"Art if for Everyone" - exhibition

"Art is for Everyone"

Exhibition of Oil Paintings by County Clare Artists

18th February to 12th March 2010

Kilrush Library

Opening night: 18th February at 8pm

All Welcome!

This is will the second exhibition of oil paintings by my students and I am so proud of each and every one! There will be approximately 82 paintings done on course during 2009. This year we will also have beautiful portraits which were produced during a special portrait course in August last year. The very FIRST portraits in oils attempted by my students and really brilliant.

There will also be a variety of landscapes and seascapes as well as beautiful still life paintings.

If you are visiting county Clare, Kilrush, please go the the library to take a look! You will be amazed!

There are also wonderful prizes to be won by raffle - the proceeds will go to the Kilrush Lifeboat Station. The drawing of the raffle prizes will take place on the opening night.

This year I will be teaching a variety of different techniques and we will also be doing courses on 'animal landscapes' so next year's exhibition will have lots of paintings depicting animals as well as the usual still life and landscapes. 

News about the exhibition

Dear friends, you may have noticed my absence over the last days and I do apologise for not being able to keep up with everything here. I have been so busy lately with the exhibition and art courses.

The exhibition opening on Thurs 12 was a great success. Approximately 100 people turned up and it was absolutely wonderful for my students to see all the interest. Their paintings were gorgeous and I am bursting with pride. On the opening night, 8 paintings were sold and up to now, 11 paintings are marked with the little red dot (meaning ‘sold’).

What an incredible boost for all these wonderful new artists!!!

My ‘Dolphin Wave’ painting was raffled and the end amount came to 678 euro – which was handed over to the Kilrush Lifeboat Station. I wish them all the best and thank everyone who participated in the exhibition and raffle.

I am exhausted but very happy and should any of you be in the vicinity of Kilrush, you can see their beautiful paintings in the library up till the 27th February.

At the same time, the art courses are still keeping me busy as well, thus my long absences.

In March, we hope to vist South Africa (the first time in 6 years) and I am looking forward to seeing my family again after such a long time.

Now, if only the days could be longer. Or maybe, I am just getting older and slower because it is becoming harder to fit everyting into one day.