All About Me

As an artist who also is a pediatric stroke and neurosurgery survivor, I see the world in a very unique way. The vibrancy & intensity of colours in my paintings are because that’s what I actually see when I look at the world around me. This sensory overload affects my everyday life and of course is very much reflected in my work. Having just 50% vision also makes painting a fun challenge & is why my paintings are perfectly imperfect if you are interested in matching sides :) And of course my brain interprets shape & form in a unique way too!

You may wonder why I paint if I’m visually impaired & my neurology heavily influences my work, from the basic fact of having to learn to paint with my non dominant hand to having life-long neuro-exhaustion which severely limits my time in my home studio. The answer is simple. I LOVE what I do!
Even as a tiny preschooler I loved to mess about with paint & used it to express my frustrations with a world which at that age I couldn’t understand and which didnt understand me.
My favourite day out was to the many London art galleries where I could lose myself in the bright bold brushstrokes of the artists who would go on to become so influential in my life.

For many years I did try a more mainstream approach to life and gained a Diploma in Social Work, which is quite a difficult endeavour for a stroke survivor, but in the end, I ‘saw the light’ and about 5 years ago decided to use all my energy to follow my passions, which eventually led to the existence of Noreen Walsh Art!

I’d love to share my view of the world with you, so if you like art in your home which is as unique as you are, find out what stirs your soul by clicking Collections in the drop down menu above. And thank’s for dropping by to check out the colourful world on my canvas!