Karen Scannell's Blog (38)

We had the first promise of Summer at Rosslare Strand Bank Holiday Monday SEPA Paintout. After such a long winter and cold Spring, it was great to see all the crew back out painting and taking advantage of the sunny spell. Rosslare has loads to offer the Plein Air Painter. A long stretch of beach, the Village itself or "The Burrow". Cafe's and Kelly's Resort Hotel for refreshments, all within a short distance of your painting spot.

Here's Lize Human who found a great place to…

David explaining the golden section:

A big thank you to David and Hanneke, who gave a wonderful workshop yesterday at The Swallowsnest Studio. I think everyone benefited enormously from David's patient and insightful guidance...and Hanneke's patience…

The" Wonder's  Return"...... The start of Spring heralded the return of our friends Jane and Louise, who were only recently back from their trip to the Second Annual  Plein Air Convention & Expo in Monterey - Carmel , California. It may have felt like the start of Spring, but our two brave souls,…

SEPA PAINTOUT AT THE SAFE HARBOUR, CO.WEXFORD March 3rd, 2013

A good turnout again today for SEPA's second Paintout 2013.…

SEPA Paintout at The South Slobs Co. Wexford 17/2/13

Marie-Christine, and Tom King

A great turnout today for SEPA's first paintout of 2013. Micheal McGuire, Neil O Keefe,  Annie Cahill, Barry…

Another fabulous day at the "Nest"... A full studio for Tony's workshop, made for a great atmosphere. Judging by the feedback and the standard of work produced, I think it's fair to say that everyone enjoyed the day...

A huge thank you to Tony, who gave a really informative and inspiring Workshop, to those who…

.......And a mince pie goes to the first person to guess who's owns this equipment ???

A lovely mild day today at Tintern Abbey. It certainly didn't feel like December ! …

With over 34 artists exhibiting , the Opening Night for South East Plein Air 's Group Show at The Cockleshell Gallery, Duncannon,  by Billy Colfer  (Authur, Historian and Artist), proved to be a great event !

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"Painting A Brave  Face !"

Anne and Karina in Courtown Harbor today.....

Winter has well…

Here's an email I received from our friend  Don Maier yesterday. Don runs Plein Air Artists, the long running sister site to Plein Eire, and also Artist de Studio.

Subscriptions made to both these sites are being donated to The Red Cross, following the devastation from Hurricane Sandy. A good way to…

A great selection of Laura's Paintings are being exhibited in Cedar's Hotel Rosslare Strand from today, October 11th, until November 11th. 

Tonight's opening was by Dennis Collins, of The Denis Collins Gallery.…

Phil Holfer, Kevin Lewis, Anne Cahill, Philip Dundon, George McHugh, Nuala Pearce and K. Scannell.

A new venue for SEPA,  Ballycross Apple Farm didn't disappoint, with a great farm yard, animals, and landscape to choose from. The tea and waffles helped also, to refuel in between paintings :) 

Thanks to Liz and Christien for welcoming us today.

We hope to return again in two…

Anyone who had a chance to meet Gordon during AIO, will remember his many talents, music being one. Here he is rehearsing with The Sunset Valley Boys ,for a gig tonight Live at the "Broken Spoke" Austin Texas.

Good luck Gorden…

Paintings of Venice- Event Page

A great night last night Friday 13th July, at Paul and Tony's Opening…

A small no. of us were given the unexpected opportunity to paint at The First Heritage Park Festival, Ferrycarrig, Co. Wexford, last Saturday.

Some photos…

Our own Tony Robinson is flying the flag for us at the Noordwijk Schilder Festival 2012 ...click on that link to see information about this festival, and also up to date images of his work, as they fly off the easel...Looks like he's painting up a storm!!

Good Luck Tony!

Here's a direct link to the works Tony has produced already!! :- …

What a great day SEPA had at The CornLoft Centre, Tomsallagh, Ferns Yesterday !…

FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM SEPA'S VISIT TO PASSAGE EAST, OR OTHER LOCATIONS  CLICK HERE:-Passage East

Phil....checking the wind direction in Passage East June 3rd!

It was such a pity the weather was cold, however the trip was worth it, to…

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…

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…