Art in the Open

News from the Studio – Sun and Rain, Wexford Ireland, and Open Studios

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News from the studio – What a Summer it’s been! Hot dry days and cold rainy days in equal measure! But this isn’t a weather report, so here is some of my recent work, from my visit to Wexford, Ireland and then some ‘Open Studio’ news. My visit to Wexford Ireland was to take part in […]

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Why do artists like to paint in the open air – in all weathers?

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Why do artists paint out doors   I’m off to ‘Art in the Open’. Why do artists like to paint out doors   In the open air? Like the impressionists did? They are known as ‘plein air painters’. The largest plein air festival in Europe takes place in Wexford, in the Irish Republic. It is

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