Fír Ennig

€2,600.00

Artist: Ann McKenna
Medium: Acrylic and Ink on Paper

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Fír Ennig means true faced or honour bound. Fír Ennig was a code of honour highly prised in early medieval Irish society and is mentioned in the legal texts or Brehon laws, as well as heroic legends. This painting represents the hunter with his finely honed skill and lifetime of knowledge, in pursuit of his prey.

Ann McKenna

As a painter and printmaker, Ann explores and draws inspiration from Irish legends, fairy tales , romantic tragedies – stories that are steeped in our culture and inhabit our earliest memories. The organic nature of these stories interest Ann, in the sense that they have been told and retold over generations.
Ann works in acrylic, oil, ink and drypoint etching.

The images she creates are highly narrative, with a strong emphasis on draughtsmanship, bringing many much loved, iconic tales to life.