I am back from my travels in Girona , Spain.  The weather while not always balmy was quite good, with some nice sunshine. It was warmer th...

We had snow this week, so spring must have arrived!  I endeavoured to paint one plein air up in the Dublin Mountains on the old military r...

I was down at the 'Country retreat' earlier in the week, planting a few more fruit trees and some fruit bushes (currants and gooseb...

 Four Plein air knife paintings on 10 by 8 inch panels.   Glenasmole and the Dublin City Golf Club, from Bohernabreena   Howth...

I have had the 'flu bug for the last couple of weeks.  I had the influenza shot earlier in the winter, so luckily I escaped the worst o...

It is a new year, and it seems to be promising to be a good one.  This evening I was treated to a wonderful sunset on my way home, and as ...

Christmas is but a week away, and thankfully I have been very busy since my last post.  I have more work to complete next week so I'm no...

    I have reworked the 3rd Derrynane painting from my post of October 6th , well at least the green area in the foreground.   I h...

The month has nearly gone...   I have been busy this month, trying to work on a few new paintings, but I'm not happy with them at the mo...

Winter is upon us.  With the evenings drawing in, (It was almost dusk at 4.30pm this evening) I feel that it is going to be a long winter th...