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Sally painting away.....you go girl.Skryne paint out 17/06/11Skyrne paint out 17/06/11North-east painting blog.

Our relatively new group of…

Take a look at this little video. not what you would like to happen. you will find it on youtube.

http://Vic Thrill: Painting At The Break Of Day

A visual account of our opening night - a great time had by all and we're sad to say it closes tomorrow. A brilliant week, looking forward to next year already!

Was there ever such a summer with so impressive a selection  or art courses boasting the array of talent as in Ireland in 2011?

What a paradox - the wiser I get, the more I realise how little I know.  

So if you haven't signed up at one of these courses to improve your artistic skills or to broaden your creativity, there are few excuses.

Several specifically plein air courses are listed on our 'Events' section given by artists such as Fergal Flanagan, Tom King (voted…

Watching a BBC programme on British landscape painting at the weekend I came across a new word. Well, new to me...."Stoffage".

Rather like 'en plein air' these things sound much grander in French, don't they?

- or should that be 'en francais'?

Anyway, it turns out 'stoff-ah -je' is what landscape painters call figures in a landscape going about their ordinary daily business - usually that is to say peasants dressed in peasant garb and…

What a change in weather a day brings! From yesterday's highs of about 23 degrees, our day today started out very chilly indeed!! Poor Geraldine had made the trip from Co. Wicklow yesterday in great weather, to be confronted this morning with a blast of c-c-c-cold air!

Feathard on Sea had a couple of events on during the day, so most of the group decided to…

"How much do you charge for them?", "how long did it take you?", "Is that oil paint?", "My brothers a hairdresser"!..Just some fun with these locals. They stayed for about half an hour..I was worn out chatting to them. The lad in the strips said:

"I don't like painting in colours..I only use black and white"!!

I explained to him that black and white are…

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Our day out painting today (sunday 29th)  was an experance,our goal was to paint Dunluce castle on the north coast, and for a change the weather forcast was correct,  wet in the morning turning bright and breezy later. On the way we visited the White rocks area which is within site of Dunluce. The wind was quite strong blowing sand about, so we headed on to our target. The…

Many thanks to Maura and all in the Heritage Park, who made us feel so welcome. We had a wonderful day.After a slow start this morning, the weather picked up nicely to provide us with ideal conditions.The Park provided some wonderful painting opportunities. great views, old farmsteads, lake, woodlands etc...the food from the park restaurant was really good…

Dublin Sketchers announce 2^nd Annual Exhibition

A group of amateur artists brought together by a common passion for sketching and painting are exploring every corner of Dublin every Sunday, including its streets, galleries and beaches – resulting in a collaborative exhibition in the Sol Art Gallery on Friday 3^rd June.

On show in the gallery will be a diverse range of work in a variety of mediums, showing how collective…

Well done Tony, yes you could. Click to watch short video clip.

Here's'Tony meets Rene Plein Air' video submitted by Rene.

 

Thanks to Kevin Lewis for pointing us towards Kells today, and directing us to some great venues. Kells was a gem, which I'm ashamed to say, I  had never been to. The Priory was a huge mass of ancient ruins, in a wonderful setting. We had the choice to paint…

Today Plein Eire achieved a landmark 300 members - as easy as falling off a cliff!"  .

That may be a derisory number by the standards of Facebook or The National Lottery, but everyone here has a genuine shared interest. More than merely owning a computer or each wishing for a million euro, we have something in common, something rather…

Thelma and me are on our way,

 There’s a full load in the back,and

We’re off for a day’s sketching, painting and CRAIC

“I hope I get something down today” she doesn’t reply she’s nothing to say,

But I’m not miffed she houlds her whisht, that’s her way, so along we sway.

“Clonegal today we’re meeting the crowd”..

 “Will there be two, three, ten twenty or more”

  I wonder out loud.

Thelma stays silent not knowing the score.

“The…

There have been lots of suggestions this week but the winning idea is to visit the annual Experience Japan day over in Farmleigh, Phoenix Park. The event was really lovely last year - very busy but a fantastic day out.