"These paintings are a personal reflection of the Irish landscape I know and am still greedy to know after a long absence while living in Australia.

From main streets in country towns to fields dotted with little sheds and abandoned houses down overgrown lanes. I am particularly drawn to the weathered patina of a house left empty and given back to the elements. They seem to me a forlorn, crumbling vessel of fading memories. I will often take the long way home in the hopes of making an intriguing discovery or finding some thing of beauty in a landscape that always nourishes my curiosity".

Michelle will be visiting Australia for this exhibition with support from Culture Ireland.