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Jim Kavanagh

Jim Kavanagh’s paintings of haunting, shifting skyscapes and landscapes are imbued with Celtic mysticism.

Formed using the techniques of the Old Masters; glazes of colour, scumbling, encaustic and stand oil, applied vigorously, the canvas is laid on the floor to let the transparent glazes and colours interact with each other.

Kavanagh is influenced by the traditions of the romantic landscapes of Turner and Martin, where the elements are all encompassing, fused with today’s spiritual influence of Rothko, Pollock and Tapies.

Jim Kavanagh was born in London in 1960, to Irish parents. He graduated from Middlesex University with a degree in Fine Art. Since…

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