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Damaris Lysaght grew up in Doneraile, Co Cork. She studied Fine Art at the Crawford Municipal School of Art in Cork before completing her education at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. She was awarded an Italian government Scholarship to continue her painting under apprentice of Nerina Simi, a renowned teacher of classical painting. She spent four years at Simi studios before moving to Ballydehob, West Cork in 2009 to paint as a full time. Damaris works outside, directly in front of her subjects using oils. It is her way of cherishing breathtaking bio-diversity being conscious of its diminution, finding West Cork “an awe-inspiring land and seascape, still relatively unspoiled”.
“The natural world, its richness of colours, textures, light effects, moods and atmospheres is what inspires me to paint.”