Ann Maria Bridges pictured with Ripley and Juno at the opening of her art exhibition in Trimmers Lane on Saturday evening. Pic: Jim Campbell
Pictured at the opening of Ann Maria’s Bridges art exhibition in Trimmers Lane on Saturday evening were Graham Parker, Fiona Rice, Alan Curry, Ann Maria Bridges, Gillian McCann and Darragh Stokes. Pic: Jim Campbell
Ronan Furlong, Ann Maria Bridges and Darragh Stokes pictured at the opening of Ann Maria’s Bridges art exhibition in Trimmers Lane on Saturday evening. Pic: Jim Campbell
Ann Maria Bridges pictured at the opening of her art exhibition in Trimmers Lane on Saturday evening. Pic: Jim Campbell
Ann Maria Bridges pictured with her mother Pat at the opening of her art exhibition in Trimmers Lane on Saturday evening. Pic: Jim Campbell
Sharon Clancy, Ann Maria Bridges and Pat Bridges pictured at the opening of Ann Marie’s Bridges art exhibition in Trimmers Lane on Saturday evening. Pic: Jim Campbell
Recently, Wexford-born artist Ann Maria Bridges returned to Selskar in the heart of Wexford town, to join Sharon Clancy at a full-house for the opening of her new exhibition ‘Deconstructed Landscapes’.
Ann Maria’s artistic passion started when she was young. She found that she was most content while drawing, and that art was a way of communicating as a result of her dyslexia. She has always wanted her work to capture the feeling of something.
Inspired by the likes of Matisse, Micro, Kandinsky, Rothko and Monet, her “creative process starts with a sketch, from this I work on a fast painting and within that find a composition to give me a starting point. Then I select a base colour that may or may not be seen in the final painting.
“The colour palette evolves then, I start with mainly three colours to begin. During painting, the organic idea can change as the canvas and paint take over the direction and the colours evolve.
“Focusing on capturing the essence of movement and emotion through layers of brushstrokes and careful attention to composition. To find that finished piece that is harmonious and makes sense to me.”
Pictured at the opening of Ann Maria’s Bridges art exhibition in Trimmers Lane on Saturday evening were Graham Parker, Fiona Rice, Alan Curry, Ann Maria Bridges, Gillian McCann and Darragh Stokes. Pic: Jim Campbell
On display as part of this exhibition are beautiful oil paintings. She said: “Each painting becomes a map of fragments, fluid and alive, allowing the space to become more poetic than measured. The freedom of expression rather than the constraints of thought.”
In terms of the response that she says the Wexford Festival Opera and its appeal to locals and visitors as well as the backdrop at Trimmers Lane has provided added to its reception.
“Having done many exhibitions in Selskar over the years I’m delighted to show here again and the space I’m in will be kept as a gallery going forward which is wonderful news.”
The exhibition at 3 Trimmers Lane, Selskar is open until November 2.