Workshops & Events
4 week course | In-person & online
“Finding the Magic” - Foundations of Oil Painting
Dates: 22nd January 2024 —19th February (skips 5th February)
Location: Online & In-Person at the Schoolhouse for Art in Enniskerry, Ireland
I’m delighting to be joining the Schoolhouse for Art again to teach this Foundations of Oil painting workshop starting in January 2024.
In this workshop, we’ll explore the unending possibility and beauty of oil paint. Get inspired by objects and scenes around your house, learn how to take a messy bedroom and turn it into something that gets the butterflies going in your stomach. You’ll learn about the building blocks of solid paintings, how to tackle the “start” of a painting from different angles and find what suits you, learn how to set yourself up for success by finding a constant rhythm in your practice, and most importantly, we’ll focus on removing any obstacle between you and the canvas. Because, the most important part about painting is not whether you’re doing it “right” but that you’re taking that first step to put paint on a canvas. Learn to love your practice, the failures, the successes, and the process.
We’ll also be covering a lot of technical aspects of painting which help us achieve more success and get that real painting “rush”, such as: object modelling (spheres, cylinders, cubes), complementary colour mixing, how to mix blacks, whites, glass, metal, understanding how to “see” colour (value, chroma, hue), how to simply compositions using Notan studies, drawing when we paint, priming canvases, translucency of paint, different brush variety and why you might choose one over another, and mediums — the good, the bad, the ugly.
We'll be working through a number of exercises as well as our own paintings, including: black and white studies, colour swatch matching, medium testing, coloured sphere modelling, colour wheels, and others. Painters will get feedback on their homework over the last week during a portion of the class.
Solo Show at The Seamus Ennis Arts Centre
Very excited to be exhibiting my first solo show next year at the Seamus Ennis Arts Centre in Naul, Co. Dublin. Stay tuned!
Solo Show “Mornings in G Major”
I’m very excited that the Ards Art Center is hosting my solo show “Mornings in G Major” alongside their guitar festival next year. There will be lots of music themed paintings and the spirit of the morning in this exhibition.
Penn Studio Online Course
I’m very excited to be offering a 5 week online course this March, 2023.
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2022
I’m delighted to be back again at the ROI annual exhibition where two of my paintings will be exhibited. It’s held at the mall galleries in London with fantastic work by lots of artists come check it out if you’re around
The Royal Society of Marine Artists (RSMA) Exhibition 2022
I’m very thrilled that “My Lil’ Oyster O’ Mine” will be exhibiting at the RSMA exhibition 2022.
Dublin Painting & Sketching Club (DPSC) Annual exhibition
The Dublin Painting & Sketching club will be hosting its annual 144rd exhibition this September 19th 2022 until October 2022.
Ranelagh Arts Autumn Exhibition
“New Orleans’ Oysters” will be available Sept 17 - Sept 25th at the Ranelagh Arts Summer Exhibition.
SWA 161st Annual Open Exhibition
“The SWA seeks works of the highest standard within its specific field. The SWA continues to promote women artists and prides itself on the very diverse nature of the work shown during our Annual Open Exhibition from both our non-members and our members.”
Ranelagh Visual Arts Exhibition Open call
“Afternoon Coffee” will be available at the Ranelagh exhibition in Dublin this summer