tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584442468256041942024-03-12T21:41:53.405-07:00michaelmcguireMichael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-91624755892260116222013-05-07T07:47:00.003-07:002013-05-07T07:47:26.878-07:00A Day in Rosslare StrandWell, that was the plan, but it remained stubbornly dull and grey until mid-afternoon, so I headed down to The Burrow instead. There's a bit more to work with there - the strand is totally featureless on a dull day. As it happened, I decided to invent" the sunlight and I'm quite pleased with the result.<br />
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<strong>Dappled Sunlight, The Burrow, Rosslare Strand</strong><br />
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Michael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-88511789201608669322013-04-22T03:39:00.002-07:002013-04-22T03:47:12.112-07:00Some Spring Sunshine at LastIt was great to get out to paint with my local plein air group yesterday. A very start to the morning eventually gave way to beautiful spring sunshine. But of course it didn't last - the showers started by mid afternoon! But we got some 3-4 hours of almost continuous sunshine and fairly mild too. I got two small paintings done, so I went home feeling fairly satisfied with myself.<br />
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<strong>Spring Morning, Edenvale</strong><br />
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<strong>Spring Afternoon, Edenvale</strong><br />
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Michael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-74642877307158158202013-02-18T05:13:00.002-08:002013-02-18T05:14:45.703-08:00A Cold Day at the South SlobsOur first group paint-out of 2013 yesterday. It was reasonably mild and sunny for February, but there was a strong and quited cold South East wind coming off the Irish Sea. Since the Slobs are very exposed, it was far from pleasant out there! Still it was great to get back out painting again (I have become a little too fond of warm studios!).<br />
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Just the one little painting then, before the cold went through me. I had to play around quite a lot with the puddles/tractor ruts to make and interesting lead-in pattern.<br />
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<strong>Winter Morning, South Slobs, Wexford</strong><br />
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Michael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-13662136820407809682013-02-11T07:14:00.003-08:002013-02-11T07:14:56.164-08:00Yesterday's Lifedrawing Long PoseGreat to get a chance to paint a live model for a almost three hours yesterday afternoon. I will get back to plein air landscape work soon, but I'm really beginning to enjoy this genre too. <br />
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<strong>Catherine at the "Swallows Nest Studio"</strong><br />
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Michael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-34149770442328963712012-12-10T05:02:00.001-08:002012-12-10T05:02:24.858-08:00Back Out There AgainAfter a few weeks break from plein air painting, I finally was persuaded to get back out there yesterday. I joined a few friends at historic Tintern Abbey for a very enjoyable morning. It was overcastr and cool but not really that cold (6-7C). I love winter scenes like this one, as I feel they are more representative of the Irish winter (at least of the ones we used to get) than those with the dreaded white stuff that we've been getting a little too aften lately! <br />
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I discovered also that the Irish midge is quite happy at temperatures of 6-7C. When I got home I discovered a line of bites along my forehead, and I assume also on other parts of my anatomy which are harder to see in a mirror!<br />
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<strong>Winter Morning, Tintern Abbey</strong><br />
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Michael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-54098914776433375132012-11-12T06:27:00.000-08:002012-11-12T06:27:08.213-08:00When is a Painting Finished?Well I have a smart answer to that, which goes "When it's sold"! But then again, for most painters, I suppose there's some truth in it, and, in my case, quite a lot. I've often returned to a painting months after I initially deemed it finished and gone on to make significant changes. But usually they are only fairly minor tweaks. In the case of the one below, I've fallen somewhere in the middle following some constructive critique from painting frineds.<br />
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So hopefully, I find a buyer quickly, because I think I've tweaked this one enough!<br />
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Michael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-35505316597707305062012-11-10T07:07:00.004-08:002012-11-10T07:07:46.218-08:00Finished - at Last!I started working on this painting in the lobby of Cedars Hotel, Rosslare, while exhibiting there in September. I sort of lost interest in it then, but eventually returned to it yesterday and today. I think I'm finished, but I'll probably still see something that needs tweaking tomorrow!<br />
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<strong>Towards The Great Blasket, Dunquin</strong><br />
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Finally, this is the original plein air painting I used for reference purposes. I felt that it needed some sunlight to add sufficient impact for a larger painting, so I brightened it up quite a bit here and there:-</div>
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Michael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-33906929166402451462012-10-01T06:42:00.001-07:002012-10-01T06:42:18.557-07:00Plein Air and "Plein Stable"!I've been neglecting my blog a bit recently, so hopefully, my little band of followers have not lost interest in me! Got out to paint on Saturday morning which was bright and sunny and then again yesterday in the pouring rain! I got down to my favourite seaside spot on Saturday to paint this view of the cliffs at Baginbun Head:-<br />
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<strong>Sunlit Cliffs, Baginbun Head</strong><br />
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I got some shelter just inside the stable door at Ballycross Apple Farm yesterday, and painted these two little guys - just a fun sketch really:-</div>
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<strong>Stable Mates</strong></div>
