Artist Anita McCarthy's drawing captures your heart as she takes you on a journey through the historic and captivating county of Limerick. There are 60 landmarks and icons featured in this drawing - how many you can identify? Whether you are taking a trip down memory lane, or daydreaming of future visits, this fine art print is perfect for anyone who loves Limerick.

For this drawing Anita travelled around Limerick, talking to others about what they love about this county and was charmed by their stories and memories of Limerick. Anita approaches her creations in the hope that it captures your imagination and ignites a feeling of warmth as the detail draws you in.

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Dublin will always be in my heart.

After living in the UK for years Anita came home to a new found love for the vibrant, buzzing city of Dublin. Sure it's deadly!

' HEART DUBLIN ' is part of Anita's  'Upside Down In Love With Dublin' series and can be bought as a beautiful Fine Art Print in the SHOP section of this website.

'Heart Ireland'

Come aboard as the waves take you on a rocky ride on the Jeanie Johnston tall ship sweeping through this drawing on a voyage from ancient to modern day Ireland. This moving creation takes you on a journey by land, sea and air, capturing a collage of Irish icons and counties.

Magnificent castles, crannóg houses, a spectacular glacial valley, a world-renowned milliner, a natural wonder of the world, Irish history, Saint Patrick, traditional music, writers, artists, novelists.. and much more…How many you can name?

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Featuring:

• The Giant’s Causeway

• The Big Fish , Belfast

• Titanic Musuem, Belfast

• Loughbrickland Crannóg, Down

• Legananny Dolmen, Down

• Skerries Mills

• Newgrange Stone Age Passage Tomb

• U2

• The CHQ Building, Dublin

• Armagh Astronomy Centre & Planetarium

• Luas Tram, Dublin

• EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Dublin

• Book Of Kells Bird Design - Medieval Manuscript

• Trinity College Dublin With Wild Flower Meadow

• Samuel Beckett Bridge

• Páirc an Chrócaigh (Croke Park)

• Lansdowne Road Stadium

• Dublin Bike

• Poolbeg Towers

• Molly Malone

• James Joyce

• GPO - With Irish Flag

• Spire Of Dublin

• Proclamation Sculpture - Kilmainham

• Guinness Store House

• Wellington Monument 

• Phoenix Park Deer, Dublin

• Glendalough Valley, Wicklow

• Wexford Strawberries

• Wicklow - Garden Of Ireland Flowers

• Kilkenny Castle

• Greyfriars Abbey , Waterford

• Viking Longboat, Waterford

• Hook Head Lighthouse, Wexford

• The Famine Memorial, Dublin

• Irish Aviation - Aer Lingus plane

• Irish Crannóg - Bronze Age Dwelling

• Jeanie Johnston Famine Ship

• Famine Era Housing

• Páirc Uí Chaoimh Stadium, Cork

• Annie Moore Statue, Cobh. Cork

• Cobh Cathedral

• Allihies Mining Town, Cork

• Ballymaloe Cookery School, Cork

• Titanic Experience , Cobh, Cork

• Blarney Castle, Cork  - Medieval Stronghold

• Kindred Spirits  Sculpture, Midleton, Cork

• Jameson Whiskey Distillery, Midleton, Cork

• Traditional Horse & Cart, Killarney, Kerry

• Thatched Cottage, Kerry

• Burren Dolmen, Clare

• Cliffs Of Moher, Clare

• Galway Cathedral

• Sheep -Milliner Philip Treacy

• Galway Hooker

• FUNGIE - The Dingle Dolphin

• Spanish Arch, Galway

• Saint Patrick

• National Famine Memorial, Mayo

• Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage

• Irish Traditional Musical Instruments & Music

• Telefón Box

• Yeats County - Sculpture

• Gaeltacht

• New York  - Sign

• Benbulbin, Sligo

• Great Western Greenway

• Easkey Surfing, Sligo

• Fanad Lighthouse, Donegal

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This drawing features:

