Ready for the paint out tomorrow! We can meet up on the old quay at 10:30. I checked the weather report and its looking good (don't forget the sun cream)! Patricia I hope to see you there, Neil Moynihan is also attending.This is just a warm up for the paint out on the 21st
For those attending,special discount for lunch at O'Dowds Cafe
May I recommend that members of Plein Eire West post each paint-out under 'Events'. This has several advantages for your group but the main one, surely, is to announce your event to other Plein Eire members who may not (yet) be members of Plein Eire West but who may be delighted to come along and join you.
It was overcast in the morning but very warm (no midges)! Brightened up in the afternoon and we had a wonderful day painting. Looking forward to Sat 21st, good to know Patricia, Noelle, John and Neil Moynihan will attend. The more the merrier! I will post in events tomorrow.
Hi Noelle,
Yes there is a paint out in Roundstone today, I may be a little late so I will go to the old quay, in front of O'Dowds.11-4pm. Neil Moynihan will be there. See you later!
I will be in Cong on Saturday around 10.30. I suggest we meet in the church car park. There are so many beautiful views to choose from including lots and lots of trees and the odd ruin! Facilities are excellent with a great choice of cafes and pubs.
Great looking forward to seeing you again - Delphi seems like a long time ago. If it rains we will have to have coffee in the Hungry Monk until it stops!
Pleine Eire West has 47 members,42 of whom would seem to be dormant?
I painted alone today in 23degrees of autumnal glory. it would have been lovely if a few more had come along. The Roundstone meetings each had an attendance of about 4 members, and the Cong meeting had about 5. Any suggestions as to how we could make Pleine Eire West a more active group? Any new locations suggested?
there is one more paint out, Westport Town the first Saturday in October. We had a very good local turn out last year, some professional painters even, and a few from the Dublin Sketching Club attended. Drinks in the pub ensued.
Hope you can make it!
Hi Noelle I'm so sorry you were alone today - and such a lovely day. I just couldn't make it, as I texted you, but I share your frustration with the lack of attendance by the vast majority of the 'members' of the group. I'll put my thinking cap on, but really the people who should be suggesting changes are those who don't show up. Can we hear suggestions for next year from from any of you?
I have missed all of the paint outs this year......many reasons.
An evening paint out might get the adrenalin going for some people. On the few that I have been on I felt we were packing up when the light was getting interesting Would a 4.30-9pm session work I wonder.I appreciate the planning both John and Noelle do......and yes I will make Westport again this year.
I only managed to make Kinvara this year, as the other dates didn`t suit. Its a great day out though. Plenty of creativity, a great opportunity to meet like-minded people who are all willing to share ideas and experiences. There is certainly no sense of competition, regardless of the experience levels of everyone I have met. I intend to do my best to make it to more events next year. For those who haven`t made it to any of the days out yet, give it a go. It`s most enjoyable :-)
Hi there, I'd be on for some evening meetings next year as we shall be on Flexi time then which will allow me out.
PS I intend to go back to Delphi on Friday about noon to finish my painting if any one would like to join me! Approach from aasleigh falls, drive along north side of killary harbour to a little inlet where the bundoraghagh [speling???) river flows into the sea, I ll be near the bridge with a little white van car.
Hi all! While the 2015 programme is not yet posted, it should be soon. in the meantime I ve been heading out painting with Ray Forkan, and the weather has been great! we thought we might paint at Turlough Museum grounds or Village near Castlebar on Sunday. if any of you would like to join us please do. gardens, Mature big trees, sheep, old little wide street village, round tower,great cafe etc . etc. Would love to see you there, about noon? Comment if coming,
Hi All, Me again!Further to my last unsuccessful suggestion of a meeting and in the current absence of a paint out schedule, I again propose a paint out - next saturday30th May. I live in Westport so north of Galway suits me best.I suggest tourmakeady at 10.30. However I'm open to suggestions.If anyone is interested please reply, you needn't reply if you can't make it.
we have 50 members so I really do hope to get a positive reply from 49 of you!!!!!
Bye for now, Noelle.
Sorry Noelle, next Sat is completely out for me but could manage the following Sat 6th June in the Roundstone area. Hope you can be there....anyone else interested?
Hi Deirdre So sorry I won't make it - have committed to babysitting in Dublin for the weekend a long time ago. Hope you get a good turnout - Clonbur and surrounds is one of my favourite painting spots.
