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"Putting out birdseed..." A last minute painting...If I have learned anything from the Challenge...dont leave it till the end of month..too rushed....

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Comment by Deirdre Walsh on November 2, 2012 at 13:08: Thanks Karen Patrick and Admin. Worth it ....go for it.....I say.

Comment by Patrick T Daly on November 2, 2012 at 12:44: Hi Deirdre and well done. They are a great series of paintings

Comment by Karen Scannell on November 2, 2012 at 10:31: Well done Deirdre !!

I'm with you on the last minute thing...I thought I'd learned my lesson after the first month....but put it on the long finger again, and again ,and again :))

Great series and well worth the effort!!

Comment by Deirdre Walsh on November 1, 2012 at 15:01: Thanks Norah Deirdre Sean. Feels worth it now....I have forgotten the pain of facing a soaked,lacklustre garden . Thank you for your comments all along. If I had met with silence I might have stuck it out by the stove.

Comment by Sean Quinn on November 1, 2012 at 0:18: Those windows have become quite familiar in your delicious paintings over the past 12 months.

Comment by Plein Eire Administrator on October 30, 2012 at 23:11: Congratulations, Deirdre.

You put most of us to shame with your dedication and talent and are ( I believe) the first Plein Eire member to complete 12 months of the Calendar Challenge. I think Karen Scannell may close behind but is cutting it fine to get an October entry in. Well done to you both and what a great set of paintings. They really do reflect the changing light and greenery so effectively.

However, the majority who (like me) have so far failed to complete the challenge, should be inspired but not defeated. This challenge is not time-limited. Kevin Macpherson took 4 years for his project. Like the brave souls who undertook the Dublin City marathon this weekend, the goal is to complete the course at your own pace.

To see how Deirdre recorded the passage of a year in her garden follow this link.

Comment by Norah Blount on October 30, 2012 at 19:41: Was just thinking of your garden yesterday and wondering how it would look in autumn - wonderful brushwork and subdued autumn touches - you have given us all a lesson in sticking to the brief !

Comment by deirdre shanny on October 30, 2012 at 18:26: just wonderful.got to love your garden through all the seasons.

Comment by Deirdre Walsh on October 30, 2012 at 16:02: Thanks Caroline.

Comment by Caroline Carroll on October 30, 2012 at 14:24: Well!!!! For a last minute painting, it looks VERY WELL. Love the detail in the background - it pulls you right into painting