Three Men on an Island by James MacIntyre

by James Macintyre

In the spring of 1951 Belfast artist James MacIntyre received a letter from Gerard would he like to join him for a month or so in Connemara?So began an unforgettable summer of painting with Gerard Dillon and fellow artist George Campbell on Inishlacken, a tiny island off the remote west of Ireland, 'last parish before New York'. There were laughs, arguments and lazings aplenty, much hard drinking and some crazy escapades, but before the season was over young MacIntyre had found himself as well as his vocation.Beautifully embellished with the work of all three men and warmed by MacIntyre's gentle humour, Three Men on an Island uniquely illuminates not only the painter's craft but also the sources of artistic inspiration.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996