A little about Steve Bradbury
For many years now, my wife and have invested in art. Our house has an eclectic mix of artists and styles, on its walls. The one thing all of our pictures have in common is that each “spark joy” every day that we look at them; often bringing a smile or triggering a memory.
Although I’ve worked in multiple different sectors from Aeronautical Engineering to Healthcare and Managment Consultancy, the common thread has always been my love of innovation and creativity. Working as an artist has given me the perfect opportunity to create paintings that have special significance for other people.
What do I do?
I paint local Irish landscapes, although not exclusively, with a contemporary and unique perspective. I work primarily in oils:
- Compared to watercolour, acrylics, pastel and print, oil paints have more pigment in them, allowing richer, more vivid colors.
- Oil is much more flexible and can be applied in thick layers, which I use to give a 3-dimensional effect.
- Oil paintings will last well beyond my lifetime (and yours) and are very much a long-term investment.
- I use my own medium recipe, which I add to the oil paint, that gives the paint more flexibility, and a glossier finish; it does take longer to dry though!
- I paint every day and develop and learn new techniques and play with new tools as I go, which refines and enhances my style; like anything in life, the more you train, the better you become.
- All of my paintings come in high-quality wood frames, are ready to hang and with a certificate of authenticity.
- I also sell Fine Art Giclée Prints (replicas) of my artwork, both mounted and framed.
- Paintings are often better viewed in real life, so feel free to visit the Studio; message me if you’d like to drop in.
I wasn’t always an artist
Although I have loved to draw and paint since I was a child, this is not where my career started. I studied Aeromechanical Systems Engineering at University and began my career as an Engineering Officer, travelling the world and getting to understand different cultures and ways of life. I became a Chartered Engineer, graduated with an MBA, qualified as a mountain expedition leader and gained my private pilot’s licence. I then set up a management consultancy business contracting in a diverse set of organisations such as the National Health Service, UK Government, a number of private aviation businesses and Twycross Zoo, working from locations in Cambridge, Oxford, London and Dublin. I moved to Dublin permanently in April 2015 and took on a General Management Role in Blackrock Clinic. In December 2017, I gave up a career in corporate management to become a full-time artist.
Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
None Scheduled, but watch this space.
Past Exhibitions
4th – 10th July 2022 – Solo Exhibition, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Pop-Up, Dun Laoghaire.
29th November – 12th December 2021 – Solo Exhibition, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Pop-Up, Dun Laoghaire.
20th – 26th September 2021 – Solo Exhibition, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Pop-Up, Dun Laoghaire.
21st – 27th June 2021 – Solo Exhibition, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Pop-Up, Dun Laoghaire.
14th – 20th December 2020 – Solo Exhibition, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Pop-Up, Dun Laoghaire.
23rd – 29th November 2020 – Solo Exhibition, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Pop-Up, Dun Laoghaire.
19th – 25th October 2020 – Solo Exhibition, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Pop-Up, Dun Laoghaire.
21st – 27th September 2020 – Solo Exhibition, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Pop-Up, Dun Laoghaire.
14th December 2019 – Artist at Home, Open Studio, York Road, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin.
15th – 17th November 2019 – Art Source, RDS, Dublin.
27th May – 2nd June 2019 – Solo Exhibition, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Pop-Up, Dun Laoghaire.
22nd – 28th April 2019 – Solo Exhibition, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Pop-Up, Dun Laoghaire.
5th – 9th December 2018 – Gifted Fair, RDS, Dublin.
9th – 11th November 2018 – Art Source, RDS, Dublin.
19th – 22nd October 2018 – RMS Leinster Exhibition, The Royal St George Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire.
6th – 12th October 2018 – RMS Leinster Exhibition, National Maritime Museum of Ireland, Dun Laoghaire.
