Cornelia O'Donovan plays with old folklore and poetry, in a loose and dreamlike way. She draws particularly on tales native to the British Isles, especially Celtic poetry and myth.
“My painting Little Star is inspired by the passing of time and parallels between maternal and pastoral care, and the act of gardening. As the seasons change so does the landscape, I find this visual pattern reassuring and nurturing. Taking part in and contributing to the natural world.”
Cornelia O’Donovan was born in 1981, and trained at the Royal College of Art, London.
O'Donovan plays with old folklore and poetry, but in a loose and dreamlike way. She draws particularly on tales native to the British Isles, and especially Celtic poetry and myth – from the tale of Prince Llewellyn’s grief at the sacrifice of his greyhound Gellert, to the figurative ballads of Ellen O’Leary and lines from WB Yeats.