Category Archives: Art

These posts are about our art work.

Last Post From Dingle

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Paul

Alas, all good things must come to an end. Tomorrow we leave Dingle and head to Sligo. Tonight we are enjoying our last visit to Tigh TP pub. Fish and chips and a pint. 😉 Today it has stormed all … Continue reading →

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Art . . .

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Jean

A preliminary sketch for a portrait, and a new painting which may or may not be done . . . decisions, decisions . . .

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Blasket Island Photos and a New Painting

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Paul

Here are a few photos from our trip to Great Blasket Island yesterday. Jean will be posting some of hers as well. A few explanations: black-faced sheep are used for meat, not wool. Their wool is too kinky and stiff … Continue reading →

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Ireland . . .

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jean

If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute and it will be different. I’ve never been a place where that is so true. It’s so changeable that it’s difficult to get a good exposure on photos. You set the … Continue reading →

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The Best of Dingle (So Far)

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Paul

Here are some of my favorite photos of Dingle so far. You may have noticed that I also have completed two paintings. The fences and mountain picture is a watercolor. Smerwick Harbor is done with acrylics.

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The Best of London’s Art and Other Musings

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Jean

This will be my last London post until we return there in October. …………. I’d hidden these away in a folder, then after my last post remembered them and went looking and found them. These are my favorites from those … Continue reading →

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London Sights

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Jean

These are some of the sights of London that caught my eye, There are a lot of the Barcalona fans. It was fun seeing them. London, well it was brilliant.

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Catching Up

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Jean

Yes, we are in Ireland and it is grand . . . smiling. It’s good to be settled for a few weeks, to have a home where the suitcases are unpacked and we are not in unremitting tourist mode, where … Continue reading →

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Art Old and New

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Paul

Today we had two stops on our art education tour. The first was Trinity College, reputed to be one of the best universities in the world. Its old library is the home of the Book of Kells and several other … Continue reading →

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Dublin Art – What A Day!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Paul

Today was another intensive art day. However, I first should begin with breakfast. Our “traditional” Irish breakfast consisted of an egg over easy, pork and beans, Canadian bacon, some kind of link sausage (little flavor), some kind of patty sausage … Continue reading →

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