Rosslare Strand - Paintings and Drawings, June 2011

Breezy, cool, inclement, windswept and happy fortnight in June on Rosslare Strand.

Below are some of my art pieces from my time there.

"Rosslare Strand near the Burrows", acrylic on sandpaper.

"View over The Slobs from the Burrows"...chalk pastel on paper, A3 size,unframed.

I did this one evening sitting on a low stool, at the hatchback of my car, hurrying to get it done before dusk changed all the vivid, colours.

"Colourful Retirement" ..chalk pastel on paper , A3 size, unframed.

Sure brightens up the side of the road, at The Burrows.

Sunset over The Slobs from The Burrows, chalk pastel on paper , A3 size, unframed.

View from the hot tub in Kelly's Hotel, - on a wet, grey, day.

Chalk pastel on paper,A3 size, unframed.

" Keeping Watch", mixed media on paper, A3 size, unframed

I sat in my hatchback with Parkey, my dog, intrigued with this old fishing trawler on dry deck, keeping an eye on all the other boats in Carne Harbour, Wexford.

"View from the Burrows", acrylic on sandpaper.

Rapeseed Fields, Wexford.

" The Burrows" , Inks on paper. A3 size, unframed.

"Sea Door"

Oil on Board.

Outdoor Group Art Exhibition in a Residential Care Setting Dublin

Arts in Healthcare is a little recognised, but expanding and important area in Ireland today, having the potential to transform healthcare experiences and societal health through the Arts. I was fortunate to gain valuable and enjoyable experience in this field while working as a Creativity Facilitator for a year in a Residential Care Hospital in Dublin in 2014. This post gives a brief overview of a wonderful and innovative summer long Outdoor Art Exhibition which we curated in the hospital courtyard. Some of our residents chose to give a comment on their input into this show - I have included these in itallics. "Pillowcase project" "Love" - Mosaic on wood. Comment by artist "Wow!" Our "Outdoor Art Exhibition" was especially popular, so I am uploading some images of this event, which will give a flavour of some of the work we made. "Blue Tree" - Watercolour on weatherproofed paper. Commen...

Contemporary Group Exhibition and Events of Ranelagh Arts Festival 2012

" Contemporary Arts Exhibition" This was a very successful and varied show of Contemporary Artwork from Artists throughout the country. The old Village Market next door to the Arts Centre at No 26 provided an ideal venue. Running for the two weeks of the festival, it attracted people from far and wide. Co-facilitated and Co-curated by Helen Farrell and Darragh Howard. "Liubov's lovely sculptures --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ranelagh Arts Festival 2012 I remember looking forward to Ranelagh Arts Festival 2012, and thinking at the time that that it would be a great experience to photograph, record and write about as many events as I could manage. ... Alas, it wasn't to be ..the festival ended up being a runaway success, but it literally ran away with itself for the duration of the 2 weeks , taking on a life of it's own. I ended up getting none of the above don...

"Little People in Ranelagh", Sculpture/photography project, Ranelagh, Dublin.

This project was a real treat. The inspiration for it came from "Little People in the City", - a compact book of absorbing photographs of tiny, painted handmade models of people by the urban artist Slink achu. Slinkachu is a London-based artist whose creations can be found in doorways and cracks in the pavement across the capital . "Mixing sharp humour with a delicious edge of melancholy, Little People in the City brings together the collected photographs of Slinkachu, a street-artist who for several years has been leaving little hand-painted people in the bustling city to fend for themselves, waiting to be discovered… Oddly enough, even when you know they are just hand-painted figurines, you can’t help but feel that their plights convey something of our own fears about being lost and vulnerable in a big, bad city.” The Times. We loved his work, and ran a sculpty/photographic workshop based on this theme as part of Ranelagh Arts Festival 2012...

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