Wicklow born artist Rod Coyne delighted the Greystones Art Group with a fascinating demo of an Irish landscape view across the Atlantic Ocean. Rod spoke about his journey from his art studies in Ireland to a 10 year stint living and working as a studio based artist in Germany. Eventually, realising that a lot of his painting involved the Irish […]
Biddy Scott, a talented, accomplished and exhibiting artist, treated us to a very exciting art history evening about Fra Angelico, Dominican friar and Italian painter of the Early Renaissance (born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-Feb 18, 1455). Fra Angelico completed one of his most famous works, the San Marco Altarpiece at Florence. Commissioned by one of the Medicis, the painting […]
Kick starting the monthly events after a very long break, Róisín Curé, Ireland’s best know Urban Sketcher, joined us on Monday January 30th, 2023 in the Kilcoole Community Centre. Róisín shared her experiences as to how she became involved in urban sketching after receiving a copy of Everyday Matters (Danny Gregory) on her 44th birthday, which changed her life. Róisín […]
The main purpose of our group is to encourage amateur artists. The aim is to advance member’s artistic knowledge and skills through on-going lectures, demonstrations and interactive workshops. These include techniques and suggestions relating to medium, composition, colour mixing and brushwork in a fun and friendly environment. This month we had Lynn Stringer the botanical watercolour artist who gave a […]
Sinead Wyse from Greystones Art Group talks to the Greystone’s Guide about the wonders of Aura-Soma and self discovery through colour. You can find out more on Sinead’s web site at colourandconsciousness.com
