Every Breaking Wave

Every Breaking Wave is an Irish art studio and art brand founded by contemporary artist Orla Doyle, originally from Kilkenny in the southeast of Ireland. The brand creates ocean-inspired art using resin and mixed media, drawing on Ireland's Atlantic coastline and oceans worldwide. Its work spans realistic ocean slices, aerial views of waves and shallows, and abstract submerged compositions in vivid pigments. Each piece is built up in layers to create a three-dimensional, tactile effect that aims to feel like a direct sensory connection to the sea. The studio's product range includes original resin and mixed-media artworks, such as circular ocean studies and framed pieces, sold through its own website. Examples include 'Aill na Searrach (The Leap of the Foals)', a 30cm circular resin-on-wood piece named after a legendary wave at the foot of the Cliffs of Moher, and 'I've Got You', a 20cm x 20cm framed resin and mixed-media work. Some pieces incorporate hidden features, such as a scannable coastal audio escape that unlocks a ten-minute ocean soundscape recorded by the Irish coast. Beyond individual artworks, Every Breaking Wave operates a corporate art service, creating bespoke ocean-inspired collections for hotels, offices, medical and wellness centres. The studio collaborates with interior designers, design firms, interior stylists, architecture firms, art consultants and art buyers, working flexibly at every stage to transform commercial spaces. It caters to a range of budgets, from hotels and guest houses to Airbnbs, and positions its art as a way to bring calm, focus and creativity to workspaces and hospitality environments. Orla Doyle's artistic journey began during the pandemic, when she started experimenting with how mixed media could mimic the flow and energy of water. A turning point came when a video of her creating a realistic ocean slice went viral on social media, reaching over 2 million people and gaining 2,000 new followers within days. Her work has also been featured on RTÉ's Nationwide. The brand is based in Kilkenny and Dublin and sells primarily through its own online store, with commissions and corporate projects extending its reach beyond Ireland.

Every Breaking Wave is the art brand and studio of Orla Doyle, a contemporary resin and mixed-media artist originally from Kilkenny in the southeast of Ireland. The brand's history is closely tied to Doyle's personal artistic development. Her journey began during the quiet uncertainty of the pandemic, when she became fascinated by how mixed media could mimic the flow and energy of water. She started experimenting, layering different mediums, observing their chemical reactions and adding textures to recreate the ocean's ever-changing moods. From these experiments, Doyle developed a distinctive layered technique. Each artwork is meticulously built up in layers, creating a unique three-dimensional effect intended not just to look real but to feel real. Viewers often find themselves reaching out to touch the glass-like surface and the tactile, gritty feel of sand shorelines and rocky reefs. This sensory quality became a defining characteristic of the brand. A turning point in Doyle's career came when a video of her creating one of her realistic ocean slices went viral on social media, reaching over 2 million people and resulting in 2,000 new followers within just a few days. The post showcased her intricate resin art details and struck a chord with audiences around the world. Her work has also been featured on RTÉ's Nationwide, bringing the brand to a national television audience in Ireland. Through Every Breaking Wave, Doyle creates realistic ocean slices and abstract ocean art rooted in the Atlantic coast of Ireland and the wider sea beyond. Her work moves between two registers: realist pieces such as aerial views captured by drone photographers, foam laces, sand and shallows that bring a window to the sea into a quiet room; and abstract works featuring submerged blooms of pigment, electric pinks and ultramarines, depths that seem almost lit from within. The brand sells original artworks through its own website, with pieces such as 'Aill na Searrach (The Leap of the Foals)', a 30cm circular resin and mixed-media work on wood created in Kilkenny in 2025 and named after the legendary wave at the foot of the Cliffs of Moher, and 'I've Got You', a 20cm x 20cm framed piece. Some artworks include a hidden feature: a coastal audio escape sealed inside, scannable to unlock 'Ocean Echoes', an immersive ten-minute ocean soundscape recorded by the Irish coast. Every Breaking Wave has also expanded into corporate art, creating bespoke ocean-inspired collections for hotels, offices, medical and wellness centres. The studio collaborates with interior designers, design firms, interior stylists, architecture firms, art consultants and art buyers, working flexibly at every stage. It caters to all budgets, from hotels to guest houses and Airbnbs. The brand is based in Kilkenny and Dublin and continues to operate as an active art studio and online art retailer.

• Orla Doyle begins experimenting with mixed media and resin during the pandemic, laying the foundation for Every Breaking Wave.

• A video of Doyle creating a realistic ocean slice goes viral on social media, reaching over 2 million people and gaining 2,000 new followers within days.

• Doyle's work is featured on RTÉ's Nationwide.

• Creation of 'Aill na Searrach (The Leap of the Foals)' in Kilkenny, a 30cm circular resin and mixed-media artwork.

• Creation of 'I've Got You', a 20cm x 20cm framed resin and mixed-media artwork.

Contemporary Irish ocean art brand creating immersive, tactile resin and mixed-media works for collectors and commercial spaces, rooted in the Atlantic coast and the wider sea.

• Aill na Searrach (The Leap of the Foals)

  Original resin and mixed-media artwork on wood, 30cm, high-gloss finish with painted edges, created in Kilkenny in 2025. Named after the legendary wave at the foot of the Cliffs of Moher. Includes a hidden scannable audio feature unlocking 'Ocean Echoes', a ten-minute ocean soundscape.

• I've Got You

  Original resin and mixed-media artwork on wood, 20cm x 20cm, framed 27cm x 27cm x 6cm, high-gloss finish, signed, titled and dated by the artist. Comes with a hanging hook and a stand.

• Corporate ocean and beach art

  Bespoke ocean-inspired art collections for hotels, offices, medical and wellness centres, created in collaboration with interior designers, architects and art consultants.

1. 1Ocean Art Ireland | Irish Surf Art | Every Breaking Waveeverybreakingwave.ie
2. 2Irish Ocean Artist | Orla Doyle, Kilkenny | Every Breaking Waveeverybreakingwave.ie
3. 3Corporate Ocean & Beach Art for your Workplace | Every Breaking Waveeverybreakingwave.ie
4. 4Every Breaking Wavewikidata.org