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Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Nathaniel Grogan
A Life in Cork Born in Cork, Ireland, Nathaniel Grogan was originally an apprentice to his father, a turner and block maker. Despite his father's discouragement, he taught himself to draw, beginning his artistic journey with chalk on board. He eventually trained under the local painter John Butts. His life took him far from his home in Cork; he enlisted in the British army and served in America during the War of Independence and in the
West Indies. During his time in America, advertisements offered his services for sign and ornamental painting. Upon returning to Ireland, he decorated the walls, doors, and ceilings of Mount Vernon for Mr Lane. He eventually settled on the south side of the Mardyke in Cork, where he died and was buried at the church of Saint Finnbarr. Artistic Contributions and Legacy Grogan was a painter known for producing numerous oil and watercolo…