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A few rapid sketches from yesterday's outing



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…

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 !…

I found this while thinking about ordering a new plein air set up for watercolour outdoors or in the car, looks handy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M34IeXS2kuM

This is one I found in my pile of un-finished paintings from Dublin Plein Air festival, I have tried to touch up some of it but I took no photos so I will wait till I can return out there some day to catch some of the deep colours I remember on the rocks in front of me. I remember the tide was coming in fast and I had to move Looking forward to trying a few from photos later today, take care all…

A wonderful exhibition, worth a few return visits. I didnt get a group photograph but I think Kyrle did - you can add it on here if you like Kyrle. A few of us tried sketching in Merrion Sq afterwards and Kevin went to great extremes to find a few roofs to paint in the city centre…

Thank you Sally for a lovely paint out today, it is a great location. I missed you in the courtyard when I had my camera but is that you reflected in the teapot ?…

Sally, thank you for organising today, it was a wonderful location. Such atmoshphere and lovely food. A few photos taken while I was walking around the perimeters. I got Kyrle and yourself, dont know where the rest were - probably sensible sheltered behind a tree or two…

A few photos from yesterday's paint out at Listoke.  Can you spot the watcher in the dark where I was sketching - is it a mink ? If you want to add photos of your own  just click on the photo logo and add your photo…

I forgot to take a group photo, but thank you to Sally, Jim. Rosemary, Margeret and Michael for your company.  Here are a few bog photos, feel free to use.  I didnt get anything done as I had to get rescued as my car managed to reverse itself in to a stream :)…

A lovely , if cool day again but the sun came out for a little while and thank you all for your company

Thank you Michael for organising todays paint out, a very cold but inspiring day with such lovely winter sunshine

Margeret and Rosemary

Caroline chilling out…

Sally, just thought I would add a few photos  from a wonderful location sat last, and it was great to get the tour of the animals as well as such a wonderful choice of subjects to paint.

Sean and Michael

The alarm call for tea break…

Beautiful spring flowers and a few heavy April showers too but great to be in such a beautiful setting.  Thank you  Sally, Catriona, Irene, Valerie, Paula, Svetlana, Sean, Michael and Frank for a great days painting

April 1st day, 2017 Phoenix Park, Dublin…

Thank you Sally for introducing us in the past to this wonderful place and for our return paint out today, I don't think I have ever seen such beautiful chicks all in one place before and those reflections in the puddles were beautiful.  The sun came out and what a lovely atmosphere there was after the rain, the colours were magical…

Thank you Caroline for organising a great location today.  Normally I shy away from harbours but I have never seen such a lovely array of boats and think that it is worth the agony of learning to draw boats and get out of our comfort zone - the light bouncing around them was glorious and how easy Sean makes painting them look with his beautiful paintings.

Michael painting boats, he has eyes in the back of his head :)…

A great day out at Art in Action in Farmleigh, the workshops were very busy and it was so good to see all the children and adults enjoying the workshops.  

Paddy and Pat enjoying the great music 

getting stuffed…

Thank you all for  making last saturday a very enjoyable day despite the weather.  A big thank you to Brendan Mathews from the Tidy Towns Committee for taking the time to share his knowledge and enthusiasm for Ardee,  and for his help in showing us around the town. .  Here are a few photos from the day (thanks to Dee) and I hope Sally is not too sore after all her efforts with those bollards. 

More photos on flickr, just click on this link - …