'St Patrick Welcomes the Snakes' oil on linen, 76 x 38cm, 2025 #stpatrick #ireland #irishart #painting

'St Patrick Welcomes the Snakes' #ireland #stpatrick #painting #snakes #irishart

A portrait sketch of my recently departed studio assistant Annika who came from Argentina for three months to learn the craft of painting, working alongside me. She was a delight to get to know and share my studio with and is greatly missed here! #portraitsketch #irishart #painting

Join me for my Studio Open Day on Saturday 6th December 12 - 6pm! Come see my latest paintings and enjoy some refreshments! All attending will be entered into a draw for one of my artworks. Hope to see you then! #irishart #arklow #buyart

Finally got this big piece up on the wall! You can come see it at my 'Studio Open Day' next December 6th. 'Allegory of Wisdom', oil on linen, 160 x 240cm, 2023 #painting #hangingart #irishart

Applications are now open for my painting Summer School next year! If you'd like to apply please follow the link: www.conorwalton.com/summer_schoo... #artschool #artacademy #paintingcourse #irishart

My studio assistant since August Annika leaves today heading back to Argentina and we got up early this morning to complete a portrait sketch of her I started as a teaching demo months ago. We ran out of time, but it's still a momento of our time together. #mentoring #artschool #studioassistant

A close-up of my latest life drawing. To see the whole thing, please follow the link! www.conorwalton.com/drawing.html #drawing #lifedrawing #irishart

My portrait of Dr. John Hegarty, Provost of Trinity College Dublin, 2001 - 2011 oil on linen, 120 x 85cm, 2011, collection of Trinity College Dublin. #irishart #portraitpainting

'The Second Coming' framed. #thesecondcoming #wbyeats #painting

'Flora' oil on panel, 30 x 30cm, 2003 #flora #flowers #painting

Progress report on 'St Patrick Welcomes the Snakes'. #arklow residents will recognise the Saint Patrick statue kindly leant by Power's on the Main Street. #stpatrick #painting #irishart

Beginnings of a new painting: 'St Patrick Welcoming the Snakes'. #stpatrick #painting #ireland #irishart

The Joker. Close-up of my latest painting 'The Second Coming' inspired by #Yeats' poem of the same name. #joker #painting #irishart

This is a little meditation on space and time and our smallness in the great scheme of things. The perspective makes the astronaut seem a little larger than the pear, while enormous dinosaurs roam the extended space-time background. 'Fat Tails' 30 x 100cm 2014 #fattail #painting #vanitas #dinosaur

Teaching #sightsize at the Royal Hibernian Academy today.

Close-up of my current #wip 'The Second Coming'. Note baby #trump showered with exotic riches. #irishart #thesecondcoming #theendisnear

At Geraldine O'Neill's exhibition opening at Kevin Kavanagh last night. Go see! #irishart #geraldineoneill

'Orpheus' oil on panel, 30 x 60cm, 2002 After Orpheus was torn apart by Maenads his lyre, body parts and head (still singing sweetly) floated out to sea, eventually washing up on the island of Lesbos. #orpheus #greekmyth #irishart

Printing my book in China has been a bit of an ordeal but I've finally got something I'm happy with! Here are comparison photos of the two sample copies (old top, new bottom). Book available through my website: www.conorwalton.com/shop/books.h... #artbook #selfpublishing #irishart

I gave a painting materials workshop at the RHA School yesterday. We made paint, discussed pigments, oils, additives, brushes, palettes, health and safety and much else. Thanks to my students for keeping me on my toes and asking so many questions! #artclass #artacademy #irishart

Here are my 18 portraits painted over 12 hours at Arklow Arts Centre for #culturenight September 19th 2025 #art #painting #irishart #arklow

The #Joker, still winning. Close-up of my current #wip based on #yeats poem 'The Second Coming' #thesecondcoming. #painting #irishart

Turner's studio at Petworth House #turner #jmwturner #petworth

'Butter' oil on linen, 24 x 30cm, 2016 #butter #irishart #kerrygold #conorwalton

Really nice to be back in the studio setting up a new painting! This one is (again) inspired by #wbyeats poem 'The Second Coming'. #irishart #ontheeasel #wip #thesecondcoming

My #culturenight contribution this year - a portrait painting marathon - got on the six o'clock news. Good gymnastics for a painter, an opportunity to meet lots of people, involve them in what I do and give back to my local community. #culturenight2025 #irishart

Here are the paintings from my Culture Night Portrait Marathon at Arklow Arts Centre last Friday. In twelve hours I painted 18 portraits in oils, live streaming the entire process. Thanks to all my sitters, to all who watched in person and online, and Wicklow Arts Office who funded the event!

