Meet six Irish artists with the perfect painting for your home

Buying pieces of work, at the right price point, by homegrown talent is the aim of the Artist in Residence experience at EZ Living Interiors 

Artist in Residence participants Rachel Clarke, Lisa Woods, Paula McGurdy, Karen Lee, Irene McCabe and Carolyn Walsh.

The lure of a home interiors store is irresistible to anyone who loves playing house in the same way some of us can’t walk past a shoe shop without darting inside for a quick try-on.

Art galleries come a close second, but it occurs to me that while art and interiors inevitably end up cohabiting, they aren’t necessarily seen in public together beforehand, so it can be tricky determining how an artwork will look when hanging on your wall when opting for original art, which can also be more expensive than a mass-produced generic piece.