Artistic career change pays off

When Irish artist Martina O’Brien left photography behind for a career in art, she admits that the career change was daunting.

But her debut solo exhibition at the Apollo Gallery in Dublin in 2005 was a sell-out and the Kildare woman has not looked back since.

‘‘I sold 28 paintings in one week at the exhibition and, since then, I’ve sold others to the Office of Public Works, and private collectors here and ...