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)
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We are about to decamp to Donegal for the summer/early autumn. I have mixed feeling about returning to oil paints. It’s been a quite a steep learning curve getting comfortable with acrylic paint but I feel like I finally got there. I am not sure what it will be like to paint in oils again, oh the the joy of easy blending! I will continue my practice of laying down an underpainting in grey-scale paint, regardless. Here are some of my recent acrylic paintings, mostly of Inishowen Penisula (Donegal)
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Thanks. Merry Christmas.
Thank you Goff!
Cheers. Happy Monday
This is such an appealing scene, beautifully painted. I love how you have the valley in shadow and the snow up the hill is gleaming in sunlight.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Emma!
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Thank you Cindy – love the little cartoon!
Happy Christmas to you too, Emma! With all my best wishes🎄
Thank you, Marina!
Hope you are getting a chance to relax! Let’s hope it’s a happy New Year. LOVE the painting and the sweet kitty!
Thank you Pam. Happy 2022 to you and yours too!
Merry Christmas
Thank you and Happy 2022 to you!
Wishing you the same and your family 🎄🎄
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Emma! This is me, trying to restart my blog after dropping off the radar for MONTHS! How the heck are you?????