Fly Little Songbird Fly

I painted this for my daughter. It explores my feelings about her growing up and becoming more independent.  It contains hidden messages of love, encouragement and wonder at the beautiful, kind, talented and wise young woman she has blossomed into. Better stop writing now or she will be mortified!!!

The photo is not great, I will get the camera out and try to improve my photography skills.

Hello Again

I haven't been here for quite a while.  I have been busy with my classes which have just taken off this past year.  While I have been teaching art classes for several years, I only did a couple each week during term time, but now that my children are older I have more time to give to classes.  Also this year I finally gave in and agreed to do a kids art class at the weekend,  with my daughters help. Over the years I have been asked so often to do a childrens class, but I always said not while my own children needed me at home.

As you can see the childrens classes have been great fun, and I have absolutely loved doing them, particularly since my daughter works with me.  It is so nice to share our love of art and to spend some time together.

We have done lots of painting, drawing, clay work, card making and had so much fun.  A new term of 8 classes start after Easter.

I have lots of images from other classes and some photos of new paintings to share over the coming days.  I hope you will enjoy them.

New work

Here's to 2012 being a productive creative year!

This sketch is an excercise from the course I am doing with the London Art College in Childrens Book Illustration.  After taking on the commission to illustrate a book last year I realised how much I had to learn and the London Art College course is so helpful. I am finding it a big challenge to paint from my imagination rather than what I see.

These 2 paintings are tiny only 4" x 4" and are available to buy on etsy.  I enjoyed painting them in acrylic and have several more pieces on the way.

Mixed Media Workshop Details

                    
Mixed Media Workshop

                      
Tuesday 22nd November

10am till 1pm

Small class in warm comfortable environment, in Ballinea just 7 miles from Mullingar.

Suitable for beginners and experienced painters

                   
Mixed media is a fun expressive creative way of painting that is equally suitable to those who are experienced in other media and to those who have never painted before. It can be used for any theme and is particularly great for making memory paintings of special times using all sorts of bits and pieces, to embellish the painting.  Anything from scraps of old letters, to labels, tickets, photos that we copy onto a special product called Extravorganza before collaging on to our picture, to buttons, beads etc.
 Details of possible projects will be posted on this blog over the coming weeks.

                             
Your will need to bring a canvas, some brushes, and a few tubes of acrylic paints which are are available to buy locally or can be purchased at the class. You can bring various items  to embellish your painting as well.  Additional materials and ephemera and light refreshments will be provided.

Cost;  E25


To book or for more info, please phone me on 087 9287692

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Rose card

Here's a little card I painted yesterday.

Derelict Cottage at Churchtown, Ballinea, Mullingar.

I pass this little cottage most days coming and going from my home.  In the Spring, ancient,  long forgotten bluebells flourish by the door as cars, lorries and other traffic speed by going to God only knows where.  Do they even notice the bluebells or even the cottage itself?

I often wonder who lived there,  was it a happy home? Or was it filled with angry voices, and times strapped people rushing hither and tither fretting over  things that are no longer important?   Does it even matter?

 I like to think it was a happy contented little place where callers would be welcomed in for a cup of tea and maybe a scone and some bramble jam and a chat by the fire in the days before the road that runs past became so busy.

Sometimes when I am running around like a headless chicken fretting about stuff,   I think of that little cottage, and I say to myself,  "Does it really matter".

This painting can be purchased herehttp://www.etsy.com/shop/AislingKiernan?section_id=6115284