Category Archives: Travel

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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Manet on Bastille Day

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Paul

Last night the firecrackers and bottle rockets began. This morning we ate breakfast watching squadrons of tankers, fuelers, fighters, and helicopters fly past our window. They were flying over the parade down Camps-Elysees, which we chose to avoid. Many shops … Continue reading →

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Settling Into Paris

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Paul

We’ve spent a couple of days settling into JP and Elli’s studio and waiting for our art supplies to arrive from Dublin. One of us needed to be around all the time to greet the delivery, so we didn’t do … Continue reading →

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Dublin to Paris

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Paul

We arrived in Dublin late Wednesday after a wonderful day in the Boyne Valley. Our plan was to use Thursday to arrange shipping of our art equipment to Paris. The airline charged us so much to carry it as baggage … Continue reading →

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Boyne Valley Visit

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Paul

It has been several days since I had the opportunity to post. It’s time to catch up. We left Donegal on Tuesday and traveled south through Northern Ireland to the Boyne Valley just north of Dublin. This area has the … Continue reading →

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All Around Sheephaven Bay

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Paul

Today we explored all sides of Sheephaven Bay. Dunfanaghy sits at the end of one arm of this complex inlet from the vast Atlantic. We began with a stop at The Gallery, the town’s biggest art gallery. It features some … Continue reading →

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Dunfanaghy Dispatch

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Paul

Time for an update from the last three days. We have been busy. On Friday we spent our last day at Rock-a-Doon at a county park on Loch Key near our house. We photographed ruins, walked lovely wooded trails, and … Continue reading →

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Two New Paintings

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Paul

I’ve completed two new paintings at Rock-a-Doon Lodge. One is a small acrylic study of the tower we saw at Glendalough at the beginning of our Irish sojourn. This one will be used to design and paint an oil next … Continue reading →

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Sligo Update

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Paul

We have been exploring the Sligo area as well as doing some painting. Yesterday we visited Sligo Abbey, the only monestary in Ireland not destroyed by the British during the disolution of monasteries. It was occupied by monks until the … Continue reading →

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Rock-A-Doon Lodge

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Paul

I’m sitting here in our stone lodge with a peat fire smoldering in the stove. The persistent acrid smell of burning peat has become familiar. I’m hopeful that our landlord will allow me to accompany him to the bog to … Continue reading →

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