Plein Eire Dublin & DPSC joint Paint Out

[john o'flynn]

Last Sat, Apr 9, saw the Plein Eire season really kick off with a joint outing with Plein Eire Dublin group and Dublin Painting & Sketching Club, members and anyboby who wanted to join in to get a taste of what painting and sketching out of doors is all about. The event co-incided with DPSC's annual exhibition being held in Dun Laoire Town Hall, so the venue was the local beauty spot of Sandycove; Joyce's Tower, Forty Foot etc. The weather held up, following the previous few days sunshine, and didn't fade till later in the afternoon; about 20 people in all attended. What a beautiful and appropriate way to enjoy the good weather. There were many people out that day, so I hope that aspect didn't perturb too many nascent artists . May is usually a good month (it being exams time 'en all ! ) so hopefully the next few paintouts will be as successful. It might be worth trying an additional mid-week one for those not constrained during the working week. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[john o'flynn]

Following our paint out in Sandycove, where I was admiring Dierdre Moriarty's Pochade Box, and with a weekend in Istanbul in the offing, requiring discretion and tact viv a vis my nearest & dearest re painting while there, I thought I'd try and build myself a pochade box (more anon) to suit the smallest dimensions I paint on (12"x10"); looking up "pochade" on the net I came across the following link to two pochade painters  who are doing/did a painting a day for a year with their boxes. www.pochadegallery.com. Interesting and encouraging!