PAM O’CONNELL
From Behind the Shades
By Lynda Cookson
Pam O’Connell hangs on her own studio wall, grinning hugely behind dark glasses, and hugging her knees to her chest, happy and secure. Her tanned body is clad in a stunning white bathing suit and she’s sitting on a sunny beach far from her ivy-clad Galway home and the wall which she adorns.
Not only does Pam direct her people-watching gaze on others, but on herself as well. She tells me she doesn’t particularly like the self-portrait which I found so compelling, but that she has painted herself on the beach several times, changing the colour of her bathing attire to suit her will and whim.
