3 years ago I moved to the west coast of Ireland from Dublin. One of the visual similarities between the city and the country is the use of spray paint, by graffiti artists in the city and by sheep farmers in the country to identify their own sheep. This series of paintings is inspired by re-location and wildness in the west of Ireland.

Farmers and graffiti artists each with have their own ‘tag’ and I have been documenting the different tags on flocks around the west of Ireland for a series of paintings. The sheep markings are created for a variety of reasons including ownership, identification of medicinal dosing, rogue sheep and lamb bearing ewe’s for example.

Each painting is made with Agricultural animal marking spray paint and is limited to a single edition, 1/1, for each flock. Fabriano, 285 gsm cotton paper, deckled edge on 2 sides is used for its edge which is similar to that of a woolly sheep. Signed, numbered and named after the precise location of the sheep so you can go and find your flock!

This is an ongoing series.
Size is 50 x 70 cm / 19.5 x 27.5 inches
Paintings are sent unframed in a postal tube.