Yes I greatly enjoyed the 1.5hour pre paint chat , the charming village of Clonbur, and the glorious scenery.well worth heading out. And Helen, the strawberries were fab!
I think you can reply to them from your in-box here - under your name on top right hand corner of screen. If you reply to these in your gmail area then they do not get to the recipient. Better wait and see what the admin advises :) . I think there are still lots of members doing this and wondering why they do not get replies to some emails
When you receive an email notification from Plein Eire it is sent from do-not-reply@pleineire.ning.com. This is a 'broadcast only' email for making group announcements, ie. it cannot receive your email replies.
In the alert message there is also another link. This link brings you to the relevant event or group page. You can make any comment you have there or, if you know the identity of the sender, you can comment on their personal page. To send a private message to another member you must first request and be accepted as a 'friend' by that person. In this way you can control who may contact you privately.
Thank you Norah and PE Administrator. I thought I was the only one having trouble with this. It would be good if we had an easy way to communicate here or at least one that we all use. The weather is always so unreliable we need to know how to keep in touch especially on the day of a paint out. Thank you Noelle for your emails this weekend and sorry for not being able to answer them. Patricia
Thank you Kieran for your kind invitation to paint at your home today. I travelled as far as Moycullen but eventually had to accept that the rain was not going to stop! So disappointing! Patricia
Hi, I did issue a message cancelling yesterday, obviously you were on the road already. We're meeting today at Lough Inagh lodge today at 11 if you can make it. It will be raining then, but is set to clear hopefully after coffee!
Hi Noelle. Yes I did get your message about the cancellation yesterday. I was on the road alright but I saw it on my phone. I was only a few minutes from town so it wasn't a problem for me at all. I really appreciate the efforts you and many others are making to try to organise paint outs. I'd love to meet up today and might make it in the afternoon. Thanks again Noelle.
It was lovely to meet at Lough Inagh Lodge today....quite amazing scenery at every turn. I have nothing to show after the day but explored roads through the mountains.....one of those days when you dont know where to stop.Thanks for organizing Noelle.
Yes it was fabulous, despite the threats of car eating horse foals and human eating donkey foals.
I think we should give this area a go again in the Autumn when there is more colour variety. tea and scones at Lough Inagh lodge at 11am make for really good painting too!
Last Saturday in Roundstone was fabulous - best sunniest day of the Summer so far; Painted in the old harbour, some participants from my workshop stayed over and painted as well. Sadly, only one PleinEireWest member turned up - Patsy - and he did two lovely pastel paintings. It says something that beautiful paintable Roundstone can only muster two members in the height of Summer. Time for reflection perhaps. Comments from members welcome. Below is my Paintout painting.
Hi john, Yes I too again have been disappointed with the lack of attendance at all events this and last year. And again apologies for not coming to roundstone, it was my mothers birthday. There are 2 enters left, this coming Saturday in Cong, and the 2 day paint out in westport town on the 3 and 4 th October. I hope people can come to these.any suggestions out there to encourage the remaining 47 members to attend a paint out?
Margaret Barlow
Jun 6, 2014
Margaret Barlow
Ready for the paint out tomorrow! We can meet up on the old quay at 10:30. I checked the weather report and its looking good (don't forget the sun cream)! Patricia I hope to see you there, Neil Moynihan is also attending.This is just a warm up for the paint out on the 21st
For those attending,special discount for lunch at O'Dowds Cafe
Jun 13, 2014
Plein Eire Administrator
May I recommend that members of Plein Eire West post each paint-out under 'Events'. This has several advantages for your group but the main one, surely, is to announce your event to other Plein Eire members who may not (yet) be members of Plein Eire West but who may be delighted to come along and join you.
Jun 13, 2014
John Dinan
Thanks for suggestion!
Jun 13, 2014
noelle angley
Noelle
Jun 14, 2014
Patricia Kavanagh
So sorry I didn't make it today Margaret. I didn't see your message until midday. I will be there on 21st!
Patricia
Jun 14, 2014
Margaret Barlow
Jun 14, 2014
noelle angley
Hope to hear back,
Noelle
Jun 21, 2014
Margaret Barlow
Yes there is a paint out in Roundstone today, I may be a little late so I will go to the old quay, in front of O'Dowds.11-4pm. Neil Moynihan will be there. See you later!
