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Lots of chat, eating and painting today at a lovely spot called Oldbridge midway between Navan and Slane on the Ramparts walkway - Sally, Dee, Sean, Paddy and Norah…

The website, www.artintheopen.org went live a couple of months ago and already a large number of artists have registered for Europe's biggest plein air event, forming the nucleus of another exciting festival. Extra names will be added below over the coming weeks as new…

A grand day out by the banks of Bannow Bay ..... See for yourself -

Notice how these two pros avoid the sunlight falling directly on their paintings by turning 90 degrees from their subject, turning to look and…

The Art Hand is a new art school that runs intensive and challenging art courses in painting, photography, film-making, stained glass, ceramics and more. The Art Hand is located on the cliffs in an area of great natural beauty called the Copper Coast near Bunmahon in County Waterford. The art courses take place in a custom-built cottage that is connected to an ultra modern home with polished concrete floors and a grass roof. Accommodation and food is provided for course…

If anybody wants to share Facebook URL's please post them and we can become Facebook friends.

I have a page - which was set up for my solo shows in 2010/11 but is just begining to come to life to show new work and news and preview my next solo shows at the end of 2012.

Here's the link, I would be thrilled if you would visit and 'LIKE'…

Currently at the Arts Centre in Downpatrick - until the end of the month is an exhibition entitled 'Littoral Zone' this is the intertidal area and as all of the artists showing live on the Ards Penninsula, scenes and impressions of the local shoreline predominate. The group 'Ards Art Collective' comprise of 20+ professional artists; painters, sculpters and ceramisists so the work is an interesting mix.

If you are a member of Facebook you can follow the collective there…

A belated 'Happy Birthday' to all, as…

Congratulations to all involved in the exhibition - to Alison Fox, the originator and Dee Shanny, Frank Hallianan Flood and Sean Quinn.  What a standard you've set for the rest of us! Marvellous.  Hope you'll have a rash of red spots in no time.http://pix.ie/yllas/album/435133

Just to let you all know I will be having an exhibition of works in  Youghal's Gallery Frida next week. The official opening is Sunday march 11th at 3.00 so if any of you are around feel free to drop by. The exhibition will run until April 5th.

Great to see Dee and Anna back.  But where is Sean??

Aahh.there you are.

Alison, Sean and…

Brave members of PEBV are rapidly developing an extra layer of insulation by persisting in painting every Saturday this winter regardless of weather.  Hot drinks and goodies before and after paint-out are a must Dee, Mary, Sally, Paul, Frank, Paddy, Sean and Alison.  Norah is on her way…

Posted by Eve Widermann of 'Cork Drink & Draw' group...

"Just got the following mail, please contact Derry (email below) if you're interested: 

The reason I am contacting you is in relation to a Feature Film that is possibly going to be shot in Cork City by an American Production Company in June 2012. I am based in Cork, will be working with them on this film and I am searching to find a Landscape Artist that would be interested in possibly getting their…

Dee lost in contemplation of Ireland's Eye Happy Painters all,  chewing the…

Wexford Life Drawing New session in Wexford Arts Centre

Registration this Monday the 13th February at 8pm

fee: €80 for eight nights or €15 drop in Fee

for more info :

Paddy 086…

Great day yesterday was had by one and all who turned up for our weekly paintout in Skerries.Despite the rain a few little masterpieces happened.Notice the fun some our members are having dancing away in the rain.Rock on lads.Always keeping the SUNNY side out.

Frank...Praying for Good weather??

Working out the Composition.

Happy Bunnies - Its raining!…

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What a wonderful day and everyone made it! We must make it out there again in warmer weather.  Promise won't fall down on my hosting duties like yesterday by staying too long out in the cold and did feel it when I eventually gave up.

Here are a few photos of the day taken from the mound overlooking the garden:

Frank sketching the gate

Julia at the…

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With all this talk around studio spaces, I thought that I would share this photo of my studio?garage. It is a little cramped with all the rest of the house hold junk. At the minut there isent even this space as carpets and some furniture has been moved out of the way for the repainting of the house.…