Ione Parkin RWA

“The images you sent of your paintings are very engaging and though it is difficult to tell, as you know, from photographs the surfaces of the paintings look very rich and intricate. They seem to me to suggest close up views of organic material, stone, moss, fungi, wood, skin or even distant views of the earth’s surface. I can see that they are made by someone involved and informed in the process of painting itself. They look accomplished and sensitive and there is a good sense of colour and a rich layering.” Correspondence from Hughie O’Donoghue, September 2006.