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Buzz in Purple

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 workshop and I have...

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Sea, waves, boat and painting

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 I'd head out for my first plein...

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Art On The Island

Art On The Island

Waterford Castle Hotel On Saturday April 8th and Sunday April 9th 2017 I will have a pleasure to exhibit with fellow artists at Art On The Island event, which will be located on the beautiful grounds of Waterford Castle Hotel Golf Club. Below some links if you need...

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Mum’s Garden

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 days friends. Anyway I used multiple...

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All about green

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 well!!! So in the spirit of the day Happy st...

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How to name a painting

How to name a painting

Naming a painting I have always struggled when it came to naming a painting And until recently, I have always felt bad about it like it was a flaw or my fault in some way, I painted it, why can't I name it? Somehow I was always lacking the words when it came to naming...

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Gaura and a lovely day

Gaura and a lovely day

International Women's Day Yesterday was an International Women's Day and for that occasion I have planed to paint and post a photo of a new floral painting. What better to share on that day then a painting of very delicate and feminine flowers. I had started painting...

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‘With Love’ time-lapse video

‘With Love’ time-lapse video

Time lapse video (2 min) showing creation of 'With Love' watercolor painting. What better way to extend the life of your valentine's bouquet then painting it? “Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.”...

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Demonstration in the Pigyard Gallery

Demonstration in the Pigyard Gallery

Last Saturday in the Pigyard Gallery I had the pleasure of giving a full demonstration on floral watercolor painting. I painted harebells, which (as I found out from one of the attendees) are native to west of Ireland. You can find more information about those lovely...

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‘Waterside’

‘Waterside’

Great to see an article written by Maria Pepper in the local paper about myself and my upcoming exhibition 'Waterside' Exhibition opening night is tomorrow at 6pm in Pigyard Gallery, 13 Selskar Street, Wexford. All welcome! 'Waterside' is a selection of floral...

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