‘Limen’, Irish Times, 5 November 2019; by Aidan Dunne
“…they do have a wonderful poise, nonetheless, a hard-won magisterial calm.”
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‘Limen’, Sunday Times, 3 November 2019; by John O’Sullivan
“…each image seems alive – poised for transformation.”
‘Tonn’, Sunday Times, 12 April 2015; by John O’Sullivan
“What they offer is a rich variety of near-abstract images with sky, sea and shore juxtaposed ambiguously for our visual delectation.”
‘Tonn’, Irish Times, 2015
“The work encompasses both the Rothko-esque sublime, with several exceptionally minimal compositions, and O’Keeffe’s evocation of nature and sexuality.”
‘Mindscapes’, Sunday Tribune; by Marianne Hartigan
“…the works are microcosms of a larger world and expressions of emotions and moods and explorations of aspects of that world.”
‘Waterbased 2’ at Vangard Gallery, Sunday Times, 2008; by Gerry McCarthy
“…she is exploring a subject that suits her perfectly.”
‘Waterbased’ at Hillsboro Fine Art, 2007; by Aidan Dunne
“And although the water is obviously captured in the midst of forceful motion, the paintings exude a stillness, they bring us to a point of rest.”
‘Composing the Elements’, Irish Arts Review, Spring 2004, pp. 76 – 83; by Brian McAvera
‘Uaimh 4 by Gwen O’Dowd’, Sunday Independent; by Niall MacMonagle
“It’s a commanding, sombre, monumental, intriguing piece…”
RE/Dressing Cathleen, Jennifer Grinnell and Alston Conley (Eds), 1998
“Gwen O’Dowd conveys poetic ideas also found in Irish legends of the Otherworld.”
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