The Harbor at Slade. 25 x 35 cm, oil on linen.
Here are some of the sketches from the last week at the 2013 Art in the Open Festival in Wexford, Ireland. I would highly recommend the festival to anyone interested in plein air painting with some of the friendliest people in the world. This was my second year participating and again the organisers had found some great locations for the paint-outs over the course of the week. There was even sun most of the time this year.
Boat on the Road, Slade. 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.
The Sunken Garden, Newtownbarry House, Bunclody
The Stables at Newtownbarry House. 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.
Musicians at the T. Morris Pub in Wexford. 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.
I love traditional music as much as traditional art. The pub where all the painters meet in the evenings, T. Morris has great musicians playing during the week. The above sketch I did one evening, painting alongside Antti Routiola and Leon Holmes. I was working under an orange light, so the painting came out a bit blue. Here is a short video of part of it, to give a feel for the scene:
Boat in Ballyhack. 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.
The Old Tractor. 25 x 35 cm, oil on linen.
Oak Tree, Ballymore. 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.
Wheat Field, Hook Head. 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.
This last one is of a very picturesque old sheep dog.
Nelly. 18 x 25 cm, oil on linen.
Rocco says ‘hi’.
Sunken garden is great.
you have a great painters eye marc
Hi Marc,
I was very impressed at your skill as I watched you paint this year at AITO. Your paintings are really superb. The ability to complete a great painting at Ballyhack on such a wet day is amazing.
Hope to see you at work next year
Pat
Great atmosphere and strength. Really pleased I found your site.
Wow Marc these are all amazing, and what a treat to see a plein air figure in such light, awesome!!
Love these! Did the musicians get a kick out of being painting subjects… Or did they just think the artists were nuts? Fun video. Great blog. Thanks for sharing on it.
Thanks Gail. The young musician bought Antti’s sketch, so I think they liked it.