Africa Day - Iveagh Gardens 24th May

What an atmosphere! Such vibrant colours, huge smiles and fantastic music - a great festival all round. The weather also helped of course but it really did make me appreciate the simple things in life.

Bodies Exhibition

Really enjoyed the exhibition, great opportunity! Found it very hard to sketch, the detail and the subject matter proved too much for me!

Collins Barracks Sunday 3rd May

Had to fix the strings when I got home, great museum - pity it was so busy would love to have tried some of the animals!

Sunday 19th Iveagh Gardens

More black and white, must get in some colour at some stage.. for a day so full of colour as today especially! The gardens were teaming with families and children, really lovely day.

Galway Sketches

Great trip away!

Botanic Gardens - Sunday 8th March

Had a great day today, really enjoyed the cosy greenhouses - will definitely be popping back over to spend some more time there.

Sunday 1st - National Gallery

Jan Steen's 'The Village School'(The Original)
Fisher Boy - Franz Hals

Sunday 22nd Feb - Hugh Lane Gallery

Tea in the Garden - Walter Osborne

Did a quick sketch that just wasn't working out, shown below. Resorted to doing more "squiggles" which I enjoyed! This is Walter Osborne's "Tea in the Garden", with a woman sitting pouring tea at the table, the grandmother sitting on a bench behind and the children playing in the foreground. Here's the original!

First sketch was this one.

Chinese New Year Sunday 25th

Sums up the scene as I saw it:
Main Stage with an Ox, a tent with lanterns, a big tree, a fancy electric bike stall and a couple of sketchy loking Dubliners sitting on a bench. Oh and the odd bouncy ball..

Longstone - Fireplace with a difference!

Unfinished Sketch - City Hall Sunday 18th

Postcards 2 & 3

Postcard

Sunday 30th Novemeber

Just the one sketch, not really related to my surroundings!
Great day and rounded off very nicely by mulled wine thanks to Marta! :)

Lifedrawing Thurs 27th November

Tried out a few different approaches tonight!

RHA Exhibition

Just did the one quick sketch - liked the sculpture!

Life Drawing Thurs. 30th

Just couldn't thaw out my hands!! Cycling to the class is proving to be a little bit problematic :)

Life Drawing Thurs 23rd

Didn't get into it properly this week, couldn't see very well - must arrive earlier next week to get a better view!!