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J P Rooney

Below is J P Rooney’s current online portfolio. If you are looking for something in particular by J P Rooney and can't find it here then please do get in touch. Also you may be interested in browsing our J P Rooney archive.

J P Rooney is currently exhibiting 2 works

The Homes Of Donegal by J P Rooney
The Homes Of Donegal Sold
Medium: Original Guache on Board
Size: 23cm x 33cm
Early Morning by J P Rooney
Early Morning Sold
Medium: Original Guache on Board
Size: 10cm x 50cm

J P Rooney’s Biography

In the last few years, the previously unknown JP Rooney has so captivated the hearts of art collectors in his native Ireland that he has become the country's best selling artist.

Rooney's work was first launched in November 1997 with a sell-out show. Since then his work has been sold to collectors all over the world. He is well priced in a buoyant market that currently seeks new heroes and fresh investment opportunities, he has entered centre stage at a time when Irish art is in the ascendancy.

Rooney's work has grown in confidence over the last few years. It is looser, bolder, more directly narrative and has greater dramatic content than its more abstract predecessors. It has become more detailed, as his figures move increasingly into the foreground. His palette is more adventurous, his brush strokes more authoritative and his compositions more assured. His themes are universal. He depicts human relationships, located within their physical and social environments.

Collectors have queued to buy his work and gallery owners have formed waiting lists to host exhibitions. Publishing houses have made repeated offers to issue his work in a variety of formats.