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About Jareth McBrehon

    Jareth McBrehon is not the kind of artist who likes to work in the quiet solitude of a studio, as is traditionally expected. Rather, the artist follows his intuition and seeks out crowded, noisy areas filled with people and life in which to work. Pubs, cafes, or any area where people are being social are better suited environments, providing a unique focus only obtained in these areas. Because these settings lack the decent lighting, Goth Noir becomes a piece of art that looks best in slight shadow or dim light. These works can hang where other traditional pieces of work may suffer; however Goth Noir pieces will radiate with a shadowy glow all their own providing a solution for "that problem area" in your home.
     Almost all the works are painted in either white ink or thinned out acrylic paint on a black background of paper or specially prepared canvas. Each painting pulls the highlights out of shadows rather than pushing shadows into white. Following a superstitious nature, the artist also sacrifices a small portion of the beer he is drinking at the time instead of using water as both a blessing for luck, as well as to provide a unique attribute and small amount of value to any original that is acquired.
      All the paintings are created through careful manipulation of moisture and layering thin washes rather than mixing the correct tone or using heavy applications of paint or ink. The works are about depth, focus, composition, imagination. Some areas are highly detailed while leaving other areas obviously vague. This encourages the viewer to add a small personal investment into the piece as they "fill in the blanks".
     Some the strongest inspirations of the artist which is strongly reflected in the works, are Ancient Folklore, Heavy Urban Cityscapes, and The Sea.

“I do what I do because that's just what I do. To do it any other way is to be false to what I need to do.”
“I am not pushing my art forward... I am following in its wake.
I am not its master... I am its servant.”

                                                                                                           - Jareth McBrehon, 2014