Raoul De Keyser's apparently abstract watercolours, like his better-known oil paintings, usually have their origins in his perceptions of places and things; their final form is shaped by chance and the process of making. But his works on paper, which are comparatively rare and always modest in size, have a special intimacy that derives from the physical characteristics of the medium. De Keyser has always been interested in working with a minimum of control over his materials, and the liquidity and transparency of watercolour tend to accentuate the effects of this approach.

From one perspective, De Keyser's watercolours are close to nothingness or dissolution; they are full of space and emptiness, their ambiguous forms and motifs gently shaped with broad brushes and thin paint. But they are not casual or careless, and they are never deceptive or over-clever. The sensitivity and openness of the artist's vision are clear and dominant. Considering their vacancy, these gentle works can be surprisingly evocative: they may remind us vividly of passing cloud shadows on a sunny day, of ripples on the sea - or, perhaps, of fleeting personal memories.

Raoul de Keyser has held exhibitions in museums and galleries all over the world, including the RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, in 2000 He is represented by Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, and David Zwirner, New York.

The Douglas Hyde Gallery gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the artist, Joao Fernandes and Ulrich Loock at Museu de Serralves, and Frank Demaegd at Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Without their help this project would not have been possible.

With the support of the Flemish Community.

This exhibition, a collaboration with Museu de Serralves, Porto (where it was first shown), was curated by Ulrich Loock. It is accompanied by a fully illustrated book.