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Adventures in Acrylic Paint

You probably think that artists are good at creating paintings/images in all mediums; oil, watercolours acrylic paints. Many probably are, but I am not. I need to work at it. It’s a bit like being an athlete. You might be great at football but it doesn’t automatically mean you are a great sprinter, tennis player […]
The Walled City

What’s in a name? It’s complicated The name of the city I am living in right now is contentious. It’s official name is Londonderry but no one here seems to call it that, not even the council. Most people in the city itself, Protestants as well as Catholics, call it Derry. This suggests it is more […]
Illuminate Festival, Derry

The ‘Illuminate’ festival is running over two weekends in Derry, 17th – 20th and 24th – 27th February, from 6pm – 9pm. We visited it on Thursday night. It was very cold (double socks and thermals weather) but mostly dry. This was important was all the sites we visited were out of doors. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and a brilliant introduction to Derry.
Happy Christmas!
Seasons’ Greetings! It’s been an exhausting rollercoaster of of year – I am enjoying some peace a quiet and I hope all of you are too! Best wishes, Emma and Séamas (also Tadhg, Hattie and Biddy)
New Work & Recent Sales
I love your work. I lived and worked in Crickhowell for twelve years and still return a lot to paint. Janet
It’s a really beautiful part of the world. Possibly my favourite!
Definitely one of mine. Will be there again in November. The Gower is also lovely.
A very interesting theme… Good luck with the exhibition 🌹
Thank you!!
Thank you for your post – it is easy to see for me that your heart guides your work. Hearts speaking to hearts is a profound way of communicating an important message. Keep on, keeping on. Ray
Thank you so much, Ray.
hoping your exhibition goes excellent Emma!
Like your style, Emma 🙂 🙂