WELCOME
Oliver Tennyson is an artist living and working in the West of Ireland, right at the doorstep of the Burren National Park, in Co. Clare.
His paintings and sculptures focus on the social, cultural and spiritual life of Ireland in the 20th century.
Many of Oliver’s art pieces can be found in private collections in Ireland, England, Scotland, the Netherlands, Germany, and France.
“Coming from a rural farming background, the magic of the land, it’s plants and trees, butterflies and bees, ... it was bound to have an influence on my work. It just was natural. And today, my art radiates back the energy to where it came from.”
ABOUT OLIVER
Oliver Tennyson was born near Dundalk, Co. Louth, the oldest son of a farming family. He developed an interest in woodwork at an early age and at 25 had become a self-taught musical instrument maker. Read more …
PORTFOLIO
Oliver’s paintings and sculptures focus on the social, cultural and spiritual life of Ireland in the 20th century.
The artist describes his practice as lying “between realism and surrealism, with a tendency towards abstraction.
His main influences are the Romanian sculptor, Constantine Brancusi and the English sculptor, Henri Moore, the painters Marc Chagall, Francis Bacon and the painters Van Gogh and Gauguin. Read more …
TESTIMONIALS
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
CONTACT
Feel free to contact me by phone or email, or simply use the contact form to get in touch with me for any inquiries. I would love to hear from you.
Phone: +353 86 8819269
E-mail: olivertennyson@yahoo.co.uk