Painting Demo With Peg Quinlan

We're having a Paint demo with Peg Quinlan on the 20th February 2012. It's in the usual place in the SMA community Centre room 5 upstairs. 10 til 12 noon

Preparing canvases

I've just prepared some MDF panels for my next paintings. I got my local DIY with a cutting service to cut up a Sheet of MDF for me to the sizes I wanted. By doing this I have made a new friend and I'm sure he'll see me again. I like the size 16 by 22 inches (about 40 cm by 56 cm). It's nice for Landscapes. The DIY will cut any size for you and there will be no waste. The MDF panels have to be then prepared by painting a few coats of Gesso on them. I know this might not be the correct but I like to use blackboard paint. I'm able to sketch with a pastel pencil. When you paint over this the pastel it mixes into the paint. I like the smooth surface of the board. I usually paint with acrylics on these panels and put a light coat of varnish when finished.When they are put into a floating frames they look really nice.

Online places to sell art

I have been looking for online places to sell art and have come up with these ones

Society 6              http://society6.com
Red Bubble          http://www.redbubble.com/
Etsy                      http://www.etsy.com/
Things Arty           http://www.thingsarty.com/
Fine Art America  http://fineartamerica.com/index.html

create your own website with Yola.com  or wix.com and blogspot of course

Some sell prints and t-shirts and stuff. Some sell the original art work. I don't know which is best. If you sell the painting can you sell prints afterwards?

Henchy's Bar

I have two paintings hanging in Henchy's bar Lukes Cross Cork. They have some fab work on dislay so it's well work a look. It's a great place for a pint and some chat too.
Exhibition is on until 4th November

Recent painting

I recently painted this painting for a friend. I think it worked out well.

Bare Island, West Cork

Wednesday Art Group

The Wednesday Art Group is up and running for the winter season and it's very well attended. There is a lovely group of ladies. We have tea and scones half way through and we have a grand old natter.

I gave them a little project for the next couple of weeks

Here it is 

a small painting on any subject in any medium on an A5 size sheet of canvas. Here is my one

Henchy's Bar

I have 2 paintings in the Exhibition in Henchy's bar, St Lukes Cross, Cork. 

Opening night is Tomorrow Thursday 4th October 2012.

 Looking forward to that as I'll be meeting up with some pals.

 Exhibition runs throughout October, so go up to have a look, it's worth it.