Hazel Greene is a figurative landscape painter who lives in Birr, County Offaly. She works in the traditional medium of oil painting, using a naturalistic palette.

Greene’s work is made within the landscapes that inspire it, from the blues and greens of the Slieve Bloom mountains, and the greys and blues of the Burren in County Clare, to the wild lakes and formal gardens in the grounds of Birr Castle. Her smaller works are painted outdoors with her pochade but larger paintings are made in her studio, where the canvas is sheltered from the wind. 

These are peaceful images on which to rest the eye. Greene is interested in capturing atmospheric perspective, landscapes with detail fading into distance, and the fleeting changes of the light. The discipline of her composition comes from her background in design but also shows the influence of the Irish artist Paul Henry (1876-1958) and the German landscape painter August Wilhelm Leu (1818-1897).

Greene has studied with many of the best Irish and international artists, including Jenny Aitken, Una Sealy, Mick O’Dea and Blaise Smyth. 

I love those moments when, travelling the winding roads of Ireland, you turn a bend and meet a landscape framed by storm clouds or bathed in light. Your heart lifts and your being fills with a sense of peace.

Hazel Greene is an award-winning visual artist based in Birr, County Offaly. Originally from London, Greene studied textile design at West Dean College in Sussex and has trained with some of Ireland’s leading visual artists. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and her work is held in public and private collections. Greene is a member of Visual Artists Ireland, the Council of Irish Fashion Designers, and the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland; she is the current Chair of Birr Theatre & Arts Centre and former Visual Arts Coordinator of Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival. Greene has a parallel practice in fashion design. Before establishing Bramber Studio in 2005, she held administration and finance roles within international companies. She holds qualifications in Accounting and Finance from the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants; and Employment and Company Law from the Irish Management Institute.