Postcards from Dublin

The last few weeks have been spent in Ireland, hanging out in Dublin with friends and enjoying the stunning landscape around Sligo (Ireland’s best kept secret, 🤫).

I had fully intended to do LOADS of drawing and to catch up on some old life drawing sessions in Dublin that I used to go to (Thursday nights at Trinity College… anyone? 👀 ). But due to a lot of reasons, I didn’t get as much drawing in as I could have, and just enjoyed the city anyway.

And as expected, Dublin is in full bloom with bright sunshine and heaving crowds of tourists and locals up and down Grafton Street.

I did manage to drop into a life drawing session at The Model and re-connect with everyone there. One of the artists from that group was posing, and gave the most amazing poses and energy. The model is always the most important component in life drawing, and it’s always a privilege to be able to draw them from life. Even more so when they work intentionally with the energy of the room, and it feels like a very creative collaboration.

I will be back to regular dispatches from the coal face of my studio practice as of next week. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead!

Siobhan.