Finding inspiration on a quiet island in West Cork

Ian Humphreys has avoided the major art centres of the world to join the small band of residents on Heir Island, writes Colette Sheridan

ESCHEWING the busy sociable world of major art exhibition openings in Dublin and London, artist, Ian Humphreys consciously chose the isolation of Heir Island, off West Cork, to hone his craft as a painter inspired by the atmosphere of his surroundings.

Humphreys, in his early sixties, has two exhibitions coming up in Skibbereen and Rosscarberry and will also be selling 200 copies of a book, showcasing his work, with photographs by John Minihan.