Here’s the full list of art one day workshops for 2012. You can also see the list, with links to pages for each individual workshop here. Workshops on: drawing,acrylics painting, oils painting including oils glazing and alla prima. Workshops are limited to 15 students only. Join my Facebook page here for more direct updates and information as it becomes available.

Yes, The Care & Feeding of Your Sketchbook is a real book made of paper: all you have to do is call it into existence here. It won’t disappear in a puff of failed logic when the battery runs out. The ‘whole damn system’ won’t go down. It’s cross-platform; Mac, Windows and cat’s whisker radio set users will get exactly the same functions. Just don’t drop it in the bath. Here are a couple of photos to prove it…

I’m like a dog with two tails today; my new book, ‘The Care & Feeding of Your Sketchbook’ is ready and available right now directly from this web site. I received my own copy this afternoon and I’m panting with pleasure!

It was after polling my students during my art classes and drawing workshops to see if they kept pet sketchbooks that I discovered that very often, they remain unused, neglected and folorn. Often, those on the journey to becoming an artist need an inspirational bone; some kind of reference to spur them on. So here it is: Forty pages of tips and inspiring quotes from great artists, all illustrated with sketches and ideas from my own sketchbooks. You can gambol through the first fifteen pages using the widget below.

Remember: a sketchbook is not just for Christmas. Give your sketchbook a good home; feed it well and excercise every day. It won’t bite you…
Kevin

It’s back to school! A new 6 week term of morning and evening art classes will begin on Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 January in Terenure in the South Dublin area. Places available. Please call on 086 247 0737 For more info, see the web site: www.artclassesireland.com and join Ireland’s friendliest art class now!

These exclusive lessons provides students with the best of painting tuition, clearly and simply imparted to novice and intermediate alike. These small workshops are held in the warm and friendly environment of my studio and everyone gets maximum attention. Over the 6 weeks, students will be encouraged and nurtured in a convivial atmosphere; so don’t be daunted!

Still Life Painting: [Adults: All levels] Students will learn and practice drawing technique, preparation of canvases, technique, composition, colour-mixing and brushwork.

Tuesday mornings: 10:00am – 12:30pm Fee: €175 per 6 week course 2 places FULL

Tuesday evenings: 7:00pm – 9:30pm Fee: €175 per 6 week course FULL

Thursday mornings: 10:00am – 12:30pm Fee: €175 per 6 week course 2 places

Thursday evenings: 7:00pm – 9:30pm Fee: €175 per 6 week course FULL

If the class is full or you can’t commit to a 6 week course, Why not try a one day workshop? Click here.

Address: The Studio, 17 Aideen Avenue, Terenure. Dublin 6W. See map below

Telephone: 086 247 0737

Email: art@mcsherry.ie

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I only came across this video of the Revolution competition at FIRE.ie today while scouting around their web site. The competition winner was announced in December last: Steve Simpson. Old news, perhaps; but a good video all the same. Enjoy.

The first workshop of 2012 will be the popular and fun ‘Drawing Lots’ one day session of drawing on Saturday January 28th. There’ll be plenty of tea and coffee to buoy up the senses, and a live model for the last 1.5 hours.

Once again, the workshop will be in Rathgar, in the warm and inviting Methodist Church Hall in Brighton Road from 10am -4.30pm. You can see much more information and sign up by clicking on this link and choosing the date that suits you.

I look forward to seeing you there…Kevin

Otherwise, you can see the complete list of 2012 workshops on THIS page.

Last Monday, I presented this portrait, commissioned by his partner and colleagues, to Noel to celebrate his retirement. Before painting, I interviewed his partner and she suggested some of the items to include. It had to be the pipes, of course -Noel is a senior member of Na Píobairí Uilleann but he also has a love of travel; hence the globe. He also has strong political convictions.

The pipes are a beautiful C set that had to be smuggled out of his house while he was still at work in order to be arranged in composition with the other items and photographed.

In the background, you can see a poster that Noel acquired in Russia, that commemorates the Aurora, a cruiser whose crew played a central role in the October Revolution, 1917.

These are some items from Noel’s home that reveal some of his interests. As for Noel, he told me his plan for retirement: Every day is going to be Saturday. Lucky him…

Oils on gessoed panel, 14″ x 11″

You can buy a voucher for a portrait such as this one here.