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Portrait of Sally doing Self-Portrait, BVPA Paint-In in Listoke House

Added by Kyrle Cahill on March 12, 2023 at 0:16 — 5 Comments

A few rapid sketches from yesterday's outing

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Added by Norah Blount on February 5, 2023 at 10:07 — 2 Comments

Botanic Garden 3/12/2022

Added by Michele Dalton on December 4, 2022 at 15:39 — 3 Comments

Still Life Pastel with Dave West Enniskerry Shoolhouse for Art over weekend.

Added by Kyrle Cahill on October 23, 2022 at 19:39 — 5 Comments

Oldtime Selfie

We were talking about this kind of drawing today Sally, I added together a lot of Newsprint sheets and did a Self portrait with a block of scene Painters charcoal, can't even buy the stuff anymore sadly. great for drawing with whole body.…

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Added by Kyrle Cahill on July 10, 2022 at 0:31 — 2 Comments

Boyne Valley Clogherhead June 22

Added by Norah Blount on June 19, 2022 at 8:49 — 1 Comment

Plein Eire Boyne Valley at the RHA Dublin

Sally, Michelle, Bernadette, Anna, Frank, Noel and Brian at the RHA today with Franks sculpture (Noel and Brian, sorry you missed the photo). A photo or words do not do Frank's sculpture justice so it is well worth a visit. The whole exhibition is wonderful this year. Kate Began's wonderful Monaghan landscape in oils stands out in the gallery too, wonderful to see in life. I am looking forward to a 2nd visit. I didnt get photos of the wonderful detail so if anyone wants to add in photos here…

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Added by Norah Blount on June 11, 2022 at 18:01 — 4 Comments

Roundstone

Posting several photos of paintings from Roundstone, where I hope to paint again this summer.

If anyone likes to share their own sketches or paintings from this area, it would be fun to see them.…

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Added by Barra on June 10, 2022 at 11:13 — 4 Comments

Sean Quinn our friend, resting easy

Added by Kyrle Cahill on April 9, 2022 at 16:43 — 2 Comments

A Friend

Added by Kyrle Cahill on February 20, 2022 at 23:32 — 3 Comments

Creator of Dragons

Added by Kyrle Cahill on February 1, 2022 at 14:23 — 1 Comment

Clogherhead paint out Nov 21 PEBV

Thank you all for your company today - Sally, Sean, Robery, Anna, Michael and David. Thank you David for all your great tips with watercolours. It was great to watch the lifeboat being brought up the beach with that wonderful light in the distant skies, A few photos attached, Very happy with my new Leder Easel, if only it would do the painting too !…

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Added by Norah Blount on November 13, 2021 at 19:09 — 3 Comments

Carna Ice Houses

Added by Kyrle Cahill on October 23, 2020 at 14:45 — 1 Comment

The Bens from Carna

Added by Kyrle Cahill on October 23, 2020 at 10:45 — 3 Comments

Carna Bay

Added by Kyrle Cahill on October 22, 2020 at 23:26 — 1 Comment

Nights Murano

Added by Kyrle Cahill on October 22, 2020 at 13:29 — 3 Comments

Artyclass free Keiko Tanabe lesson

Heres an Arty Class lesson today at 1400 for an 45 mins with Keiko Tanabe, I didn't have the relevant class photo so just copied her pencil sketch as quick as I could, then did same with watercolour using my own interpretation. Norah had emailed me a link to Arty Class, and I just happened to see Keiko's lesson on her approach to watercolour, it was a free…

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Added by Kyrle Cahill on September 22, 2020 at 16:00 — 2 Comments

Boyne Valley in Annagassan

Delighted to welcome Michael and hope it will be the first of many happy outings with Boyne Valley group.

Thanks to Alison for photos of our paintout in Annagassan. We spent a very pleasant day on the verandah/beergarden/ out the back of the Glyde Inn or on the adjoining beach. Thank you Paul and Conor for your hospitality. Social distancing was…