“Ag teacht abhaile (Coming home)” captures that unmistakable lift of the heart when the road bends toward home. In this oil and cold wax painting, a granny and her granddaughter make their way up a quiet country cul-de-sac, the kind of little lane that seems to know every footstep that’s ever passed along it. The evening air is soft, the land unhurried, and the cottage ahead waits with the promise of warmth and welcome.

The granddaughter, her red hair blazing like a small flame in the fading light, runs ahead with her arms flung wide, pure joy, pure freedom. She is all the wildness of childhood, delighted to be back where the world feels safe and held. A few steps behind, her granny follows with that steady, familiar presence, the kind of love that doesn’t need to announce itself to be felt.

The textured layers of oil and cold wax give the scene a gentle depth, a sense of memory and place woven into every stroke. It’s a portrait of homecoming in its truest form: not just returning to a house, but to a person, a landscape, a feeling.

Warm, tender, and rooted in the quiet magic of rural Ireland, “Ag teacht abhaile” celebrates the timeless bond between generations and the simple beauty of being welcomed home.