In 2016 Blaise Smith completed a major commission for the OPW and Waterford City and County Council. Waterford 2016 is a panoramic landscape painting of the city. It is 5 metres (16 feet) wide and made up of 52 separate panels. The painting took over 6 months to complete. It was launched in October 2016 and is on permanent display in the Vestibule of Waterford County Hall next to the Theatre Royal.
You can listen to a Lyric FM radio interview with Blaise about the project here:
Blaise Smith unwraps Waterford 2016 - picture: Patrick Browne
Waterford 2016 - click to enlarge
You can see a short (7 minute) film about the background to the painting here:
Also a quick 1 minute preview of some of the individual panels: