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Welcome to our latest weekend art challenge results. This week we asked our students to paint or draw anything on the theme of Ireland. We have received some amazing paintings this week, incredible in fact.
Student Bhawna Sinha’s landscape artwork adorns our featured image this week. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see it in full. We love Bhawna’s painting and hope you all do too! Bhawna said…
My “weekend challenge ‘Ireland’ this large scale rock formation is County Sligo is a dramatic and majestic with an elevation of 1,726 feet. It’s a highly photographed subject in the county due to its shapely formation and steep cliff faces.
We want to give a big shout out to student Becky Harpur who took photos and posted them on our Facebook Group for our students to use too. Thank you so much Becky that was very kind of you. You can see Becky’s wonderful artwork below of a bluebell woodland in Ireland near to where Becky lives.
Student Shailaja Rathinavel’s seascape painting is equally as stunning we think you will agree, so much depth and space in the cliffs and water. Superb!
Everyone has worked really hard this week and we really hope that our students enjoyed the challenge. We also hope that these challenges takes our students out of their comfort zone and brings a little extra spice to their art!
We hope that everyone enjoyed this challenge. Stay tuned for a new Weekend Art Challenge posted here tomorrow.
This is a watercolour painting I did today of a photo I took on Monday. It was bank holiday here in Ireland. I love the colours of the violet blue bells it’s hard to do them justice they are so stunning. I have been Living in Ireland 16 years now it’s such a wonderful green space to visit. Becky HarpurPortrush beach, Ireland painting Shailaja RathinavelRachel’s in depth analysis of her favourite aspect of Irish culture… Audrey QuintonJust a quick sketch.reference photo by Becky Harpur. Latha Bhaduri PrabakarIreland; just time for a quick sketch based on some old holiday photos. It was often a bit damp! Rita FrostI have attempted for this challenge a drawing of my favourite Irish actor Liam Neeson(a younger version) Claire CrossWeekend challenge: the Irish hare. Unfortunately they are endangered and populations have declined up to 90% Kerrie MuirFor the weekend challenge. The Bay of the Cow at the Giants Causeway, Ireland. Oil on canvas. Iryna LabunskaI’ve never been to Ireland but it looks beautiful. Thought I’d try a cheeky leprechaun in ink and coloured pencils. Judy FeilderI’ve enclosed a photo of my late Irish gran in her farmhouse. (top) The drawing (bottom) I’ve used watercolour pencils both dry and wet. Nina PhillipsQuick watercolour study of sailing boat at Fenit Co. Kerry – a favourite place to go for an evening walk (on a fine day!!). Liz CollinsFozia ShazadIreland gave me a chance to illustrate the butt-kicking wrestler, Sheamus! Pete Woolgarink with watercolour- image of the Harland and Wolfe crane in Belfast Harbour. Linda CraigSally StudleyIreland , Lord of the Dance. This is the little spirit waking up the girls of the clan to a flute tune (watercolour and coloured pencils) Véra JaouadiWell I couldn’t miss this one being Irish an all !!! Holidayed in Dingle last year in Kerry and saw the famous Fungie dolphin…..such a beautiful place!! Sarah HoganA few years ago we flew from New Zealand to Strabane for friends big cathedral wedding… We drove from Dublin all the way up north to Letterkenny… Not far from our hotel we stopped at this gorgeous castle…. Lough Eske Castle, Donegal….. Coloured pencil + pen. Serena GauselIreland and its humour – I just love it. So I couldn’t resist some cartoon fun featuring a crafty leprechaun…and luxury footwear brand. Julie SmalleyThe Birthplace of the RMS Titanic, built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Did you know the RMS Titanic was named after the Greek Mythological creatures, Titans? Debbie DavidgeThis is a folly called Hussey’s Folly – built in 1845 during The Great Famine as a means of providing employment for the poor. This is near Dingle on the peninsula on Ireland’s South West Coast. I’ve never been, but it looks attractive. Norman TharbyMy sketch this week is of one of the highest waterfalls in southern Ireland, which is called Powerscourt waterfall, on a huge estate and parkland I have had the chance to visit. My parents were irish and I visit Ireland many times a year and hope to again soon once restrictions are lifted. Pauline BurkeAfter three weeks of almost interrupted rain, we understood why the symbolic color of Ireland is green! Enclosed a not green watercolor, but a red door, also typical for Ireland. Rose-Marie BiehligShamrock, Seamóg or Seamair Óg, the Irish for a young clover can be found growing wild throughout Ireland. It is worn on the feast day of St. Patrick, 17th March, to represent a link with Saint Patrick, the Bishop who spread the Christian message in Ireland. It is said Saint Patrick used the three leaved Shamrock to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity, (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit), to the pagan Irish during the 5th Century. The tradition of wearing Shamrock on Saint Patrick’s Day can be traced back to the early 1700’s.’ Rosalind Spilling, coloured pencils: Ireland – St Patrick.My “weekend challenge ‘Ireland’ this large scale rock formation is County Sligo is dramatic and majestic with an elevation of 1,726 feet.It’s a highly photographed subject in the county due to its shapely formation and steep cliff faces. Bhawna Sinha
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