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SORRY - just realized I can't add pictures here. Email me at [email protected] if you would like an illustrated version of this posting.
Dublin’s Plein Air
Joined a lovely group of artists in this third-year event. Irish artist Paul D’Arcy and his family did an excellent job organizing a great event….including the weather! Only had to get the rain slickers out once – in Skerries, a seaside town with large tides, fishing boats, and great sea food.
I did not attend any of the workshops, but still picked up ideas and improved my craft. I explored different underpainting (see the warmth of the Farmleigh gardens painting) and a played with vermillion tones which add vibrancy.
There are great photos of the event on the Dublin Plein Air Facebook page. I feel like a star. Perhaps my painting outfits crafted over the years and a yellow flower in my hat help me be photogenic while concentrating on painting. My favourite is the two-umbrella style honed at the 12th Lock Blanchardstown. SORRY - just realized I can't add pictures here. Email me at [email protected] if you would like an illustrated version of this posting.
I bought aluminum panels to try. They are slippery. One gentleman sands and primes with gesso like wood panels. More experimentation is needed but I was happy with the 8” x 8” at the lock and 12” x 12” Donate Surf painting. Both have some of the silver showing through adding a light quality.
Our painting sites were varied and lovely. Not only have the Irish people been charming, they have been most helpful. I have toured enjoying the crazy driving in the country side.
Soon it is on to Wexford – billed as the largest Plein Air event in Europe.
Smiles, Margaret
