Eamon Colman says of his work he paints a feeling towards the landscape and this becomes a very direct experience when viewing his work. In the case of ‘We Walk Like This We Talk Like That’ you have the sense of your feet moving along a path whilst simultaneously thinking a series of thoughts.
It is is interesting to note that Eamon Colman trained alongside Howard Hodgkin and Frank Auerbach during his early years. Much like Auerbach he paints certain subject matter many times over, in an effort to better understand the object through the world of paint.
Eamon Colman was born in Dublin in 1957. He is an elected member of Aosdana since 2007 in recognition of his major contribution to Irish culture. His professional career spans from 1979, to include over forty solo exhibitions. In 1997 he was invited to host a major mid term retrospective exhibition of his work at the Royal Hibernian Academy. Eamon is considered among the most highly esteemed Irish
