16cm x 19cm x 2.5cm

About artist: Born in 1968, Martin McCann was lucky to have witnessed the many influential bands who came to play during the 1980’s and following a natural instinct, his singing voice led him to front the Dublin band SACK. His extensive portfolio includes worldwide tours and four studio albums of which the current offering entitled, Wake Up People! is receiving major accolades across press and media platforms. No stranger to the recording studio and the live stage his entire adult life, Martin has also sang with the RTE Concert orchestra and dabbled in critically acclaimed theatre productions taking him as far afield as the USA and New Zealand. Besides his ongoing involvement on the musical side of creativity, It’s now no surprise that Martin has channeled his artistic prowess and following a successful exhibition of his paintings in 2019 as part of the Culture Night festivities in Dublin, he has been well and truly catapulted into the visual arena to fulfil a lifetime ambition as a visual artist. In Summer 2023, Martin was invited to the beautiful Rathfarnham Castle in Dublin for his largest exhibition to date. The seven week residency spanning over three rooms featured 39 pieces ranging in size from 120cm sq to 30cm sq cradled boards. The exhibition entitled WABI SABI, relates to the Japanese aesthetic of the beauty of insignificance.

About artwork: A nip in the air' is a cold wax medium and oil paint piece on a cradled box which previously housed some oil paint sticks. These boxes are designed for artists to utilise, so as a slight departure from the usual square format purpose-built cradled panel's Martin uses, a decision was made to put it to good use. The painting's title was triggered by a comment which referred to the painting as 'frosty' so with the change in the weather, 'A nip in the air' seemed appropriate.

Website: https://martinmccannart.com

Instagram handle:: @maxi68

Excellent Condition

Cold wax medium and oil paint

Yes