Sketching Koi Carp: My Way To Mourn
Our koi carp didn’t do a whole lot, but they were beautiful, and were an oasis of calm in my busy day. We lost them recently due to our own neglect.
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Family Camping in Connemara: Better Bring the Paints
PREMIUM. Camping with teenagers has its ups and downs. I experienced both on a recent camping trip to Connemara, Co. Galway, but I kept my serenity with a bit of sketching.
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Sketching Life and Colour of Galway City
PREMIUM. The life and colour of Galway City in the summer are legendary. I’ve caught a few of my favourite Galway sights in watercolour over the last couple of weeks.
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Summer Sketching in Galway – A Week in Paradise
PREMIUM. Sometimes the sun arrives to stay for a while in Ireland and we remember what a paradise we live in. Here are a few of my sketches of a week in the sunshine.
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Urban Sketching in Enniskerry Village: A Trip Down Memory Lane
PREMIUM. I brought Urban Sketching to an enthusiastic audience in my home village of Enniskerry recently. It was a far cry from miserable years walking home in the dark as a teenager.
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Sketching A Puppy: A Furry Artist’s Model
PREMIUM. My husband and I were adamant that we were not getting a puppy. On the other hand, if your daughter begs for two years, it’s hard to resist.
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The Colours In My Paintbox: How They Earn Their Place
PREMIUM article. Finding you’re missing a crucial colour can be annoying at best..but choosing just twelve colours for your paintbox is hard. Here I describe mine, and why they’re there.
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The Burren in Watercolour: The Chocolate Factory (Part 1)
PREMIUM. The world-famous Burren is an ethereal place with a dreamy quality. It’s a very nice surprise to find a chocolate factory right in its heart, amid the hills of jagged limestone.
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Eat, Draw, Weep: The Emotion of the Gift of Food
PREMIUM. The preparation and presentation of food for a loved one is fraught with emotion. Whether or not to sketch it afterwards can be an emotional minefield.
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Cooking Up A Sketch: Clodagh McKenna in Galway
PREMIUM. I sketched the wonderful Clodagh McKenna cooking at a demo last night in Galway. She is an inspirational chef and I can’t wait to try the delicious recipes she demonstrated.
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