Jun 21, 2014
HELEN VEALE
Hello All
I will be in Cong on Saturday around 10.30. I suggest we meet in the church car park. There are so many beautiful views to choose from including lots and lots of trees and the odd ruin! Facilities are excellent with a great choice of cafes and pubs.
Hopefully lots of you will be able to come.
Jul 17, 2014
venetia McEllin
I'll be there! Will take my own car Helen since I may have to leave early
Jul 17, 2014
noelle angley
Jul 18, 2014
HELEN VEALE
Great looking forward to seeing you again - Delphi seems like a long time ago. If it rains we will have to have coffee in the Hungry Monk until it stops!
Jul 18, 2014
noelle angley
if so I'll be there. weather Forecast seems ok!
Aug 19, 2014
Margaret Barlow
Aug 19, 2014
HELEN VEALE
Noelle, hope to see you next Saturday.
Sep 7, 2014
HELEN VEALE
Sorry Noelle, I can't make it. Hopefully next year will be less hectic, or I will end up the home for the lost and bewildered! Have a great day.
Best wishes Helen
Sep 13, 2014
noelle angley
I painted alone today in 23degrees of autumnal glory. it would have been lovely if a few more had come along. The Roundstone meetings each had an attendance of about 4 members, and the Cong meeting had about 5. Any suggestions as to how we could make Pleine Eire West a more active group? Any new locations suggested?
there is one more paint out, Westport Town the first Saturday in October. We had a very good local turn out last year, some professional painters even, and a few from the Dublin Sketching Club attended. Drinks in the pub ensued.
Hope you can make it!
Sep 13, 2014
John Dinan
Hi Noelle I'm so sorry you were alone today - and such a lovely day. I just couldn't make it, as I texted you, but I share your frustration with the lack of attendance by the vast majority of the 'members' of the group. I'll put my thinking cap on, but really the people who should be suggesting changes are those who don't show up. Can we hear suggestions for next year from from any of you?
Sep 13, 2014
Deirdre Walsh
I have missed all of the paint outs this year......many reasons.
An evening paint out might get the adrenalin going for some people. On the few that I have been on I felt we were packing up when the light was getting interesting Would a 4.30-9pm session work I wonder.I appreciate the planning both John and Noelle do......and yes I will make Westport again this year.
Sep 14, 2014
Belinda Fair
Hi.
I only managed to make Kinvara this year, as the other dates didn`t suit. Its a great day out though. Plenty of creativity, a great opportunity to meet like-minded people who are all willing to share ideas and experiences. There is certainly no sense of competition, regardless of the experience levels of everyone I have met. I intend to do my best to make it to more events next year. For those who haven`t made it to any of the days out yet, give it a go. It`s most enjoyable :-)
Sep 14, 2014
noelle angley
PS I intend to go back to Delphi on Friday about noon to finish my painting if any one would like to join me! Approach from aasleigh falls, drive along north side of killary harbour to a little inlet where the bundoraghagh [speling???) river flows into the sea, I ll be near the bridge with a little white van car.
Sep 17, 2014
Plein Eire Administrator
From Noelle:
Hi all! While the 2015 programme is not yet posted, it should be soon. in the meantime I ve been heading out painting with Ray Forkan, and the weather has been great! we thought we might paint at Turlough Museum grounds or Village near Castlebar on Sunday. if any of you would like to join us please do. gardens, Mature big trees, sheep, old little wide street village, round tower,great cafe etc .
etc. Would love to see you there, about noon?
Comment if coming,
Apr 17, 2015
Patricia Kavanagh
Thank you Noelle. Sorry I can't make it this time but hope to meet up soon.
Patricia
Apr 17, 2015
HELEN VEALE
In the depths of calving, so I won't be able to make it either but hopefully next month. Have fun.
Helen
Apr 18, 2015
John Dinan
Out. Will be in touch about the schedule in next couple of days. John
Apr 19, 2015
Belinda Fair
Apr 19, 2015
noelle angley
we have 50 members so I really do hope to get a positive reply from 49 of you!!!!!
Bye for now, Noelle.
If I get no replies I lol probably paint locally.
May 24, 2015
Margaret Barlow
May 25, 2015
Deirdre Walsh
Saturday Paint Out at Clonbur -Meet at Eddie's Bar 10.30am....Look forward to meeting you folks ! and the evening chat at 5pm.
