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Two sides of things’ is the title of a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Czech artist Lucie Pacovska which took place recently at Balla Bán Art Gallery, Westbury Mall, Dublin. Lucie’s paintings offer alternate views of portraying an individual. Her show includes a selection of her latest oil paintings fittingly entitled the ‘Green series’…
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Peoples Art 2011 was on again this weekend (24-26 June) on the railings of three sides of Stephen’s Green in Dublin 2. The event is organised for times a year by People’s Art Dublin – a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to…
Artist, Ray Sherlock, gets into election fever with his caricature portraits of the three main contenders in the countdown to ballot day this Friday. I’m tired of looking at so many photos of the three leaders on lamp posts and in every paper and at this stage I could paint these guys with my eyes…
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Tonight (Thursday 20th January, 2011) saw the opening of the Thursday Life Drawing Group Exhibition 2011 in the United Arts Club 3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2. The exhibition was well attended with some of the artists and models present. The exhibition was opened by James Hanley RHA. The exhibition runs until 7th February.
The first ever painted portrait, for which Senator David Norris has agreed to sit, was unveiled this Thursday evening, 18th November, in The Keeling Gallery, Clarendon Street. Senator David Norris was Guest of Honour at the unveiling which he attended along with internationally recognised Irish artist Louise McKeon, the first artist to persuade the Senator…
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