Apr 12, 2017 | lessons, new work, news
Buzz in Purple Watercolor workshop As some of you know I spent the last weekend in Waterford at the first, and hopefully not the last, Art on the Island festival. Among the many activities on offer yours truly here had the pleasure of leading my first watercolor...
Mar 31, 2017 | new work, thoughts
Sea, waves, boat and painting Rhythm of the waves This painting is a commission I did recently. Now I always relish the challenge of painting water, but this one I particularly enjoyed. A little history first, about two weeks or so before painting this I decided...
Mar 19, 2017 | news, thoughts
Mum’s Garden Painting Roses I decided to name this new painting ‘Mum’s Garden’ . I didn’t have any recent pictures of her garden and my memories of our garden from my childhood is of vegetables and fruits rather than flowers. Different...
Mar 17, 2017 | thoughts, work in progress
All about green St Patrick’s Day I’ve been in Ireland now 13 years and each year I’m still amazed at the excitement and atmosphere on st “paddys” day, this year even more so as it’s on a Friday so we have a long weekend thrown in as...
