A step by step of my preparitory drawing of WB Yeats, along with the final scraperboard drawing. The scraperboard is currently on display at….. Dublin Painting and Sketching Club 137th Annual Exhibition The Concourse Gallery Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Hall 13th April – 26th April 2015 280 paintings exhibited by 80 artists including a unique…
Dublin Painting and Sketching Club 137th Annual Exhibition The Concourse Gallery Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Hall 13th April – 26th April 2015 280 paintings exhibited by 80artists including a unique display of almost 50 paintings inspired by the life and work of W.B.Yeats to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth I have four pieces on display in the…
A very quick sketch of a head. Sanguine on paper.
The Irish Georgian Society is delighted to play host to St. Patrick’s Festival’s I Love My City cultural programme. The Dublin Painting and Sketching Club with The Irish Writers Centre will present an exhibition of paintings inspired by the poetry of W.B Yeats. Poetry recitals, short readings on Yeats and musical settings of his poems by harpist Claire…
Facial Expression An exhibition celebrating the human face From portraiture to caricature the human face has remained central to visual expression. This show features the work of Illustrators Ireland members exploring this theme. To be opened by John Minihan- Iconic Photographer Thursday 26th February @ 8pm The United Arts Club 3 Upper Fitzwilliam St Dublin…
Three portraits from life drawing at the United Arts Club.
The finished scraperboard, worked up from the charcoal drawing I posted earlier. 59x60cm
A preliminary drawing for something I’m working on. Charcoal and pastel on tinted paper WB Yeats The Stare’s Nest by My Window The bees build in the crevices Of loosening masonry, and there The mother birds bring grubs and flies. My wall is loosening; honey-bees, Come build in the empty house of the stare. We…
I will be teaching another life drawing session Saturday 7th February 2015 @ Kennedy’s studios,Harcourt St The class will deal with the dynamics of drawing the human figure- Light, form, weight plus measuring and estimating angles. The model will be illuminated with strong lighting to emphasise the form. Materials will be limited to charcoal, pastels…