River Dargle inspires artwork

The exhibition ‘ The Dargle - So Beautiful’, by Biddy Scott and Ray Cranley, will be on at Signal Arts Centre from Monday, April 10 until Sunday, April 23.

The Dargle River rises in Glensroulan in the Wicklow mountains and after a short dramatic course meets the sea at Bray harbour.

The aim of this exhibition is to re-appreciate our familiarity with this beautiful river and to re-address our interest in its rich cultural history.

From the mid-1700s to the early 1800s, the Dargle became one of the most popular sources of inspiration for Irish landscape artists. George Barret, Thomas Roberts, Thomas Sautell Roberts, James Arthur O’Connor and many others came to the Dargle to find that variety of ‘Landscape’ which this increasingly popular genre demanded. Ray Cranley and Biddy Scott are re-appreciating the Dargle’s landscape in various media: Oil, acrylic, egg tempera, pen and graphite. During the time of the exhibition they also hope to stimulate conversation about the history of the beautiful Dargle

The gallery is located on Albert Avenue.