Painting of the Week: "Dassia, Corfu", by Patrick Leonard HRHA

"Dassia, Corfu" by Patrick Leonard HRHA
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Born in Rush, Co. Dublin, Patrick Leonard studied under Seán Keating and Maurice MacGonigal (q.v.) at the Metropolitan School of Art, Dublin. He exhibited at the RHA from 1941 onward, and was elected an Honorary Member in 1983.

James Gorry from The Gorry Gallery, Dublin wrote "The integrity of Leonard's approach is such that a peaceful landscape will accommodate a car or 'plane if it passes at the time he is sketching, and colours considered too vibrant by others, but very real in his perception, are never constrained - this freedom of spirit is a hallmark of his work".
Patrick worked with oils, pastels, and drawing. Many of his works are in permanent collections across Ireland, and also in the John Burns Collection in the U.S.A.
He received numerous prizes for paintings as a student and many Awards for portrait and landscape work in watercolour, drawing and black and white illustration from the RDS.