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Sketching for Mindfulness: or, Asylum Drawing

-TravelBy Roisín CuréJanuary 4, 20168 Comments

PREMIUM. Sketching for mindfulness is a powerful tool. I’m a nervous flier and not alone does sketching takes my mind off fears of imminent death, It’s a lot of fun, too.

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Discovering a Treasure: The Fishery Watchtower, Galway

Feature Articles, Painting in IrelandBy Roisín CuréDecember 14, 2015Leave a comment

PREMIUM. The Fishery Watchtower in the heart of Galway City is an intriguing little museum full of original architectural features and lots of information about Galway’s fishing past.

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Tulca Festival of Visual Art 2015: Sketching Contemporary Art

Daily Life, Feature ArticlesBy Roisín CuréNovember 20, 20158 Comments

Tulca Arts Festival takes place in Galway every November. I went in as a cynic but it took just one piece to make me think again.

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Sketching the City of the Tribes

Painting in IrelandBy Roisín CuréNovember 19, 2015Leave a comment

A city on the sea like Galway is always full of wonderful sketching opportunities…but on a cold winter’s day sketching the city of the tribes is best enjoyed from the inside.

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Sketching as Tranquiliser

Daily LifeBy Roisín CuréNovember 5, 20153 Comments

PREMIUM. Hospitals are a necessary evil for the most part…unless you’re having a baby (babies rock). Sketching is a great way to make the experience a positive one.

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Beyond the N18: Hidden Kilcolgan – Art Exhibition in Gort Library, 11th-17th October 2015

Painting in IrelandBy Roisín CuréSeptember 12, 20154 Comments

Most people passing through Kilcolgan on the busy N18 never venture off it. My exhibition in Gort Library from 11/09 – 17/10 2015 shows its real and often hidden beauty.

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Product Review: Field Easel Art Bag

ReviewsBy Roisín CuréSeptember 1, 2015Leave a comment

Finding somewhere to sit for a sketch isn’t always possible. The Field Easel Art Bag by Darsie Beck is an excellent and convenient solution to the problem.

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Cruinniú na mBád: Galway Hookers in Kinvara – Grace and Beauty in Blackberry and Oxblood

-Travel, Feature Articles, Painting in IrelandBy Roisín CuréAugust 18, 2015Leave a comment

PREMIUM. Galway Hookers, traditional boats of Ireland’s West Coast, were once a vital part of Galway’s trade and economy. Their beauty and glory are celebrated every year in Kinvara.

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It’s A Knockout: Family Harmony on the East Coast of Ireland

Daily Life, Painting in IrelandBy Roisín CuréAugust 16, 20154 Comments

PREMIUM. I grew up beside Powerscourt Waterfall, near Bray, a seaside town on Ireland’s East Coast. I took my children on a break there and all was peace and light…almost.

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A Week in the Summer, Galway Style

Daily Life, Painting in IrelandBy Roisín CuréAugust 10, 2015Leave a comment

PREMIUM. My husband’s mother gave us some gorgeous furniture, which my brother-in-law brought to us from England. We spent a week fishing and hiking together in Galway.

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