Spanish Arch

Galway Hooker

Claddagh Symbol

Nora Barnacle's House

Galway Fishing

Tigh Neachtain

Galway Races

Connemara Pony

NUI Galway

Pádraic Ó Conaire Sculpture

Big Top Galway

Galway GAA

Fleadh na gCuach - Cuckoo Irish Music Festival

Dungaire Castle - Kinvara

VW Roadtrip West

Kilmacduagh Monastery

Tuam, Gort and Kinvara Signs

Celtic Cross Gort

Tuaha Tuama Statue

Connacht Rugby

N17- Saw Doctors

Galway Cathedral

Tribes Of Galway Flags

Galway City Museum

Galway Busking

Claddagh Swans And Walk

Blackrock Diving Tower

Currach Traditional Boat

Salthill ' Kick The Wall'

Aran Islands, Clifden, An Spidéal Signs

Aer Arann

Traditional Thatched Cottage

Traditional Galway Wall

Connemara Hills

Wormhole - Inis Mór

Galway Cow

Tractor - Galway Farming

Kylemore Abbey

TG4 Sign - Teilifís na Gaeilge

Dolphin

Claddaghduff Eco Camping

Killary Fjord

Gaeltacht, Delphi and 12 Bens Signs

Hiking Galway

Cycling Galway

Wild Atlantic Way Sculpture

Sheep On The Edge

Leenane Bridge

Renvyle - Scuba Diving

Alcock And Brown Statue

Simply Dublin.

'Dublin' is part of Anita's  'Upside Down In Love With Dublin' series and can be bought as a beautiful Fine Art Print in the SHOP section of this website.

Also included is an image of Anita out and about in the city drawing and a detailed image of Molly Malone herself!

‘Heart Cork’ - I’ve poured a lot of love in to this drawing as my family are all from Cork and I’d be in trouble if I didn’t capture the people’s republic properly!Hope you are all happy, like! :]

Anita used to live in one of the Terrace Houses off Barrow street, the little house with the red door and wanted to capture the charm of this thriving area that was her home.

'Grand Canal Docks' is part of Anita's 'Upside Down In Love With Dublin' series and can be bought as a beautiful Fine Art Print in the Shop section of the website.

What would happen if animals and children took over Dublin, anything is possible..!

Please remember to always ' DREAM BIG LITTLE ONE'.

After spending years working in the UK Anita returned to Dublin to find a changed cityscape with new developments such as the impressive Grand Canal Theatre, The Samuel Beckett bridge juxtaposed with the old familiar landmarks of the Custom House and the Poolbeg Towers. While working in the Convention Centre Dublin, Anita was inspired and captivated by the exciting and vibrant Grand Canal Docks area and spent time developing her Dublin Skyline series to capture the character of the new and old Dublin uniting. To add an extra dimension she selects famous Irish quotes to enhance her pieces and to truly display the charm and beauty of the Irish way and to help you fall 'UPSIDE DOWN IN LOVE WITH DUBILN' .

Anita grew up playing in the Phoenix Park, a place she absolutely loves in Dublin. Watching seasons pass by, the animals in the Zoo growing up and then there's that special bench she always sits on to just watch the world go by..

Anita draws for children to spark imagination, to take them to new worlds full of adventure and possibilities. She draws because it warms her heart and she hope it warms theirs too.

Introducing 'TREAD SOFTLY BECAUSE YOU TREAD ON MY DREAMS '..

This was drawn after Anita read the Yeats poem below and realised how important but fragile people's dreams can be. The look of worry and concern in his face makes his character seem much more than a curious cow!

The Cloths of Heaven

Had I the heaven's embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light;
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

W. B. Yeats

Introducing ' HANDSOME ' an incredibly handsome Swiss cow and he knows it! 

Anita’s fascination with the multiple personalities of cows started when she worked closely with a very curious and michievous cow called Maisie in Pets corner in Dublin Zoo. 'Curious Cows' is a quirky series of graphic drawings of other comical characters that she has discovered, there are big personalities out there in MOO land!

Handsome is a Limited Edition artwork and is part of the  'Curious Cows Series' and can be bought as a beautiful Limited Edition Fine Art Print in the SHOP section of the website.

Introducing ' EMO ', a very emotional cow..often seen just hanging around the streets of Dublin!

In 2013 Anita rented an Art studio in Block T in Smithfield, Dublin. After years of suppressing her creative urges she needed to get back to creating and an art studio was exactly what she needed to give her the space and time to see what she could produce!

