Happy St. Patrick's Day...Irish Paintings



Hello Everyone and Happy St. Patrick's Day! I think my favorite place to go is to Ireland! I have been there many times, and each time I am in awe of the beauty and the friendly people. Here are some of my paintings I have either done there or from reference photos that I took while there. I love the thatched roofed cottages, the gorgeous flowers and quaint villages. The coast line is gorgeous and the grass could not be greener.



The cottage above was actually painted in my hotel room in the Cotswolds of England. I had gone to Ireland, then flew to England and took a tour of the Cotswolds. The whole trip was magical...perhaps an Irish Fairee fly on my shoulder!"" The painting above was done from photos taken at Ardess House in Northern Ireland. I love peeling plaster and window boxes. Very quaint!

In a lovely courtyard in Greyabbey, there are little coffee and tea shops and gift shops. The flowers are beautiful and the afternoon tea and goodies couldn't be better.In Ireland, I learned to love "the tea thing".

Another view in the Greyabbey courtyard.

This painting was actually done from photos taken in the Coldswolds, but both England and Ireland are full of tea rooms and quaint buildings.My daughter says we are always on a "food fest" and it's true. We just have to try all the "tray bits" and pastries.

Well, I won't attempt to spell the little coastal town in Northern Ireland that the above lighthouse is in, but my daughter and I took a painting workshop there with Graham Boothe and we really enjoyed painting there  "plein aire". It was rather cold and we ended up in the car painting! She had the front seat and I spread out in the back. Later, we took a break at another tea room and had some delicious soup and wheaten bread.