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And this is where I got to this afternoon, after about another two hours or so. Thanks to everyone who cam along to watch. Painting, especially studio work can be a very solitary experience, so it was nice to have company for a change. The colour has come a little too warm in this photo - the true colour is somewhere between this and last week's image.</div>
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<br />Michael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-71504388196156431912012-08-27T08:21:00.000-07:002012-08-27T08:21:00.375-07:00The Last of the Straw BalesIt was a beautiful morning here yesterday, so I got out there quickly, hoping to catch the last of the straw bales. I got very lucky, spotting these in a field near the little village of Screen and getting about 45 minutes before it completely clouded over! I managed to finish it on location, painting mostly from memory. Got chatting to the farmer too - it's always great to meet local people who invariably have a real sense of place and love of the land.<br />
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<strong>Straw Bales, Near Screen</strong><br />
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<br />Michael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-56787435105330367932012-08-20T06:39:00.001-07:002012-08-20T06:39:51.537-07:00A Morning in BallyhackI went painting yesterday (Sunday 19 August) with a few friends to the little village of Ballyhack. It was a misty, overcast day, which turned into persistent rain by afternoon. Thankfully, I got one done before it turned wet. I had to work really hard to find some colour and even then had to enhance things a little, but I'm fairly pleased with the result.<br />
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<strong>Low Tide, Ballyhack Harbour</strong><br />
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Michael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-82117478939761893872012-08-20T06:33:00.001-07:002012-08-20T06:33:17.958-07:00New Solo Show, RosslareI've got a new solo show opening this evening at 8-00 pm in The Cedars Hotel, Rosslare Strand. If you're in the area, please come along and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine, while viewing the paintings. The show continues until the 29th September.Michael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-3083219688263748752012-07-09T04:08:00.002-07:002012-07-09T04:12:23.812-07:00Newtownbarry House Paint-OutWe had a group paint-out at beautiful Newtownbarry House, Bunclody, yesterday. After a beautiful, sunny day on Saturday, yesterday was disappointingly overcast and damp. However, the gardens at Newtownbarry House are stunning, regardless of the weather, so I made the best of the conditions and really enjoyed the day. I decided to concentrate on painting foliage with expressive brushwork. <br />
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<strong>Towards the Sunken Garden, Newtownbarry House</strong><br />
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<strong>Above the Sunken Garden, Newtownbarry House</strong><br />
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For my first one, I was drawn to the brightly coloured refreshements tents and the reflections in the adjoining lake.<br />
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<strong>"Enjoying the Barbecue", </strong><strong>National Heritage Park, Wexford</strong><br />
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<strong>Summer Morning, Wexford Wildfowl Reserve</strong><br />
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<strong>Late Afternoon, North Slob, Wexford</strong><br />
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<strong>Sunlit Rocks, Carne</strong><br />
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<strong>Greenhouses, Carne</strong></div>
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<strong>Sunny Evening, Baginbun Head</strong><br />
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<strong>Sunny Evening, Baginbun Head</strong><br />
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<strong>A Sunny Morning, Near Kells</strong><br />
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It had become mostly cloudy by afternoon and I found it difficult to see anything interesting to paint. Inevitably, I found myself drawn towards the rushing water in the nearby mill race. However, getting the most interesting view involved making my way out onto the weir (the rive level was low enough so that the top of the weir was above water). Despite almost falling in twice while stepping back from my easel, I managed to comlete the painting and get something close to what I wanted. Hopefully, it was worth the risk!<br />
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<strong>On the Weir, Near Kells</strong><br />
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<br /></div>Michael McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835548660168632451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058444246825604194.post-75810200067834649752012-04-23T05:40:00.001-07:002012-04-23T05:42:15.259-07:00Group Paint-Out at Woodstock GardensNo, not the legendary Woodstock of rock and roll fame, but instead magnificent formal gardens near Inistiogue in Co Kilkenny. It turned out to be a fairly bleak cold day, with frequent passing hail showers. Even so, the light was really quite brilliant between the showers, and if you want to paint plein-air in Ireland, you have to accept what Mother Nature throws at you and just get on with it. <br />
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I took on a very difficult subect for my first one, and I would have made it a bit easier on myself, if I had brought a larger panel. As a result, after a lot of scraping off and re-painting, this one took me just over two and a half hours, a full hour or more than I usually spend on a plein-air piece.<br />
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<strong>The Tea Room, Woodstock Gardens</strong><br />
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It had become even more showery by mid-afternoon, so I found a large tree to get under and just painted this bare tree in front of me, which sort of stood out from the others. I tried to be a bit more expressive with this, hoping to convey the rythmical almost dance-like feel of the tree.<br />
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<strong>The Last Bare Tree, Woodstock Gardens</strong><br />
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<strong>Cliff Shadows, Carnivan Beach</strong><br />
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<strong>Spring Morning, Duncannon</strong><br />
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