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  • Do-It-Yourself Art Stuff Roll – And Some Colourful Inks August 29, 2019Róisín Curé

    I am on holiday, after an extremely busy year. Indulge me while I recap. I wrote and illustrated a book, taught ten workshops at home and abroad, ran classes for ...

  • A Beautiful Assignment May 25, 2019Róisín CuréA Beautiful Assignment

    The king and queen of Sweden visited Galway’s Marine Institute to see work from the Bluefish project. I was invited to lunch…

  • “I don’t care what he looks like – I fancy him.” November 4, 2018Róisín Curé"I don't care what he looks like - I fancy him."

    Sixty years seems like an eternity to a child, but in reality it’s practically yesterday. The Battle of Britain Museum is a place to stir emotions like none I’ve ever ...

  • The Róisín and Sharon Tour of the Irish Coast – Sketching for Bluefish Part 1 October 28, 2018Róisín CuréThe Róisín and Sharon Tour of the Irish Coast - Sketching for Bluefish Part 1

    PREMIUM. Fungie the Dolphin, escaping crabs and doomed oysters, moody surfers – I sketched them all during my trip around the Irish coast. Hear how it went and how I ...

  • Wales in Watercolour: Part 1 October 20, 2018Róisín CuréWales in Watercolour: Part 1

    On board the Oscar Wilde with my colleague and buddy Sharon… Sharon and I are taking part in a project called Bluefish. It’s a joint Irish-Welsh project looking at blue growth ...

  • Sketching A Love Letter To Porto: 9th USk Symposium 2018 August 6, 2018Róisín CuréSketching A Love Letter To Porto: 9th USk Symposium 2018

    It was a privilege to teach at the 9th International Urban Sketching Symposium took place in Porto, Portugal, from 19th-21st July 2018, and I fell in love with the city…

  • SeaFest 2018: Sketching Sizzling Sun and Splashy Fun on Galway Docks July 7, 2018Róisín CuréSeaFest 2018: Sketching Sizzling Sun and Splashy Fun on Galway Docks

    PREMIUM. SeaFest is the annual celebration of Galway’s intimate relationship with the Atlantic Ocean and a great family day out. Of course it wouldn’t be complete without an official urban ...

  • A Sketch Tour of the Algarve, Portugal April 10, 2018Róisín CuréA Sketch Tour of the Algarve, Portugal

    PREMIUM. To be sent to a country I’d always wanted to visit – to sketch for the Tourist Board…was a dream come true. Portugal was way beyond everything I’d imagined. ...

  • Away From It All: Sketching in Schull, West Cork March 3, 2018Róisín CuréAway From It All: Sketching in Schull, West Cork

    PREMIUM. I recently had a great week of sketching in a lovely little Irish town in West Cork, but in mid-February. Schull turned out to be a sleepy little town ...

  • Sketching Seafest 2017: Celebrating Our Seas in Ink and Watercolour July 19, 2017Róisín CuréSketching Seafest 2017: Celebrating Our Seas in Ink and Watercolour

    PREMIUM. I was asked to sketch at Seafest 2017, and it was a real pleasure: sunshine, sea, spray and sketching all combined to make a day of great colour and ...

  • Drawing the Carers: Portraits of Hospital Life January 25, 2017Róisín CuréDrawing the Carers: Portraits of Hospital Life

    PREMIUM. A commission to draw hospital staff from life in University College Hospital was rewarding but challenging – for me and my sitters, who were not used to sitting still. ...

  • The Burren in Watercolour: The Chocolate Factory (Part 1) March 29, 2016Róisín CuréThe 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 ...

  • Sketching Optimists in Spring Sunshine: Sailing Week in Baltimore, West Cork February 22, 2016Róisín CuréSketching Optimists in Spring Sunshine: Sailing Week in Baltimore, West Cork

    PREMIUM. There are worse ways to spend a week than sketching Optimists in early spring sunshine in Baltimore, West Cork. As usual, the young sailors greatly impressed.

