Syra studied at Hammersmith College of Art London and qualified with merit in 1972. In 1977 she moved together with her husband Irish Luthier Chris Larkin (RIP 2018) to a small, windswept peninsula known as The Maharees on the West Coast of Ireland. Where they lived, worked, encouraged, and inspired one another daily.
Syra lived and worked for many years in a caravan fortunately today she works from a purpose-built studio known as Shoreline Studio. Despite the remote location, Syra developed her career as a professional artist. Taking part in exhibitions in Ireland and abroad.
Statement
I have always found it difficult to explain the work that I produce. I often feel that it is the responsibility of the viewer to look at and interpret the work for themselves. Not to be overly influenced by artist statements but to go with their gut response. Every single piece of art will provoke a different response in each human we all view the world differently.
As time passes many aspects of my life are changing and evolving including my art. Once I was captivated by my physical surroundings, the landscape, the clouds, the light, and just the sheer beauty of the landscape. Now I have become more introspective and so has my work. My work often reflects a sense of loss. A Loss can mean many things, it might be the loss of a person or the loss of connection spiritually and emotionally to the world around us.
There is a sense of calm connected to the work, a sense of longing and a sense of renewal. Maybe as an artist, I am trying to find the balance between beauty and melancholy
“There is a life and there is a death, and there are beauty and melancholy between.” Albert Camus
Syra is a professional member of The Irish Artist Association
SHIPPING
Paintings can either be collected directly from my studio, shipped or posted to you. For sending large oil paintings abroad, I will take the painting off the stretcher, roll it up and post it to you in a postal tube. You will then have to arrange for the piece to be stretched and framed yourself by a reputable framer.
