'Lullabye Trees Holding Up the Sky,' Acrylic and Mixed Media on Linen by Noelle McAlinden

This semi-abstract landscape has a vibrant palette of reds, burnt oranges, cool blues and textured surfaces with abstract trees resembling wish bones. The mystical nature of the trees and their branches holding up the sky draws the viewer into a dreamscape of color. The painting is framed with a white wooden frame.

Noelle McAlinden is originally from Maghery on the shores of Lough Neagh, Orchard County, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. The close association with references to the shoreline and her father’s family business, as a market gardener, the references to the precious cargo of the past and the evolving present of childhood memories and experiences have inspired her work. Living now in Fermanagh over 37 years, Noelle is a former student of TP Flanagan and works as a Creative Adviser, Artist, Curator and Cultural Broker/ Programmer and Arts Activist. Noelle continues to be committed to supporting Arts and Culture across Education, Community, Voluntary, Youth and Health Sectors.

The artist's inspiration is drawn from who the artist is and where she has come from and where she is now -- both the physical world the artist lives in and the private world within her that carries the precious cargo of the past and all it’s diverse, dynamic and evolving happenings, the magic of gained knowledge and personal insight.

"An Artist who has mined deeper with age, where with a love of emotive colour, scorched canvasses emerge. Where blue tones and strong exotic tones collide. Where inspiration is sought in everything and every experience, and where the artist paints large-scale as well as small, and welcomes the happy accident. Inspiration from the work of Hodgkin’s & Hoyland have influenced recent work. My work has evolved, it comes from my life, my soul, experiences, memory and imagination shaped, nourished by events and accidental happenings, family, friendship and a sense of place.” -- Noelle McAlinden