Category Archives: Jean’s Posts

Apres Manet . . .

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Jean

This a quick, about two minute sketch I did, copying in pastel, a quick watercolor sketch Manet did on a letter he sent to another artist. I’m sure it didn’t take him longer than two minutes to do his sketch … Continue reading →

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Looking for Home

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Jean

Looking for home I came to Dunfanaghy and Horn Head on the north coast of Donegal in Ireland. My ancestors came from here. On the way to Dunfanaghy we stopped at the Glebe Gallery and chanced on a meeting with … Continue reading →

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Longing for Skellig . . .

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jean

I am really going to miss the Dingle peninsula and particularly the area where we’ve been staying. It truly feels like home. I could see staying here for an extended time, were it possible. Of course I would like 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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An Spud-Off Mor

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Jean

‘Do you think you have the best spuds in West Kerry?’ the poster asks. Well then contact Angus for more details. The only requirements being that you have to have grown the potato yourself and it has to have been … Continue reading →

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Blasket Island Experience

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Jean

I thought I might get seasick on the ferry (small fishing boat) but I was so fascinated by the waves that it didn’t happen, even on the way back when the seas were as rough as the little boat we … 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 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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