Learn to paint a seascape by painting from direct observation of Galway Bay using watercolours, gouache or and acrylics on watercolour paper.

We will meet at Engage Art Studios and then make our way to Grattan Beach to work from direct observations of Galway Bay. You will need paints (watercolours Winsor & Newton brand are great and any gouache paints will do) , brushes, tin can, water in a bottle, rags and a water colour paper pad. We can provide some foldable table top easels and drawing boards. Please bring something comfortable to sit on and raingear in case it rains.

Vicky Smith is a visual artist and arts educator from Galway City. Her practice is rooted in painting and she is currently on the Turps Correspondence Course ‘23-’24, an innovative programme for painters based in the UK. She is the Education Co-ordinator at Engage Art Studios and FET Tutor in Fine Art Drawing at Galway Technical Institute. Recent exhibitions include Stocaí ó Saoirse, Artist Residency, Engage Art Studios Gallery, Galway (IRL), OXO, Outset Gallery, Galway,(IRL) & Infinite Possibilities, Galway International Arts Festival ‘23 (IRL), The Cold Bark Against My Back, Olivier Cornet Gallery, Dublin (IRL). She is supported by Arts Council Ireland.

www.vickysmith.ie

Date: Sunday 9th of June, 2024

Time: 11am-3pm

Price: €50

Places: 10

Suitable for beginners.

MATERIALS NOT PROVIDED

CONTACT; engageartclasses@gmail.com or contact the Education Coordinator 0851667876

Image credit: Galway Bay in a storm taken by Vicky Smith 2024