After months of people questioning what she was doing behind those close doors, EMO was born. He was her first creation with pen! A new style was born and the rest of the 'Curious Cow' series flowed out and then 'Upside Down In Love With Dublin' series followed fluidly after.

Introducing ' HAPPY' an extremely happy cow! 

Happy is a Limited Edition artwork and is part of the  'Curious Cows Series' and can be bought as a beautiful Limited Edition Fine Art Print in the Shop section of the website.

Anita worked with Google and Art Collective 'Studio Blasta' to Project Manage and transform a corridor at Crumlins Children's Hospital. This project took 8 months to complete.

"Every day hundreds of little patients are walked or even rolled up and down the long corridor in Crumlin Hospital.  It can be a bit scary for kids and stressful for parents as they head for treatment for a variety of issues from cancer to cystic fibrosis.  But now, thanks to the fantastic creative talents of Anita, Blath and Aisling of Studio Blasta and the Trojan work of Vision, this journey is now joyful.  They now adventure down the Magical Corridor, wondering at the colours, the characters and the Curiosity Shop.  Every time they walk past they see something new.  For just a few minutes they are lost in a world of imagination and fun. " Sarah O' Suilleabhain, CMRF Crumlin

'We at Studio Blasta felt extremely passionate about this project and from our first visit to the bare walls of the Long Corridor we jumped at the chance to transform the busy thoroughfare. We spent a lot of time researching the positive effect that artwork can have on children's recovery and the type of imagery that would be most effective. We spent time chatting to children about our ideas, listened to their reactions and really tried to understand what would spark their imagination". Studio Blasta

The artists have created a world where only the magical can appear, a world where there are 'Rainbow People' who are bursting with colour and music. A city scape where you can choose what type of Superhero you would like to be, buy a potion that allows you to fly,delve into the windows of the 'Curiousity Shop' where you can purchase a glass eye or a dragon's tail and see transformers who play hurling! There's an 'Explore Dublin' creation that encourages children to dream big, where Molly Malone has been replaced by Elsa from Frozen and where penguins wear top hats and carry briefcases. 'In the Jungle' you can find adorable animals hiding amongst the lush foliage. Next in 'An Gairdin Draiochta' it is compulsory for all animals to wear plants on their heads, mother goose sports a pearl necklace and yes the frog is wearing lipstick! 'OMG, A Circus' creates a nerve wracking scene where a baby elephant is just about to jump on a seesaw with a monkey on the other end, 'UH OH' this won't end well! All these funny and lovable creatures make up the creation that was designed for you, The Magical Corridor.

Anita has completed several commissions for a variety of teams at Facebook's European Headquarters in Dublin.

In November 2016 she was approached to design a card for their Partner Centre, this card would be sent to their Global Partners worldwide. Anita worked with the team at Facebook Dublin on a concept and decided to incorporate their building into one of her drawings. Facebooks building and employee's have become a huge part of the community of Grand Canal Docks in the last few years. The card was incredibly well received and the artwork continues to sit on desks all over the world. A little reminder of their time at Facebooks Headquarters Dublin.

Following this commission Anita was invited to hold a Pop Up shop at the EMEA Headquarters in Dublin. It was a first seeing her name is lights! (well kind of!)

After being spotted at the Pop Up shop she was then approached to design Hoodys and T-shirts for a team at Facebook. These are the mock up drawings, the final pictures will be revealed when the fabrics go to print.

Facebook also purchased a collection of her work that is now in permanent display in the office. This photo is of the day the pieces were hung!

PWC Ireland approached Anita to do a bespoke design for them. They were looking for a tailored gift for their clients from over seas and the guest speakers at their events. They wanted to present a gift to them that was special to PWC but also something that their clients and guests would want to display in their homes.

This 'Dublin' piece captures the thriving area around PWC and also the building itself. It spells out Dublin in a fun and quirky manner while showing off the architectural design of the impressive PWC building. It was purposely designed to be a handy travel size so it could be easily transported to it's new home.

Please find a sample of Anita's artwork framed. All Fine Art prints can be purchased in A3, A4 and A5 sizes and are printed on Archival Pigment printing paper to ensure luxurious colour, quality and longevity of print. They are available in the SHOP link.

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