Ross Palmer

Paintings of Ireland and Zimbabwe

Memories of two homes, recorded in paint.

My journey through art has been to record memories from a life lived in Zimbabwe and Ireland, mostly in acrylics on canvas, with a few watercolours.

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Women carrying baskets on their heads against a deep red sky
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Two collections

27 paintings and counting

Irish Art15 works  →Cork landscapes, coast and heritage, including the Glanmire Series.African Art12 works  →People, villages and wildlife of Zimbabwe.

Selected works

Two people loading a green donkey cart on a sandy road beneath granite bouldersScotch Cart in Zimbabwe2021Bare black trees against a glowing orange skyHalloween ForestAcrylics on canvas board · 300 × 400 mm · 2020A beach at low tide with an island and lighthouse on the horizonArdnahinch Beach, East CorkAcrylics on canvas · 400 × 500 mm · 2020Cobh Cathedral rising above a row of brightly coloured housesCobh Cathedral in Cork CountyAcrylics · 400 × 500 mm · 2020Granite boulders balanced on top of one another under a blue skyIconic Balancing Rocks in HarareWatercolour · 2020Ice-cream vendors surrounded by schoolgirls in green under jacaranda treesUrban School Life in Harare, Zimbabwe2020

My story

“The paintings are a series of memories of the journey through life, both in Zimbabwe and Ireland.”

I started painting in 2017 when faced with retirement from the planning and development sector. Having been brought up in Zimbabwe, I paint its people, buildings, landscapes and wildlife.

Since moving to Ireland in 2000, my art has been influenced by its landscapes, people and heritage, and I have tried to record my home town of Glanmire in Cork.

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Commission a painting

I have been asked to prepare a number of private paintings for clients, reflecting their own requests. If you have a home, a view or a moment you would like painted, get in touch.

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