Artist Reply: Ruth, you are too good to me. Nevertheless, it is true that I paint best when I paint those scenes out of my memory and imagination. The one I like best of mine is called 'The church of the Devil's outside.' But you need zoom to see all the detail of this. Thanks again Ruth.

Artist Reply: What a darlin' you are Olga, when I was a young fella I used to cycle out there with sandwiches and a bottle of milk. then I would spend the whole day, if the weather was good and the weather is always good when you are young, listening to the amazing collection of old curmudgeons, queers,priests and even some other ordinary young men and the talk [craic ] was wonderful. What an education I got, nothing that my mother would have approved. The flagstones you see in my picture were laid by convicts and these are their ghosts appearing in the stone, distorted by pain,suffering,anguish, time and death. I love this place and thanks for looking.

Artist Reply: Cool is right Maria, although 'bloody freezing,' might be more accurate. thanks.

Artist Reply: Thank you Annette. I had happy times there.

Artist Reply: Thank you Nelly for your very complimentary remarks. I, on the other hand, am quite a staid person in real life. I tend to live in my head. But you must tell me how to pronounce your name. Reading between the J's and the Z's I might English it as Newhouse. I am probably nouns out. I have never had an exhibition and I dont have a lot of paintings here. Some are in Ireland and many have been sold. But I will try to get some stuff together. Give me a year.