{"id":3596,"date":"2025-08-31T18:06:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T18:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivermurphyartist.com\/?page_id=3596"},"modified":"2026-09-09T17:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:18:13","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/olivermurphyartist.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3596\" class=\"elementor elementor-3596\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0571111 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0571111\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773c0be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"773c0be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/olivermurphyartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IAR-COVER.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4285\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olivermurphyartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IAR-COVER.jpg 734w, https:\/\/olivermurphyartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IAR-COVER-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/olivermurphyartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IAR-COVER-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">It was a great honour to have received The Irish Arts Review \/ Ireland U. 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Thanks to Marie-Claire de Sachy, Dr R\u00f3is\u00edn Kennedy, Brigid Mulcahy, The Ireland U.S. Council, the RHA Selection Committee and my wife Evelyn.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31a454 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a31a454\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65fe375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65fe375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The magic of portraiture is not just simply capturing likeness but also the spirit and other human qualities of the subject.<\/p><p>I hope that this painting of Lana shows how portraiture isn\u2019t only about looking\u2026it\u2019s also about seeing; it asks us to pause, notice details, and wonder about the story behind the face. 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