Michael Ireland
(September 21, 1953 - September 21, 2000)



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© 2000-2008 Robin Ireland. All rights reserved.

"I paint from feeling and truth."
-- Michael Ireland

About the Artist

Michael Ireland

Michael Ireland started selling his work professionally in 1974. In the course of his long career, he sold hundreds of paintings to both private and corporate collectors and completed commissions from Europe to Hawaii. He had numerous solo and group shows in Nevada, California, Oregon, and Washington. By his late-twenties, Ireland had established a firm regional reputation for himself as a watercolorist in both Southwest and marine genres, with his work winning awards in such juried shows as the Las Vegas Art Museum's This Is Art, or the museum's annual Art Round-Up. His work also appeared in Southwest Art and earned him listings in Who's Who in Art in America for several years running.

Generous with his knowledge, Ireland also taught various independent workshops, as well as sessions through the Nevada Watercolor Society and the Las Vegas Art Museum. In the late 80s, he was a guest printmaking instructor at Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, teaching both beginning and advanced printmaking. He served as exhibitions director for the Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas Library, Nevada Watercolor Society (for which he also served as president), The Burk Gal'ry, Boulder City, Nevada, and the City of Las Vegas Gallery for the show "Las Vegas Impressions." He was serving on the board of directors for a local arts organization at the time of his death.

Ireland's career also included a variety of parallel activities such as designing a cancellation stamp for the U.S. Postal Service for Boulder City, Nevada, to commemorate the town's fiftieth anniversary in 1981. From 1996 to 2000 he produced renderings and did set design for entertainer Jimmy Buffett. The background he designed for Buffet's set for the 1997 show Havana Daydream was highlighted in an article on Jimmy Buffett's lighting designer in the article "Minimalism to Margaritaville," which appeared in November 1997 issue of Lighting Dimensions.


On September 21, 2000, Ireland died from injuries sustained in a fall.



Oil Paintings

Autumn Wind
Oil on canvas
45"h x 60"w

"Departure"
Oil on Panel
59.5"h x 44"w

 Oil Painting:  Departure

Falling Water
Oil on panel
12.25"h x 15"w
(Available as a poster and in a note card set)

Oil Painting: Falling Water

Hidden Cove
Oil on Canvas
24h" x 36w"

 Oil Painting: Hidden Cove

"In the Still of the Night"
Oil on Panel
7.75"h x 14"w

In the Still of the Night

Journey
Oil on canvas
4"h x 13.5"w
(Available in a giclee reproduction)

Oil Painting: Journey

Labyrinth
Oil on Canvas
26"h x 24"w
(Available in a note card set)

 Oil Painting: Labyrinth

Moonlight on Madrones
Oil on paper
(Available in a note card set)

Moonlight on Madrones

Morning on the Mudflats
Oil on canvas
33"h x 43"w
(Available in a note card set)

Morning on the Mudflats

Plein Air
Oil on canvas
9"h x 13"w
(Available as a giclee reproduction)

Plein Air

Red Tide
Oil on panel
5"h x 9"w

Oil Painting: Red Tide

Samish Island
Oil on panel
6"h x 12.5"w
(Available as a giclee reproduction)

Seventh Wave
Oil on panel
9"h x 13.5"w

Oil Painting: Seventh Wave

"Sooke Harbor Mist"
Oil on Panel
9"h x 13"w
(Available as a giclee reproduction)

 Oil Painting:  Sooke Harbor

Sentinals
Oil on canvas
45"h x 60"w
Available as a note card

"Still Waters Under the 9th Moon" (detail)
Oil on canvas
33.5"h x 49.5"w

Oil Painting: Still Waters

"The Last"
Oil on canvas
18"h x 24"w

Oil Painting: The Last

Weathering the Storm
Oil on Panel
10"h x 14"w
(Available in a note card set)

Oil Painting: Weathering the Storm

Where the Salt Marsh Grasses
Whisper of Autumn

Oil on canvas
14"h x 54"w

oil painting, Salt Marsh Grasses

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Watercolors

Commission: Grand Canyon Tryptic*
Watercolor
Each panel is 5'h x 3'w


Commission:  Northwestern Sky
Watercolor
Dyptic commissioned by Rippling River Resort, Welches, OR, 1982
Each panel is 3'h x 4'w



Stories from the Past:
Western Art

After Dusk
18"h x 24"w

Barn

Barn & Outshed in Snow*

Barn's Last Winter (II)
11"h x 14"w

Canyon Walls (II)
14"h x 10"w

Derrick*

Dry Wash
10"h x 12"w

The First Snow
20"h x 26.5"w

The Great Arch
14"h x 22"w

"Highlands"
59.5"h x 44"w

Indian Corn

Legend of the Navaho
29"h x 24"w

Lost City Ruin
8"h x 8"w

Monument Valley

North Side
22"h x 30"w

Rusted Milk Cans

Sedona Creek

Young Aspen


Those Who Work the Sea:
Marine Watercolors

After the Night's Catch
Double elephant

Aground at Low Tide
9"h x 12.75"w

Awaiting the Next Catch
22"h x 30"w

Day's End, commissioned piece
(Available in a note card set)

The Drifter
22"h x 30"w
(Available in a note card set)

Dry Dock Boat

Garibaldi Port
22"h x 30"w

Idle Tides of August

Nets in Storage*

Nets in Storage*

Pelican

Pelican

Rosa C.


Rosa C.

