In this episode, our guest is Deirdre Walsh, a renowned painter whose unique style beautifully captures the essence of the lake.

Deirdre Walsh lives and paints in Mayo where she is continually inspired by an elusive light. After graduating from University in Galway she spent six years in New York where she studied painting at Parsons School of Design and The Art Students League. During that time she had an opportunity to set up an Art Department in a large inner city High School. She returned to Ireland in 1993 and has been exploring colour in her local landscape, as a plein air painter. Her studio works are careful studies of old objects she has acquired over the years. Her work has been selected for RHA Annual Shows and she is currently represented by the Barbara Stanley Gallery London. She was Artist in Residence with Mayo County Council from 1995-2000