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There was great turnout last night in the United Arts Club for the opening of “Two Worlds”, an exhibition of drawings and prints by Marie-Louise Martin. Marie-Louise Martin is a fine art printmaker, working in her own studio in Dublin. She produces original print using intaglio techniques. Marie-Louise is one of a small number of Irish…
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A cross section of seven secondary schools from the Belfast area, students from The University of Ulster and Belfast Metropolitan College have been given large pieces of lino to work on for the past couple of weeks. Using the traditional relief print technique, lino cutting they have produced original artworks that will be inked up…
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Last week I met up with Dublin artist John Fitzsimons in Caffe Noto, Thomas Street for a chat about his life, work, art and his upcoming exhibition. John grew up in Terenure. He likes living in the city. I get the impression he would not want to live anywhere else. Unlike with some artists the…