Doreen Drennan is an impressionist painter documenting the Burren region and the Wild Atlantic Way for over 30 years. She has spent her life on the Atlantic; born on Achill Island, Co. Mayo and later moving to Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare. Through years of observation she has developed an acute understanding of the West of Ireland and continually strives to perfect its natural beauty onto canvas. Doreen’s preferred medium is oil paint. She utilises brush and knife techniques to execute the challenging form, colour, texture and depth of her surroundings. Her subjects range from the wildness of the Atlantic to the rugged marks left on the landscape by the sea. She is noted for her ability to capture the changing atmospheric sky lines above the Atlantic and is continually inspired by the dramatic fleeting light of the West.

Doreen studied at NCAD, and has maintained a successful practice for over 30 years.She has exhibited widely and her work has been selected for many private and corporate collections, presentations and commissions including the following.

Doreen’s paintings of the Burren and the Wild Atlantic Way were featured on national T.V. Nationwide RTE1.

Doreen was commissioned by the RNLI Lifeboats, to compile a book of her paintings and poetry entitled “ Of Surf and Stone”

Her  painting entitled “Saoirse” was selected for the cover of Ropes International Journal, Galway, and her painting “Evening at the Spa Wells” was selected for the cover of the book by the same name, by international best seller, Maeve Binchy.

‘Dawn on the Rocks” a painting of Doreen’s depicting  the Burren, was selected for inclusion by Paul Lyle in his book Geo Hibernica.

Another painting of Doreen’s entitled “Doolin Storm”was selected as a winner in Daler Rowney online international seascape competition.

She has work selected for the AIB private collection.

Doreen has been invited to speak on several radio programmes about her life on the Atlantic and her paintings that have resulted.