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In a first for the group, Boyne Valley Plein Eire, visited the National Gallery on Saturday, Jan 11, 2014.  Overall,   a total of 15 were in attendance.   While some members, painted in the locality,   most of us went on the gallery visit, and took in the Turner watercolours, the gallery in general as well as the Irish section.   There was much interchange of ideas and comment  among members as we toured the gallery, and   we even waited until 3pm when  The…

Although it is january I could paint this view on Steenderen, Netherlands without gloves

In a development that could be very useful for artists selling their paintings, there is now a Paypal facility that allows anyone to  process their customers'  credit cards on  their smart phone.    A  small device is plugged into the phone and the card is swiped through it in the normal way. Payment is added to the seller's  paypal  account.   Money may be received from Paypal by cheque or by transfer to online bank.  Unfortunately not yet available in…

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New light on the subject at http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/11/vermeer-secret-tool-mirrors-lenses

Hi All- Thank you for your kind comments!

 Plein Air painting has been a wonderful eye opener for me and my painting career. When I found this brilliant site last year it has been a marvelous encouragement and a source of learning. 2014 will see me expanding and exploring this pure 'in the moment' technique even further. To be honest it has revitalized my passion for painting. And my, what talented painters you are in Plein Eire!…

Pre-painting coffee - Patrick, Kay, Dee, Sally, Sean, Paul and Julia…

Michael, King of Tara.

Kay, Dee, Sally, Michael and Rita, post-paintout on the Hill of…

style: 

What is it and how to I get some?   ;)



As you go beyond the products and the initial mechanics of painting you start running into this seemingly elusive thing called "style" 



The word is freely bandied about in the art world when referencing well known artists (past and present). But what is it and how does an artist get it... AND do you want it! 



In brief, an artist's personal style is the…

Look out for Plein Eire members John O'Flynn and Karen Scannell who will be among the artists who took part in 'Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year' when the Dublin heat was filmed at the RDS earlier this year. The programme is broadcast on…

American artist Debra Joyce Dawson, who in 2012 won one week's 4-star accommodation for two to attend Art in the Open plein air festival in Ireland has  just been featured in the USA's Plein Air Magazine. Read about Debra's latest successes HERE.

Guess Who?…

Yes, eight painters sat and had the craic in Sage and Stone while the sun shone outside. We waited for the rain and THEN we went out to paint. But Frank came well prepared - note umbrella.

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Heh Folks- heres a couple of wips on the easel- all started outside and from detailed sketches-



Intend to have my online shop up and running during the week for original oils, watercolors, drawings and prints. If anyone is interested in the interim please contact me at beigeape@gmail. cheers- enjoy the cold and the horizontal rain- Ahhhhh Irish weather- what a cold hearted mistress…

Thanks to all who attended. The weather was not great but we did get some work done just before the deluge.…