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Postcards
I am well known in Beara for making postcards. Rarely does it make financial sense to do them, but then ask any die hard postcard producer if he/she is really doing it for the money. I suppose there is something about wanting to show off my work that makes me do it. I suppose it all stems from when I worked in a car components factory in Oxford, printing pictures at home and putting them up on the welding booths for people to look at. Back then I was trying to liven up the lives of bored factory workers on long and tedious shifts. When I started making postcards I did them because no-one had approached any of the subjects I tried and one soon learns why. My first was a dawn shot of the Ballycrovane Ogham Stone, some people complained that they could not see the colour of the stone because it was basically a black monolith against the dawn sky. They did not realise that I had deliberately got up a 4am to do the shot, and the artists here loved it. So I did more stones. I did a series called the Beara Stones Series, Ballycrovane, The Hag, Castletownbere, Ardgroom and Uragh. I started making postcards of lighthouses back in 1994 as a business venture, and soon realised that while I enjoyed making them it was going to be far from easy making money at it. I guess us artists don't make good businessmen, and I am no exception. I have just produced a new postcard of Uragh Stone Circle, see first one below, and I did it my way ie moody. I hope you enjoy looking at my postcards, a small selection is here
Uragh Stone Circle and Gleninchaquin Waterfall
Canon EOS 5D + EF 200 2.8 L Mk2
Most postcards are sunny with blue skies, but as we all know the reality is often very different. I think there is something very powerful about Beara draped in mist and rain. I have painted this aspect many times, so here is a photographic postcard.
Released July 4th 2008
On sale at: Ardea & Ardgroom Post Offices, The Gallery, and direct from me. 20 left in my stock
€1 plus p&p*
*(Please note. I cannot persuade PayPal to accept payment for 50c, so for that reason only I have to say minimum order is 2 cards (€1), but if you wish me to send you a different postcard to go with it then please let me know)
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| Below are some of the postcards I have made over the past 16 years, stocks of them are minimal |
My first postcard of the Ogham Stone
Sold Out |
My second attempt, fired a flash so people could see the green stuff that grows on it.
Donal Houlihan has some in his Eyeries shop |
Fastnet # 3
Did this way back in 1994, sold really well
Sold Out |
Dursey Island
A chance shot, mega seller
Stock: 5 |
Frank Leary
Another chance shot, he just happened to be there when I was driving through
Sold Out |
Cummengadhra
Quisha looking into the famous valley, over 10,000 sold
Sold Out |
Hag of Beara
A slow seller, people kept asking for it which a good sign
Sold Out |
The Mare's Tail
If the Dublin printer had printed it properly it would have sold much better than it did. This is how it was supposed to look |
Loch Fada
# 3 in the Beara Way Series. Dogs aren't allowed on the Beara Way. I have tried explaining this to Quisha....
Sold Out |
Loch Avaul
Very popular postcard showing the two lakes on the way down to Glengarriff
A few in Stock somewhere
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The Irish Lighthouse Series
99 colour postcards €50
I will include a signed one to make it up to 100 in total
plus shipping
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'Returning Home'
sold out
Bringing Home the Turf
postcard from an oil painting
€1 + p&p*
*(Please note. I cannot persuade PayPal to accept payment for 50c, so for that reason only I have to say minimum order is (€1) ie 2 cards, but if you wish me to send you a different postcard to go with it then please let me know)
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If you would like to Mix and Match my postcards, please tell me which ones you would like and I will invoice you thru PayPal for the amount. Postcards are 50c each plus shipping
(Please note. I cannot persuade PayPal to accept payment for one postcard, so for that reason only I have to say minimum order is 2. You can buy one and then tell me which other postcard you would like to go with it)
Should you wish to view my Irish Ligthhouse Series postcards then please goto:
www.JohnEaglePhotography.com |
