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   Edith Rohu, who runs Art Click website with her husband, painter Owen Rohu, wishes to announce that there will be an online exhibition of plein air works during April.

Art Click is a commercial enterprise which sells Irish…

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A good friend of mine is on tour at the moment in UK and Ireland. Go see her if you can - great talent.

Kimme Rhodes

Botanic Gardens 1.03.2014

A big welcome to Roisin who seems to have survived the day pretty well.  We look forward to seeing her again next week.

Like the Phoenix plein air painting was re-born yesterday.   After weeks of painting 'in the car'  and in pubs Boyne  Valley painters were able to get amuigh  faoin speir again.    See -   PEBV Phoenix Park  

Disappearence of an adventurer

Above is a link to the series "Monumental Mysteries".

Our Friend Louise Tracey came back from a plein air event last year,"  Everett Ruess Days", speaking about a great mystery, which inspired the event. Today I happened upon this link, which gives some of the background to the story...I wonder if any of his work exists today ? A book on his prose, and…

http://tinyhouseswoon.com/bicycle-micro-gypsy-wagon

Day at the Museum

How can five members of Boyne Valley paint-out appear to be having such a great time while eight of their colleagues have disappeared without trace among those wild, exotic animals.!…

Another wet and windy Saturday in Boyne Valley.  But Dee found the solution - chips and fried eggs, a pint or two, coffees and tea AND life-drawing by the fire in Watters pub for the afternoon.

http://pix.ie/yllas/album/485495

Another wet and windy Saturday in Boyne Valley.  But Dee found the solution - chips and fried eggs, a pint or two, coffees and tea AND life-drawing by the fire in Watters pub for the afternoon.

http://pix.ie/yllas/album/485495

together with Rene Pleinair to Zeddam to paint one of the oldest still working windmills in Europe. It was first mentioned in 1451. Oil on panel 24x30 cm  

We the members of the Boyne Valley plein air group wish to convey our deepest sympathy to one of our members David Goldberg,  on  the  recent demise of his brother.May he r.i.p....stay strong David.

http://www.mfa.org/sargent-lecture

We ate our scones,

We drank our tea,

No-one queried our sanity.

Outside, all wet and cold and windy.

Then, on the stroke of noon

A slant of SUN lit up the room.

Creativity fanned by this deception

Ten artists disappeared together

To sketch and paint Malahide in Winter.…

Click on the link below for an article on the recent discovery of a painting by one of the fathers of modern landscape and plein air painting.

http://www.fineartconnoisseur.com/Constable-Painting-Discovered-in-London/18215042

Today I was working in my studio, when I looked outside and guess what,  the sun was shining and screaming come out and paint, I did just this. I went home gathered my equipment and off I went, bare in mind that I had not used this gear in almost a year. A quick look inside my easel and all seemed to be ok. I got to my destination set up and started to paint It wasn't long…

Annie Cahill, Phil Hofler, Tom King, George McHugh, Neil O'Keeffe, Tony Robinson, Karen Scannell and Louise Treacy gotr their brushes wet in and around the village of Duncormick for a first paint-out of 2014. Wet and chilly to start but brightened up with clear light and strong cloud shapes in the afternoon. Most of the group settled in nearby Cullenstown where there is an amazing piece of 'outsider art';…

The told us this morning there would be dry sunny spells this afternoon.  It never stopped raining.  But that made no difference to hardy Boyne Valley Plein Eirers. Nine of us met in Castlebellingham, Co.Louth,a little gem for painters and I hope we will return soon.Rainy Day in Castlebllingham

Our good friend, Michael Richardson, is off on a painting adventure to Bolivia and Lake Titicaca on Sunday. Michael is well known to many visitors to Art in the Open festival from his regular participation and workshops. He has launched a new signature set of beginners' brushes he recommends as ideal for small plein air works produced by Rosemary & Co. Brushes in UK. He also endorses Michael Harding oil paints. These excellent ranges of brushes and paints are also available from our…