishart #Irishartists #cultureneedsdiversity #drawing #art #respectingdiversity

Computer generated view of the exhibition.

Gave a tour of my #engineroombelfast exhibition 'Pushing Boundaries' this morning to a great group of young photographers led by the amazing #HelenSloan on the #belfastexposed summer scheme.
#abstractart #oilpainting #Irishart #Irishartists #cultureneedsdiversity #drawing #art #respectingdiversity

Many thanks to the great turnout who came to my opening in the Engine Room Gallery last night. I'll be there tomorrow if anyone wants to pop in or send a friend (out for lunch 12-2.00pm).
#abstractart #oilpainting #Irishart #Irishartists #cultureneedsdiversity #drawing #art #respectingdiversity

View through a doorway in a hallway, cluttered with unhung paintings, to a large blue abstract painting by Michael Doherty hanging on a wall beyond.

Nearly there with the great ER team install of my solo exhibition in the Engine Room Gallery Belfast. Opens this Thursday, 7 August, at 7.00pm and runs until 30 August.
#latenightart_belfast #abstractart #oilpainting #Irishart #Irishartists #cultureneedsdiversity #drawing #art #respectingdiversity

Computer generated image of an art gallery displayinging painti gs and drawings

Working towards my Solo Exhibition opening in the Engine Room Gallery Belfast on Thursday 7 August at 7.00pm and running until 30 August.

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Information on demonstration together with pictures of starving and starved children.

40 years ago with Live Aid we were proud to be a generation saying to our elders that hunger must end. Same generation 40 years later facilitating hunger as a weapon of war. Stand up, be counted. 6pm, this Friday, 25 July. Erskine House, UK Gov H.Q. Chichester Street, Belfast. 200m from City Hall.

Rectangular publicity cards stacked on a table. Invitation details on one side and an abstract painting on the other. Michael Doherty Pushing Boundaries Painting. Drawing. Opening Thursday 7 August 7.00 - 9.00pm. Continues until 30 August 2025. The Engine Room Gallery 59 North Street, Belfast. Www.michaeldohertyart.com

Just landed. Some publicity cards for my solo show in the Engine Room Gallery opening 7 August next month.
#Irishart #irishabstractart #abstractart #engineroomgallery #Irishartists

ink drawing in black and white on paper of the Wilkinsons House on Inishlacken Island in Connemara. Hills in the backgrond and a rough laneway in the foreground. Drawn on A4 watercolour paper in about 20 minutes.

I had the inks out for a while on the Inishlacken Project artists residency this year. Had to go for it on this one after a couple of careful studies at the same location.
#inishlacken #connemara #theinishlackenproject #irishart #irishartists #inkdrawing #inks

Is suíomh stairiúil é Dún Aonghasa ar Inis Mór, amach ó chósta na Gaillimhe. Síltar gur tógadh é thart ar thrí mhíle bliain ó shin. Peann luaidhe ar pháipéar A4
#pencildrawing #irisharchaeology #inismor #irishart #irishartists

Section of an abstract painting in progress that will be on show in the 'Pushing Boundaries' exhibition. 120 x 100 in oil on canvas.

Great to get a mention in the Irish Arts Review for my upcoming solo Exhibition 'Pushing Boundaries' in the Engine Room Gallery, Belfast, opening 7.00pm on 7 August. All welcome.
#abstractart #oilpainting #Irishart #Irishartists #cultureneedsdiversity #drawing #art #respectingdiversity

Twelve head drawings on A2 paper in pencil on display in the foyer of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. Each drawing is of a member of the National Health Service team and is titled with their role and accompanied with their notes of what was happening in their head during the drawing process. All as a part of the Northern Ireland Mental Health Arts Festival.

One of the pencil head drawings made in today's final session as a part of the project.

It's national drawing day and final day working with NHS staff on 'Healthy Headspace' as a part of the NIMHAF. My drawings with staff text will be on display daytime next week from Monday afternoon 19 -23 May, foyer RVH, Belfast. #nationaldrawingday #irishart #nimhaf #portraits #pencildrawing

Series of pencil head drawings of men and women. Staff jot down what's going on in their heads as they sit for an hour being drawn. Head drawings and their notes are exhibited together.

In progress: Day 2 of 'Healthy Headspace' exhibition at the Royal Victoria Hospital as a part of the Northern Ireland Mental Health Arts Festival. Finishing up tomorrow afternoon, call if you can. #nimhaf #pencildrawing #portraits #irishart #irishartists #royalvictoriahospital #mentalhealth

Four pages of drawings and text on the Island of Symi. Ink sketched from 2024 and pencil from a few years earlier.

While my abstract work is my artistic struggle, I enjoy the relaxation of sketching while travelling. I've just had this article on the Greek island of Symi published in the Royal Society of Ulster Architects journal 'Perspective'. #sketching #symi #pencildrawing #indianink #irishartist #greece

Another great gig. Loved every minute. Generous supply of the classics even while promoting the new album.

Abstract painting with a vertical emphasis. Light coloured neutral ground with smaller areas of more saturated colour.

A section of a painting I've been struggling with for a few weeks now. I changed the ratio of dark and light areas which has set me off again.
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Bill Shaw Nazis behaving like… well Nazis 🤮

Morality
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An Phalaistín. Ag brath orainn.

Oil paint on oil primed linen. Burnt sienna, Ultramarine Blue, Yellow Ochre, a little Lemon Yellow and a little Alizarin Crimson. A mix of abstract linear marks at differing scales and lengths on a light orange ground.

A section of work in the studio at the moment. I'll be showing this as a part of a solo show in the Engine Room Gallery, Belfast in August 2025. More detail to follow. #abstractart #oilpainting #Irishart #Irishartists #cultureneedsdiversity #drawing #art #respectingdiversity