Jun 23, 2015
Kieran Tobin
I'm hoping to be there
Jun 25, 2015
John Dinan
Hi Deirdre So sorry I won't make it - have committed to babysitting in Dublin for the weekend a long time ago. Hope you get a good turnout - Clonbur and surrounds is one of my favourite painting spots.
Jun 25, 2015
noelle angley
See you there rain, hail or snow...or hopefully sunshine!
Jun 25, 2015
Deirdre Walsh
Great Kieran and Noelle....and next time John. !
Varied landscape around Clonbur and nearby Finney.....so the more the merrier.
Deirdre
Jun 25, 2015
Deirdre Walsh
Thanks Helen Noelle Kieran for coming out Saturday.
Clonbur looked stunning despite a canopy of rain. ! We braved it after interesting chat at Eddie's Bar.An area worth exploring!
Deirdre
Jun 29, 2015
noelle angley
Jun 30, 2015
John Dinan
Sounds a great day out - what about showing some of the paintings/sketches? That would be interesting for those of us who couldn't get there.
Jun 30, 2015
Patricia Kavanagh
Hi Noelle.
I'm just wondering if we're going ahead with the paint out at Kieran's today? What's the weather like at Derryclare? It's lashing here in Oranmore.
Patricia
Jul 18, 2015
Patricia Kavanagh
How do I reply to emails about paint outs?
The email address from which they come is do-not-reply@pleineire.ning.com
Advise please!
Jul 18, 2015
Norah Blount
I think you can reply to them from your in-box here - under your name on top right hand corner of screen. If you reply to these in your gmail area then they do not get to the recipient. Better wait and see what the admin advises :) . I think there are still lots of members doing this and wondering why they do not get replies to some emails
Jul 18, 2015
Plein Eire Administrator
Replying to Alerts:
When you receive an email notification from Plein Eire it is sent from do-not-reply@pleineire.ning.com. This is a 'broadcast only' email for making group announcements, ie. it cannot receive your email replies.
In the alert message there is also another link. This link brings you to the relevant event or group page. You can make any comment you have there or, if you know the identity of the sender, you can comment on their personal page. To send a private message to another member you must first request and be accepted as a 'friend' by that person. In this way you can control who may contact you privately.
Jul 18, 2015
Patricia Kavanagh
Thank you Norah and PE Administrator. I thought I was the only one having trouble with this. It would be good if we had an easy way to communicate here or at least one that we all use. The weather is always so unreliable we need to know how to keep in touch especially on the day of a paint out. Thank you Noelle for your emails this weekend and sorry for not being able to answer them. Patricia
Jul 18, 2015
Patricia Kavanagh
Thank you Kieran for your kind invitation to paint at your home today. I travelled as far as Moycullen but eventually had to accept that the rain was not going to stop! So disappointing! Patricia
Jul 18, 2015
noelle angley
Jul 19, 2015
Patricia Kavanagh
Hi Noelle. Yes I did get your message about the cancellation yesterday. I was on the road alright but I saw it on my phone. I was only a few minutes from town so it wasn't a problem for me at all. I really appreciate the efforts you and many others are making to try to organise paint outs. I'd love to meet up today and might make it in the afternoon. Thanks again Noelle.
Jul 19, 2015
Deirdre Walsh
It was lovely to meet at Lough Inagh Lodge today....quite amazing scenery at every turn. I have nothing to show after the day but explored roads through the mountains.....one of those days when you dont know where to stop.Thanks for organizing Noelle.
Jul 19, 2015
noelle angley
Yes it was fabulous, despite the threats of car eating horse foals and human eating donkey foals.
I think we should give this area a go again in the Autumn when there is more colour variety. tea and scones at Lough Inagh lodge at 11am make for really good painting too!
Jul 20, 2015
noelle angley
How was last saturdays paint out in Roundstone?
Aug 26, 2015
John Dinan
Hi Noelle
Last Saturday in Roundstone was fabulous - best sunniest day of the Summer so far; Painted in the old harbour, some participants from my workshop stayed over and painted as well. Sadly, only one PleinEireWest member turned up - Patsy - and he did two lovely pastel paintings. It says something that beautiful paintable Roundstone can only muster two members in the height of Summer. Time for reflection perhaps. Comments from members welcome. Below is my Paintout painting.
Aug 26, 2015
noelle angley
Sep 3, 2015