October 2014 Blog Posts (7)

We were fairly lucky with the weather, just a little mist/drizzle - it was a much wetter day in Wexford. Photos courtesy of Geraldine Donahue. Thanks Geraldine.

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We had a great day on the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath painting.  It was like a game of "Hide & Seek" to find the Hill of Tara, as very dense fog made driving conditions, finding roads and even trying to see and read signposts very difficult to see in the morning.  It quickly cleared up and turned out to be a fantastic warm day and great paintings were produced.  Missing from the photo is Roisin.  Thanks to everyone who turned…

I am posting these few paintings of late Plein Eire artist Neil Carrigan. It is only right to remove Neil's name from our current membership but I am sure his many friends and fellow artists would appreciate being able to refer to his work from time to time, His work and courageous words are his memorial.

 "Life is for living and should be joyful. I enjoy painting and the challenges it brings. My work focuses on positive emotions rather than the depressive and negative aspects of…