Rough Seas*

Rough Seas*

Still Water Spirit
12"h x 16"w

Still Water Spirit

Well Seasoned
24"h x 36"w
(Available in a note card set)

Well Seasoned

Moods

Autumn Cumulous
16"h x 36"w

Autumn Cumulous

Back Bay

Back Bay

Beach*
12"h x 36"w

Beach

Cliff View

Cliff View

Coastal Mist

Coastal Mist

Counterpoint
14.5"h x 36"w

Streambed

Indian Summer
22"h x 30"h

Indian Summer

Into the Mist*

Into the Mist

Misty Cove

Misty Cove

Misty Morning

Misty Morning

Morning Wash
14.5"h x 36"w

Morning Wash

Riverbed
15"h x 22.5"w

Riverbed

Ross Island and Bridge*
24"h x 36"w

Ross Island and Bridge*

Soft Light, Morning Light
21.5"h x 29"w

Soft Light, Morning Light

Tahmanawis
Commissioned piece

Tahmanawis

Wave*
14.5"h x 36"w

Wave

Willamette Dawn
30"h x 40"w

Willamette Dawn

Nocturnes:

Departure
20"h x 30"w

Departure

Full Moon
20"h x 30"w

Full Moon

Midnight Surf
24"h x 29"w

Midnight Surf

Night Shift
16"h x 11"w

Night Shift

Passage to Lida
30"h x 20"w

Passage to Lida

Pedestrian Intent
24"h x 21"w

Pedestrian Intent

Pilings* (detail)

Pilings* (detail)

Portal
15"h x 11"w

Portal

Red Sky at Night*
15"h x 24"w

Red Sky at Night*

Reflections*
15"h x 24"w

Reflections

Ross Island Log Boom*
12"h x 24"w

Ross Island Log Boom*

Stevenson, WA
15"h x 24"w

Stevenson, WA

Veiled Departure
12"h x 16"w

Veiled Departure

Winslow Harbor
30"h x 40"w
(Available in a note card set)

Winslow Harbor

Scenes:

7:55
21"h x 28"w

7:55

Let's Meet Back Here in an Hour
28"h x 42"w
(Available as a giclee reproduction and in a note card set)

Let's Meet Back Here in an Hour

Par-A-Dice Hotel*
28"h x 42"w

Par-A-Dice Hotel*

Shades of Summer
22"h x 30"w
(Available in a note card set)

Shades of Summer

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Monotypes

23rd & Northrup
22"h x 30"w

Night Marauders
40"h x 30"w

Night Marauders

Night Vista
30"h x 40"w

Night Vista

On the Edge of the North Wind
29.5"h x 17"w

On the Edge of the North Wind

Reoccurence
35"h x 15"w

Reoccurence

Stalking a Dream
15"h x 22"w

Stalking a Dream

Storm Warning
11.75"h x 16"w

Storm Warning

Venus
15"h x 22"w

Venus

Where Darkness Falls
30"h x 22"w

Where Darkness Falls

Wind Over Water
40"h x 30"w

Wind Over Water

*Actual titles of work unknown

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Printmaking

"Some people are born printmakers, leaving a lasting impression in this short brush with life!"-- Michael Ireland, 2000

Ireland took up printmaking in 1980, using a small Dick Blick press. His prints reflect his background as a painter, and he worked to emphasize tone and value, rather than simply line quality. He used a variety of printmaking approaches, including intaglio (primarily aquatint, mezzotint and engraving), wood cut, lino cut, and monotype. The image determined which process he used, as each method has its own strengths and characteristics. He always did his own plate work and printing, eventually producing a catalog of over 25 images.

"I began my printmaking career more than 20 years ago because I was captivated by the unique quality of the final impression. The process is complex, but the end result is clean and precise. Every mark on the plate is reflected in the print; nothing is superfluous. I like the dual challenge of not only producing a good plate, but also being able to print it well enough to carry out the original intent of the image. Each print is hand-pulled by myself, so the process is more intimate than a commercial reproduction. This adds to the print's value, both to myself and the collector." -- Michael Ireland

Canyon at Dusk
Aquatint, etching and engraving
14.5"h x 6"w

Canyon at Dusk

Dancing Dragon
Viscosity print
11.5"h x 17.5"w

Dancing Dragon

Dreamer
4.5"h x 4"w
Linoleum block print

Dreamer

Ecola
2.65"h x 2.5"w
Four-plate color aquatint

Ecola

End of Summer
15"h x 11.5"w
Linoleum block print
(Available as a giclee reproduction)

Harvest Moon
4"h x 4.5"w
Aquatint

Harvest Moon

Moonrise
6.25"h x 7.75"w
Lift-ground aquatint

Moonrise

Night Fall
3.75"h x 4.12"w
Two-color mezzotint on a copper plate

Night Fall

Nighttide
4.25"h x 12.75"w
Aquatint

Nighttide

Snowbound
23.5"h x 5"w
Aquatint and etching

Snowbound

Storm
8.5"h x 11.25"w

Storm

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Pastels

Conversations with the Night
30"h x 22"w
(Available in a note card set)

Conversations with the Night

Night Lights

Night Lights

The O-Koi Corral
(Available in a note card set)

The O-Koi Corral

On the Edge of Solitude
28.5"h x 41.25"w

On the Edge of Solitude

Raven
45"h x 15"w

Raven

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Jimmy Buffett Set Design & Renderings

Banana Wind
Set
1996

Havana Daydream
Set
1997

Neptune
Kabuki screen
1998

Carnival
Set
1998

Greetings from Earth
Kabuki screen
1999

Beach House on the Moon
Set
1999

Club Margarita
Kabuki screen
2000

Welcome to Margaritaville
Set
2000





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