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DEAN MORRISSEY - THE VOYAGE OF THE FIANNA

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DEAN MORRISSEY - THE VOYAGE OF THE FIANNA
Dean Morrissey - The Voyage Of The Fianna - Hand Signed - Limited Edition Canvas - Image Size: 25"w X 20"h. Limited Edition Of: 150 - A Legendary Celtic Adventurer With The Ability To Travel Through Time, Finn Maccool Was The Greatest Leader Of The Fianna, The Military Elite Of Ancient Ireland Responsible For Guarding The High King. An Unruly Band, The Fianna Were Challenged By Finn To Become Models Of Chivalry And Justice. The Stories Of Finn Inspired Many Narrative Poems And Ballads, Playing An Important Part In The Celtic Literary Renaissance. Some Argue That The Tales Of The Fianna Are The Basis Of The Legends For The Knights Of The Round Table. In Dean Morrissey’s "the Voyage Of The Fianna," We Find The Inspirational Hero Finn Sailing Through The Sea Of Time. Following In The Regal Footsteps Of The Recent Runaway Successes Of "anna Of The Celts" And The "celtic King," Morrissey’s Celtic Canvases Bring A Sense Of Pride And Dignity To Any Surrounding.……about The Artist - Dean Morrissey Biography Dean Morrissey Has Been Drawing And Creating Characters Since His Childhood In Boston. Inspired By Disney Matte Paintings And Comic Book Heroes Early On, He Grew To Appreciate The Works Of The Masters, Such As Rembrandt, Vermeer, Pyle And N.c. Wyeth. Morrissey Worked A Variety Of Job Until Deciding To Paint Full Time In The Late 1970’s. He Worked As A Freelance Book Cover Illustrator For Over 15 Different Publishers In New York And Won Numerous Awards. Morrissey Is Self Taught, And Considers The Demands Of Cover Illustration To Have Been His “art School”. In 1991, Morrissey Began To Paint Some Images From A Story That He Was Creating. His Books Include Ship Of Dreams Harry N Abrams (1994), The Great Kettles: A Tale Of Time Harry N Abrams (1997), The Song Of Celestine Little, Brown And Co. (1998), The Christmas Ship Harpercollins (2000), A Christmas Carol Press (2000), The Moon Robber Harpercollins (2001), The Winter King Harpercollins (2002), And The Monster Trap Harpercollins (2004). His Awards Include The Society Of Illustrators Gold Medal For The Great Kettles, The Chesley Award For The Light Ship (2002), And He Is A Current Nominee For This Year’s Chesley Award For Anna Of The Celts (2003). Morrissey Lives With His Wife Shan And His Son On The South Shore Of Massachusetts.