Ta Byrne

Joined Artfinder: Sept. 2014

Artworks for sale: 911

(139)

Thailand

Updates from Ta Byrne's studio

  • I put on a little black dress and some lipstick....

    I put on a little black dress and some lipstick....

    My first real exhibition was on Samui with a big cocktail party and lots of people all dressed up I had to make a speech and thank everyone, don’t forget I’m Thai and these were all Westerners, I’ve never done anything like it in my life before, my English is not bad but it’s far from perfect, but they were very kind to me. I put on a little black dress some red lipstick and made the most of it, I loved it, not so much the attention but the fact people I’ve never met before liked my work and wanted to talk to me about it.

    25 April 2017
    A bit apprehensive

    A bit apprehensive

    This was my first exhibition and I was a little apprehensive but it was alright on the night.

    25 April 2017
    Working in the garden

    Working in the garden

    I also have a beautiful garden which I sometimes use as my studio when it’s not too hot, but in the rainy season I have to move inside the house which I don’t like because it affects the light but I have no choice when it rains here and the wind blows it really rains and blows. I have my 2 dogs who like to sit and watch me paint especially in the cool of the evening, I’m also surrounded by the most beautifully coloured birds singing all day, large lizards and snakes which I like to keep a distance from but my dogs just sit and watch going about their business.

    25 April 2017
    I was like a kid in a sweet shop

    I was like a kid in a sweet shop

    Europe opened my eyes, it was a fantastic experience it was then I really started to learn about art to see some of those amazing works in museums up close is an experience I find difficult to explain. And books, I’ve never seen so many book shops in my life and it seems everyone on a bus or a train reads a book. I spent hours in bookshops looking at the art books if only I had the money to buy them all.

    12 April 2017
    Researching

    Researching

    I was in the UK and like a kid in a sweetshop with all the art galleries, & museums, to see some of the most famous paintings in the world in real life was an amazing experience.

    15 March 2017
    Face painting with the Mercy Centre Kids from Bangkok

    Face painting with the Mercy Centre Kids from Bangkok

    Every year the Rotary Club of Samui bring the kids down from the mercy centre in Bangkok to Koh Samui and every year they break my heart.

    07 December 2016
    KOH SAMUI ROTARY INSTALLATION DINNER

    KOH SAMUI ROTARY INSTALLATION DINNER

    This painting a smaller version similar to Sundown was sold at auction to raise money for the Koh Samui Rotary Club who are supporting Koh Samui Special needs school. I'm glad to say we were delighted with the amount raise and the painting in now hanging on a wall in Bangkok.

    26 October 2016
    Working on Exodus

    Working on Exodus

    I think this is without doubt the most difficult and challenging paintings I've ever worked on and also the longest, I've had sleepless nights over it worked on it early morning and late into the night. Having said that I think it will be one of my best ever works whenever I do finish it.

    11 October 2016
    A pint of the black stuff

    A pint of the black stuff

    I don't actually drink I was in Dublin with my partner and wanted to taste a pint of Guinness see what all the fuss was about, I didn't like it.

    29 August 2016
    Working on 'At work in the rice fields'

    Working on 'At work in the rice fields'

    A large original oil painting of a farming scene from back in the 1980s when I was a kid and working in those fields. Harvesting was a long hot day we started work early morning and finished about 2am working under big lights which would run off the tractors battery, only stoping for short breaks to eat.

    09 August 2016
    Some painting I did for a crèche in a hotel

    Some painting I did for a crèche in a hotel

    I did these paintings some years ago for a creche in a Samui hotel, I popped in a couple of weeks ago and they are still bringing a smile to kids faces.

    31 July 2016
    Working on the Heat of April

    Working on the Heat of April

    This painting means a lot to me I worked in these fields as a kid

    20 May 2016