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Hi, My Name is Ray, I'm originally from Mayo to where I've recently returned after a couple or four years traveling for work.

I'm a digital painter/designer/art director for the international animation industry by profession but am hoping that joining this group will give me the impetus to get up from behind the computer and out into the fields. (and maybe loose this…

As this was my third year to attend AITO, it felt like coming home to family. Please follow this link to my regular blog for a post on this, the first stop, of my long road to Rome.

Lori Putnam Paints Blogspot

Here's a pdf of an article in Plein Air Magazine about Lori's adventures, starting with Art in the Open 2013 in Ireland.

PAMOctNov13Adventure-Putnam-1.pdf 

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A painting by a 37-year-old Louisiana primate who applies color with his tongue instead of a brush has been deemed the finest chimpanzee art in the land.

Brent, a retired laboratory animal, was the top vote-getter in an online chimp art contest organized by the Humane Society of the United States, which announced the results Thursday. He won $10,000…

A few photos from today's paintout...a great location with lots of inspiring subject matter!

We're hoping to have another on Oct.6th, venue will be posted shortly…

Hi fellow Artists ,

Well, tomorrow I will be heading off to the U.S.A. PG.

I have registered to take part in the Escalante Canyons Art Festival, which has a plein air painting competition. The event takes place from 20th Sept until 27th Sept., 

Last year, 76 artists took part in the event, just a FEW less than Art in the Open!!

I have packed up my gear for Oils, watercolours and inks with a few oil painting panels and some W/C paper  thrown in!!

My total…

I've been weighing every art pad and canvas I've got to try and fit what I need into Ryanair's miniscule baggage.  And as you are aware, fellow artists - I normally take evervthing except the kitchen sink.  And my pink and white polka - dotted shopper will have to remain at home.

I'm going with thirteen others from the Dublin Painting and Sketching Club.  It is a return visit, as the Sardinians visited here earlier in the year and experienced our delightful showery days.  They…

Australian Plein Air Painters taken from Australian TV Channel ABC.

http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2013/s3843587.htm

Well worth a…

A very good turn out yesterday in wet cold windy conditions.  Some artists painted from their cars, others got shelter behind walls and I sat on a bench at the beach.   Great to see everyone make the effort to go yesterday.  There was plenty to paint but sadly the weather made it difficult to even stay outdoors.  Worth a return visit in better conditions.  I think winter has arrived and apologies as I forgot to take a photo of the group for posterity.

Girding our loins with breakfast/coffee at Baltray Golf Club before setting off for nearby Beaulieu Gardens. Great to see again Claire, Rose and John (O'Flynn) and to welcome Diane, James and Jessica. Also present in the photo - Deirdre and John, Ann, Caroline, Sean, Kay and myself. Still to come - Pat the Painter Holton, Patrick and Valerie.

For more photos…

Some of the painters who remained on Saturday.   Missing from the photograph are Patrick himself (maybe he took it), Kay Martin, Anna Hurley, DeeCrowe, Paul Cullen, Daragh Walsh, Valerie Syms Martin and David Goldberg. Thanks for a very interesting day Patrick.  Look forward to recipes for pumpkin dishes when the time comes.  Great to meet Valerie and David and learn…

It was great to see a few new faces today, at  our paintout in Borodale along with Barry, Phil, Lynn, Ray, Laura, Denise, Micheal, Anne, Tony, Phil, Paul,Bernadette, Zane, and myself.

Many thanks to Bernadette Doolin, who gave us directions, and "fueling station", along with some local knowledge for future visits.

Borodale is beautiful, particularly when…

A huge THANK YOU, goes out to Marie-Christine O Brien, and Francoise Davidson, who arranged SEPA's visit to Bargy Castle last Sunday. A perfect venue, for our brave crew, recovering from the whirlwind which was "Art In The Open" ! A new venue, which was wonderfully peaceful, full of history and inspiration. The perfect antidote for paint exhaustion.

Francois…

Spending a week at Ballinglen Art Foundation Co Mayo great place 

Mayoral Award Winner, Valerie Craig with Neil O'Keeffe (AITO) and  Cllr Ted Howlin, Chairman Wexford County Council in loco for Mayor of Wexford. Sponsor: WBC

Tomas King, Silver category Award Winner. Sponsor: T. Morris…

A vote for us is a vote for Irish artists in general. We are trying to grow the Bloomsday festival into a massive street carnival, our very own Mardi Gras. We called our project 'Blowing up Bloomsday'. We've applied to the Arthur Guinness Projects funding online voting system and are looking for votes, we started later than most and need to cover a lot of ground to be in with a chance even as a wild card so please please if you can take two minutes to sign in and  vote for us here we would…