Textures of Life: Studio Notes, News and Reflections

Notes from the studio on painting, process, exhibitions, memory, and the stories behind the work.

Cropped Canadian landscape painting by Anthony Carey titled Cathedral Rising,
By Anthony Carey May 29, 2026
Anthony Carey reflects on At the Edge of Place, a body of Canadian landscape paintings shaped by Alberta, family, grief, memory, weather, scale and atmosphere.
Cropped detail of an Anthony Carey painting showing the upper edge of a pale moon and small cloud ag
By Anthony Carey May 26, 2026
A practical artist’s guide to choosing the right size painting for your home, including sofa measurements, hanging height, wall scale, texture, framing and FAQs.
Abstract painting of a yellow figure kneeling, holding a red sun. Red and green forms rise behind against a blue background.
By Anthony Carey October 22, 2025
A reflection on stillness, gratitude and quiet devotion, and how small gestures of care and attention can shape an artist’s life and work
Enter the raffle to win 'Trinity' by Anthony Carey — Mountshannon Arts Festival fundraiser
By Anthony Carey April 28, 2025
Artist Anthony Carey shares an exciting opportunity to win his painting Trinity in a raffle supporting the Mountshannon Arts Festival. Discover the story behind the donation and enter today.
A close up view showing a textured face in The Ancestors Painting by Anthony Carey
By Anthony Carey December 7, 2024
Discover how Leonora Carrington’s life, imagination and surrealist work have influenced Anthony Carey’s approach to painting and symbolism.
Three abstract figures on a vivid red background, speaks of transformation and connection.
By Anthony Carey November 26, 2024
Discover Between the Shores, a joint exhibition in Dublin, celebrating art, connection, place and shared creative experience
an invitation to Between the Shores Art exhibition in reds gallery Dublin
By Anthony Carey November 24, 2024
An invitation from Anthony Carey to view new work, visit an exhibition and connect more closely with his developing art practice.
inspired by the collective-unconscious, abstracted figures stand erect under a blood red sky
By Anthony Carey October 18, 2024
Explore how Carl Jung’s idea of the collective unconscious influences Anthony Carey’s paintings, symbols, figures and sense of memory.
a close up view of the artists brush on the canvas. Featuring  a single figure against a blue sky
By Anthony Carey October 1, 2024
Details of Anthony Carey’s latest joint exhibition, featuring new contemporary paintings and a shared exploration of place, memory and connection.