The painting is one of a continuing series of works, both paintings and prints, created over a period of nearly 20 years, documenting the gradual disintegration of the old wire fence at Downpatrick.

There is still a fragment of the fence left, a reminder of how the headland used to be before the creation of a huge car park and a totally alien " landscape work" imposed around the spectacular blow hole, completely destroying the experience of being there.

My love is for the wild west coast, the history, archaeology and the constantly changing weather patterns that I encounter in my preferred time of residence in January/February. The time of rainbows and dark storms.           - Barbara Rae