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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.…

I just completed this studio painting, based on a plein air I did in 2010. One of my favourite places to paint, this spot is on the coast road between Fethard and Hook Head.

Autumn Afternoon, Carnivan Bay

(24" x 30" Oil on Canvas)

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These three paintings are in a show that I just hung.  The dog, and the aerial painting are 4 ft x 3 ft,  and the other one is 5 ft x 4 ft.   The photos did not come out very well.  I hope to take some pictures at the opening.  I have another show in January also, so I am busy in the studio.  …

A few photos from painting at St.Catherines Park, Lucan last saturday.  A very cold morning but the photos are just a few mins from the car park and across the road from that there is a handy McDonalds to warm up in

To days double whammy…

I started to so some larger studio paintings from plein air reference material a few weeks ago. I've been concentrating on not just copying plein airs on a larger scale (nigh impossible anyway), but rather embellishing them by doing things like adding figures, playing around with texture, and using varying brushstrokes. These are my most recent three:-

Summer Morning, Coumeenoole (West Kerry)

(24" x 18" Oil on Canvas)

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Here are some pics of the show before it opens tonight.…

With 2011 drawing to a close, and less sunlight in the day, we stayed close to home for this paintout. It was great to take some time to explore this area, as there has always been  a bit of confusion (even with Wexfordians) between these locations. Katts Strand, Riverbank,and the working pier.

Surprisingly mild today, we met up in the car park for a wake up cup of  coffee, and set off to paint. We started to feel the cold by lunchtime, but got back to business in the…

Had a wonderful day out painting in Skerries where I fell off my perch while looking at the below view of the Perch!

We laughed ourselves a plenty as Di came to the rescue. Oh the joys of sinking sand!

Di and I hard at work but who took…

Wexford Life Drawing has a new registration coming up on the 28 November, Wexford Life Drawing is an untutored life drawing session that takes place in Wexford Arts Centre every Monday night from 8.00om to 10.30pm all welcome to attend, you need to provide all your own art materials, relaxed friendly atmosphere. for more info message me, or email me: art@darigan.ie

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Alison, Caroline, Dee and Sean in…

John Cullinan, Statia,  Margaret, Sunomi, Liz, Aurthur,Terrence, Geraldine, Karina, Kevin , Sandra and myself..made a very strong turnout of 13 today in Waterford. We had a great welcome from the Waterford crew, who hosted an excellent days painting.

The city was steeped in  cool Autumnal sunshine, which gave light to plenty of sites to paint! It got quite cold…

Just recieved email from Plein Eire. Im looking forward to trying out the new "Painting at home for the winter" idea. Certainly makes a lot of sense to be able to work from the comfort of your studio especially if todays weather is anything to go on. We all had a wonderful day at the Altamont Gardens in Carlow on Sunday. Made a lot of new friends. I met Shiela Foley and she invited me to join Grahame Booth's workshop in Kilkenny. My daughter Heather Blackmore and I had a great weekend of…

WELL DONE ALL YOU DEDICATED PAINTAHOLICS WHO BRAVED TODAY's HARSH WEATHER AND TURNED THEIR COLLAR TO THE COLD ,DAMP, NORTH-EASTERLY WINDS AND RAIN THAT PREVAILED ON THE TOP OF THE HILL OF TARA.  

I KNOW YOU  WILL ALL AGREE WITH ME ABOUT THE MAGNIFICENT VISTAS AND VALLEYS THAT MAKE UP THIS PICTURESQUE IMAGE,....... REGARDLESS OF WEATHER.…