Some photos from my portrait session with Ray D'Arcy at RTE studios where I talked about painting portraits and my forthcoming Culture Night marathon at Arklow Arts Centre. #raydarcyshow #irishart #portraitpainting Link to interview www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Tomorrow Sunday 14th September I'll be Russborough House for their annual CAR BOOT ART FAIR. I'll be painting portraits so if you'd like to have yours painted please message me. I'll also have paintings, drawings and assorted merch so hope to see you there! #irishart #buyirishart #russboroughhouse

Think I'm finished. #bucketandspade #painting #oilpainting #stilllife #irishart

Progress report... #painting #oilpainting #stilllife #irishart #bucketandspade

'New Irish Art' at the Lavit Gallery opens this Thursday 4 Sept with work by John Behan, Tom Climent, Cecilia Danell, Nuala O’Donovan, Deirdre Frost, Kaye Maahs, Samir Mahmood, Louise Neiland, Martha Quinn, Jennifer Trouton, Dominic Turner, Amna Walayat and me. #Cork art aficionados should attend!

Bravo to the team who launched the Arklow Arts Centre! Proud to be part of this! #irishart #irishartists #arklow

Booking open for my next 'Portrait Marathon'. culturenight.ie/event/cultur... #culturenight #culturenight2025 #irishart

Booking is open for my #culturenight Portrait Marathon on September 19th! To book, please follow the link: culturenight.ie/event/cultur... Thanks to Wicklow Arts Office for their support! #irishart #portraitpainting

An old life drawing from a session in the @rha-arts.bsky.social studios. I never photographed this and don't remember who I gave it to (probably on the day of the life drawing session), but it went to auction a while ago and so I found the image online. #lifedrawing #drawing #irishart

Here's a recently completed portrait painted from life. Painting from life isn't always easy and it wasn't easy to please the sitter on this but I think it's a damn good portrait. I'm happy with it. #portraitpainting #painting #irishart #conorwalton

I'll be doing another portrait marathon for #culturenight next September 19th at Arklow Arts Centre. I'll do 18 portraits in 12 hours, live-streamed, creating an impromptu exhibition, with the portraits given to the sitters afterwards. Bookings will open in early August. #portraitpainting #irishart

Bunch of Grapes' oil on linen, 25 x 35cm, 2016 #grapes #painting #conorwalton #irishart

Here's a painting demo I did during my Summer School last week. It was done over 2 hours and that was over 2 days. It's a bit rough but sort of effective, I think. Applications are now open for next year's Summer School. See www.conorwalton.com/summer_schoo... #paintingdemo #oilsketch #artcourses

Still no end to this foolery! #painting #irishman #irishart

Staying at Lough Bishop House I came across two of my paintings including my 'Bread' from 2017 in the dining room. Lovely to meet again the owners and avid art collectors Helen and Christopher Kelly. I took the 'Grapes' painting back for varnishing. #irishart #artonwalls #placestostay

Still clowning around... #portraitpainting #painting #art #irishart

Clowning around... #irishart #irishartist #portraitpainting

Starting a new self portrait. #painting #irishart

Sketching out 'The Assumption of Jeff Bezos'. Cherubs, putti and allegorical figures to follow... #jeffbezos #blueorigin #irishart

Due to a late cancellation I have one place left on my July figure painting course. PM me if interested! www.conorwalton.com/summer_schoo...

Sergey Brin: “You know it's a weird thing It's like we don't circulate this too much in the AI community, but all [AI] models tend to do better if you threaten them, like with physical violence.” #ai #crazyworld #sergeybrin

With my painting 'Saturnalia' at the opening of the Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition. Great to meet up again with so many artists and their brilliant work!