Artist Bearnard Durnin

“I create my paintings by first sketching my ideas using pencil or pen in my art journal. Then I will choose a sketch from my journal to paint on canvas using acrylic paints. My art is imaginary ideas based on movies, superheroes, and vehicles. I enjoy this type of art because I am very interested in it and it fascinates me. I would like people to be impressed and excited when they see my artwork.”

A man in a vest and patterned shirt holds a framed painting of a white seaplane on the water with mountains in the background.

Bearnard Durnin is an artist from Ardee, Co Louth. He grew up on a dairy farm.  But always knew farming wasn't for him.  Art was his main interest.  Bearnard started drawing dinosaurs, cars, jeeps and superheroes from his memory and imagination at a young age. And as an adult he still enjoys drawing them.  

When Bearnard left secondary school he completed a FETAC Level 5 course in Art and Design.  When he finished his art course, he started to attend art classes with a local artist Susan Farrelly.  Susan encouraged him to paint on canvas using his ideas from his art journals.  He uses acrylic paint on canvas.  He still attends art class once a week with Susan.  And still loves sketching in his art journal using pen and pencil.

Bearnard joined The Connecting Artists programme in 2025.  It has been a great opportunity for him to meet other artists and be part of a community where he feels his art will be appreciated and accepted. .

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Exhibitions:

Bearnard first exhibited a painting at a local exhibition in his home town of Ardee, Co. Louth.  And then went on to exhibited paintings at:

Royal Collage of Surgeons, Dublin.- 2025

Art Source, RDS Dublin -2025

Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, Dublin- 2025

To view artwork and images of the Artist, click the arrows on the left and right on the slideshow below, to scroll through.

A painting of a white and gray seaplane with two propellers on the wings, taking off from choppy, dark blue water. In the background, a vibrant blue sky meets a range of rugged, blue mountains streaked with gold.
A smiling artist, wearing glasses and a vest over a patterned shirt, holds up a framed painting of a boat on a blue body of water with distant mountains under a vibrant sky, with a headline above about his upcoming exhibition.
Irish Arts Review magazine, Spring (March - May 2026) issue, with a featured article about "Dublin Connections" and an exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy, displaying a painting of a seaplane on blue water.
A man in a vest and patterned shirt holds a framed painting of a white seaplane on the water with mountains in the background.
Illustration of a blue motorcycle with a brown seat and saddlebags, rendered in a flat, stylized painting technique.
A man and a woman hold a framed painting of a seaplane on water with mountains in the background.
Illustration of a blue motorcycle with a brown seat and saddlebags, rendered in a flat, stylized painting technique, with text below reading "Bearnard Durmin - Two Wheeled Adventure".
A stylized painting of a black, long, iconic superhero car with fins and a distinct front end, set against a light gray, textured background.
Painting on an easel depicts a white seaplane taking off from choppy water, with blue mountains in the background. To the right, a display board contains text and a portrait of an artist.
A acrylic painting depicts a scene from a toy story movie set on a sandy, alien landscape under a starry night sky with two planets and a red, radioactive-looking object. Characters from the movie are engaged in a standoff. On the left, a spaceman ch
Painting of a three-legged Martian tripod invader with red eye-like sensors and heat-ray weapons firing down at a city street.
Six stylized black vehicles are painted vertically in a line against a pale yellow canvas background.