Nature is my muse and the timelessness that has spanned then, now and when.
Michael Ireland has participated in the creative process for close to fifty years beginning with his studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Under the direction of master instructor Irving Shapiro, he began to explore the effects of light and color through transparent watercolor. He soon developed a passion for the medium that continued throughout his life and career. Today Michael is a nationally recognized painter as well as an accomplished creative director and graphic designer. Michael’s painting style and technique challenges the scale and format associated with traditional transparent watercolor resulting in works measuring up to over twenty feet in length. This process and approach has led to his artwork being placed in public and private collections throughout the country.
