Fenton Gallery 2004
Tom Climent/Sarah Walker
Tom Climent who has previously drawn influences from Spanish art historical references, has spent several months living in Spain over the last few years. Usually known as a studio painter of large format works, last year saw Climent working outdoors, painting from the roof of his house in Spain which resulted in him choosing to work with a dramatically smaller scale. He feels that painting outdoors also had the effect of lightening his palette. Any suggestion of a figurative presence is absent in this new series. Climent’s paintings have a colour confidence and freedom of dramatic expression which has always marked him out as one of the most talented younger generation Irish painters.