“At first I was intrigued by the fish; their movement, their expressions, the variety of sizes and types. The more I watched them the more it fuelled my imagination to paint. The aquarium has glass on all sides enabling the viewer to see right through to the other side. The issue of space, is for me, a great source of excitement and challenge. This aquarium presented to me a new way of dealing with the problem of depicting movement, space and light on a 2D surface.”

On returning back to her studio in Cork, she set about making monoprints and larger work based on the information she had gathered. The fish were now like distant friends and the space but a memory. A new means of depiction was required. All in all, this subject matter has allowed her to explore many of the pertinent matters which concern her as a painter.