  • Discovering a Treasure: The Fishery Watchtower, Galway December 14, 2015Róisín CuréDiscovering a Treasure: The Fishery Watchtower, Galway

    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.

  • Tulca Festival of Visual Art 2015: Sketching Contemporary Art November 20, 2015Róisín CuréTulca Festival of Visual Art 2015: Sketching Contemporary Art

    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.

  • Cruinniú na mBád: Galway Hookers in Kinvara – Grace and Beauty in Blackberry and Oxblood August 18, 2015Róisín CuréCruinniú na mBád: Galway Hookers in Kinvara - Grace and Beauty in Blackberry and Oxblood

    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.

  • Music for Everyone with St Agnes Orchestra Crumlin July 9, 2015Róisín CuréMusic for Everyone with St Agnes Orchestra Crumlin

    PREMIUM. St Agnes School Violin and Orchestra Project, Crumlin, makes learning a stringed instrument available to everyone, regardless of means. They played in Kinvara on American Independence Day.

  • Yeats’ Tower, Thoor Ballylee, Re-Opens Amid 150th Birthday Celebrations June 16, 2015Róisín CuréYeats' Tower, Thoor Ballylee, Re-Opens Amid 150th Birthday Celebrations

    PREMIUM. Thoor Ballylee in Co. Galway is known as Yeats’ Tower, because it once belonged to the great Irish poet. It has re-opened to the public after six years.

  • Optimist Sailing in Kinsale, Co. Cork: My Kids Are Alone On The Ocean! June 4, 2015Róisín CuréOptimist Sailing in Kinsale, Co. Cork: My Kids Are Alone On The Ocean!

    PREMIUM. Kinsale is a beautiful town in Cork. The Munster Optimist Championships were held in May and I was proud to see my children take to the ocean as competent ...

  • Painting in Jamaica: A Tropical Odyssey with Fiona Godfrey April 23, 2015Róisín CuréPainting in Jamaica: A Tropical Odyssey with Fiona Godfrey

    PREMIUM. Fiona Godfrey has painted the tropical landscape of Jamaica for 25 years. Life as a painter on a Caribbean island isn’t always easy, however. Godfrey’s magical paintings speak for ...

  • Optimist Dinghy Sailing – More Messing About In Boats February 24, 2015Róisín CuréOptimist Dinghy Sailing - More Messing About In Boats

    PREMIUM. Róisín describes the Optimist dinghy training event which takes place in Baltimore, county Cork every year. This significant event, taking place in February really tests the young sailors.

  • Kelly’s Oysters at 60: A Story of Determination November 18, 2014Róisín CuréKelly's Oysters at 60: A Story of Determination

    Róisín talks to Kelly’s Oysters after 60 years in business in the west of Ireland and hears how they struggled and overcame in the early years.

  • Sketching a Traditional Music Gig in Ballinderreen October 7, 2014Róisín CuréSketching a Traditional Music Gig in Ballinderreen

    PREMIUM. Róisín sketches a traditional music gig in Ballindereen, Galway

  • McCambridge’s, Galway: An Emporium of Aroma September 25, 2014Róisín CuréMcCambridge's, Galway: An Emporium of Aroma

    PREMIUM. Róisín sketches an old Galway institution, McCambridge’s : an emporium of aroma

  • Pearls of Our Ocean: Sketching the Clarenbridge Oyster Festival September 18, 2014Róisín CuréPearls of Our Ocean: Sketching the Clarenbridge Oyster Festival

    PREMIUM. Róisín sketches the world famous Clarenbridge Oyster Festival

  • Music To My Ears: Sketching Jim Rooney, Mick Daly and Arty McGlynn May 19, 2014Róisín CuréMusic To My Ears: Sketching Jim Rooney, Mick Daly and Arty McGlynn

    PREMIUM. Róisín sketches Jim Rooney, Mick Daly and Arty McGlynn in Ballindereen, Galway

  • Discover Tyrone House, Co. Galway in Watercolour June 17, 2013Róisín CuréDiscover Tyrone House, Co. Galway in Watercolour

    PREMIUM. Róisín describes Tyrone House and its past through watercolour

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