This May I went back to Ireland. We started in Westport for the first stretch and drove south through Connemara to get to Doolin. Our route took us through Leenane on Killary Harbour, Kylemore and Maam Cross, past the cottage from The Quiet Man, still standing off the road near Maam. I painted a seriesContinue reading “Ireland in Watercolor”
Category Archives: Ireland
Sláinte!
Some of you may have celebrated this past weekend, and some of you may celebrate today. Either way, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This year’s holiday seems to be giving way to a little bit of a brighter outlook as far as being able to get back to life as usual. Continuing the theme of sharingContinue reading “Sláinte!”
Back to Ireland
A year ago, I published a series of posts around a Virtual Tour of Ireland. With March upon us, I figured it was time for some more thoughts and images of Ireland. The series includes most of my original Irish art, but I found a few more. Below is a painting I finished after spending time inContinue reading “Back to Ireland”
More Ireland
Here are two more paintings that were not included in the virtual Tour of Ireland posts.
The Pipers
You may remember the “Virtual Tour of Ireland” series a few months back. Out of that trip came a few paintings that we can refer to as “the pipers”. The Irish bagpipes, sometimes referred to as uilleann pipes, must have made an impression on me, because going through the inventory recently, it seems I turnedContinue reading “The Pipers”
