Ireland

The Róisín and Sharon Tour of the Irish Coast – Sketching for Bluefish Part 1 October 28, 2018 Róisín Curé
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 ...
SeaFest 2018: Sketching An Event Right First Time July 11, 2018 Róisín Curé
PREMIUM – Sometimes when you’re sketching you have to get it right first time. Here I share some of the tips I’ve picked up to make sure I don’t need ...
SeaFest 2018: Sketching Sizzling Sun and Splashy Fun on Galway Docks July 7, 2018 Róisín Curé
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 ...
Away From It All: Sketching in Schull, West Cork March 3, 2018 Róisín Curé
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, 2017 Róisín Curé
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 ...
Banishing Bad Hair Days: Sketching at a Dog Grooming Championship November 2, 2016 Róisín Curé
PREMIUM. The art of dog grooming celebrates our very human love of beauty, skill and, above all, our canine companions. It was a joy to sketch at the IPDGA annual ...
Iron, Zinc and Pure Gold: Culture Night 2016 in Galway September 19, 2016 Róisín Curé
I sketched a few events at Culture Night this year. It’s a national, annual event which takes place every September, and a great opportunity to get a dose of culture. ...
Sketching Koi Carp: My Way To Mourn August 19, 2016 Róisín Curé
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 ...
Family Camping in Connemara: Better Bring the Paints August 12, 2016 Róisín Curé
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 Life and Colour of Galway City June 28, 2016 Róisín Curé
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.
Summer Sketching in Galway – A Week in Paradise June 3, 2016 Róisín Curé
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 ...
Sketching Optimists in Spring Sunshine: Sailing Week in Baltimore, West Cork February 22, 2016 Róisín Curé
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.
Sketching Jazz in Galway – Things Hot Up with the Cool Cats February 1, 2016 Róisín Curé
I sketched the Galway Bay Jazz Band and the swing dancing in Busker Brownes, Galway. There’s no nicer way to spend a stormy day in January.
Discovering a Treasure: The Fishery Watchtower, Galway December 14, 2015 Róisín Curé
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.
Sketching the City of the Tribes November 19, 2015 Róisín Curé
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 ...
Beyond the N18: Hidden Kilcolgan – Art Exhibition in Gort Library, 11th-17th October 2015 September 12, 2015 Róisín Curé
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.
Cruinniú na mBád: Galway Hookers in Kinvara – Grace and Beauty in Blackberry and Oxblood August 18, 2015 Róisín Curé
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.
It’s A Knockout: Family Harmony on the East Coast of Ireland August 16, 2015 Róisín Curé
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.
A Week in the Summer, Galway Style August 10, 2015 Róisín Curé
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.
Yeats’ Tower, Thoor Ballylee, Re-Opens Amid 150th Birthday Celebrations June 16, 2015 Róisín Curé
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.