Ross PalmerPaintings · Cork

Paintings of Ireland and Zimbabwe

Memories of two homes, recorded in paint.

My journey through art has been to record memories from a life lived in Zimbabwe and Ireland, mostly in acrylics on canvas, with a few watercolours.

View the paintingsMy story →
Women carrying baskets on their heads against a deep red sky
Ladies to Market   African Art

Since 2017

The people, villages and wildlife of Zimbabwe, and the coast, churches and bridges of Cork: the two places I have called home.

IIrish Art15 works

Cork landscapes, coast and heritage, including the Glanmire Series.

IIAfrican Art12 works

People, villages and wildlife of Zimbabwe.

Selected works

From the studio

All paintings →
Two people loading a green donkey cart on a sandy road beneath granite boulders01Scotch Cart in Zimbabwe2021Bare black trees against a glowing orange sky02Halloween ForestAcrylics on canvas board · 300 × 400 mm · 2020A beach at low tide with an island and lighthouse on the horizon03Ardnahinch Beach, East CorkAcrylics on canvas · 400 × 500 mm · 2020Cobh Cathedral rising above a row of brightly coloured houses04Cobh Cathedral in Cork CountyAcrylics · 400 × 500 mm · 2020Granite boulders balanced on top of one another under a blue sky05Iconic Balancing Rocks in HarareWatercolour · 2020Ice-cream vendors surrounded by schoolgirls in green under jacaranda trees06Urban School Life in Harare, Zimbabwe2020A stone bridge over a rushing river with a white house behind07Barry’s Bridge, GlanmireAcrylics on board · 300 × 400 mm · 2020
The Artist Next Door   Ross in conversation · 9 min · Reality Inspiration, 2025

My story

“The paintings are a series of memories of the journey through life, both in Zimbabwe and Ireland.”

I started painting in 2017 when faced with retirement from the planning and development sector. Having been brought up in Zimbabwe, I paint its people, buildings, landscapes and wildlife. Since moving to Ireland in 2000, I have tried to record my home town of Glanmire in Cork.

Read my story →

Commissions

A home, a view or a moment, painted for you.

I have been asked to prepare a number of private paintings for clients, reflecting their own requests. If there is a place you would like painted, get in touch.

Enquire about a commission