Kevin Freeney's Blog (15)

My artist friends, especially the pleinairers should be interested in this. From a book which belonged to my Grandad, John J. Freeney, initialed by him and dated 5th March 1919. Read the text at bottom.

Article in newspaper Ouest-France about SEPA members visit to Wexford's French twin town.

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

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

Although I prefer studio work I like to get out now and again and let rip http://pleineire.ning.com/photo/sketch-28022011. This morning I returned to the spot I painted from during the snow of last December…

When the sun rises outside our kitchen window of a January morning. Weeks of work on and off.

A landscape which started off life as a still life

Before anybody else does, let me say; yes it is great to find a hat to fit the shape of one's head!

Under the terms of posting I can only post this here as it was done from a painting, from a painting, from a painting, from a painting, from a pastel sketch and it'll probably go to another painting yet. The sketch was done at Lady Island last year or was it the year before? The image is still in my head and this is near to it.

I am a Bacon fan but this is going too far.

Haven't done any tidying since June when the last of classes wound up.

Here are the excuses;

1. Katie our daughter was using the space to put together her portfolio for college and that worked out well, Dun Laoghaire gave her maximum marks (600) and offered her a place as did Ballyfermot.

2. Katie then practised her Still Life for her Leaving Cert here for nearly a week. Katie…

Karen and I were out putting up signs this morning for the imminent festival. This one was awkward because the spire was very slippy in the rain but she managed grand with me holding the ladder.