I have recently finished some paintings and have not had a chance to show them on my blog yet.

The first is a watercolour vignette of a Sika stag in the Wiclklow hills. He is making his way across the bog in the early morning light seeking the refuge of the spruce to pass the day.The image size is 375mm x 255mm.

Heading for Spruce

The second picture is an atmospheric painting of a Connemara bog scene with a woodcock flitting by some birches.This picture measures 310mm x 255mm.

Connemara Woodcock

The final picture is a lovely little vignette of a woodcock heading out over the bog to feed.It is painted with sepia colour only and this gives the picture a very unified look. The image size is 150mm x 150mm.

Dropping In

All these paintings are beautifully framed.

I am adding a new page to my blog today and I’m naming it “On The Easel”. It shall feature the picture or pictures that I am currently painting with information regarding size and framing etc.

I am writing this looking out of my studio window as the mist and rain are steadily making their way across the Connemara hills  towards the house. The”summer” is reputedly over and the mountain ash is aglow with berries while the heather flowers are in bloom pointing towards a change of season.

The Birr Castle Game Fair which was held on Saturday and Sunday had its share of changeable weather, Saturday afternoon in particular being soft underfoot due to thunder storms . Some  people’s choice of footwear was quite interesting to say the least! Sunday was a lovely day and the crowds enjoyed the sunshine.

I really enjoyed meeting with  many people  over the two days and would like to thank them for the encouragement they gave me and the compliments they paid my work. I would also like to thank a few who gave good critical advice, people who had great knowledge of certain aspects of natural history. These little gems of information will help me to improve. I will post some of my recent work on the site over the coming days. That rain that was rolling in from the hills  has arrived!