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Sketching in Morocco: September 13th – 21st & September 23rd – October 1st 2021
A Dream Sketching Holiday Are you dreaming of your next sketching trip? Cast your mind to nine days in Morocco: the desert, the food, the architecture, the oases, the date... Read more →
Glorious Colour and Beautiful Line
Friday 26th June “For every old sock, there’s an old shoe.” I stop by a French bakery on the outskirts of Galway City, wait in a socially-distant queue and buy... Read more →
Still Messing About In Boats
Sunday 21st June There’s a place I have sketched many times. It is called Killeenaran Quay. It has colourful boats and a wall with a bridge, and sea and seaweed,... Read more →
The Grass Is Greener…
Thursday 18th June Paddy (18) wants to visit Galway City. He hasn’t been in town for three months, whereas we used to go once every couple of weeks. “I just... Read more →
Singing Through The Storm
Monday 15th June It is hot today. We have been spoiled with amazing weather lately, but then some wretched wind came in from the Arctic and we got cold again.... Read more →
Learn To Sketch From Life – Through Zoom!
Last March, I was teaching art to children, and the class was into its third or fourth session. One day, as I was wrapping up class, one of the mums... Read more →
Elderflower Loveliness
It’s elderflower season in Galway. years ago I used to make elderflower cordial, but I have passed the baton on to my younger daughter Olivia (15), who is as domestically-goddess... Read more →
Clams and Mussels, Alive Alive Oh!
My brother Malachy paid us a visit. He bought clams and mussels from the guys down the road. They harvest them down at the shore where I sat on wet... Read more →
Last Day of Lockdown, Day 79
I am sewing a lot of pencil cases at the moment. They are gifts for the generous artists who contributed their work to my new book, Urban Sketcher’s Handbook –... Read more →
Still Locked Down, Day 73
It couldn’t last forever. The beautiful harmony we had enjoyed as a family for three whole months of being cooped up together cracked, and after a dinner that had taken... Read more →
Still Loosely Locked Down – Day 72
Locked down, still? Yes. We can go no further than 5km from our homes, unless it’s for shopping or essential work. That hasn’t stopped much of Ireland from piling into... Read more →
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Róisín Curé
@RoisinCure- @UKGastroDr @Luiseach That's what I thought
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