Save the dates! From 1st to 24th of April I’ll be part of a group show in Tramore! What a great way of starting spring ✨
Painting on the poster “Under our feet”, 2026, by Karen Thunder
#oilpainting #groupshow #ireland
Finally went to Tramore on Sunday to check the exhibition. It was a gorgeous day for an art date! 💙
#oilpainting #groupshow #tramore
Originally brought together over three months of intensive weekly sessions, this exhibition reveals the evolution of their work as well as their willingness to work together organizing this event.
Facing New Horizons showcases works of a group of artists awarded the Artist Connect Mentoring programme through the Kilkenny Arts Office and Big Look in 2025.
Save the dates! From 1st to 24th of April I’ll be part of a group show in Tramore! What a great way of starting spring ✨
Painting on the poster “Under our feet”, 2026, by Karen Thunder
#oilpainting #groupshow #ireland
Study for “Door of Kilmurrin” oil on oil paper #oilpainting #landscape #irishcoast
Exciting things coming up in April! #painting #groupshow #ireland
Night scene study #oilpainting #dailypainting #nightscene
ugh patching #oilpainting
#dailypainting #pain
almost there #wip #dailypainting #oilpainting
Light ghosts. Painting in progress.
#oilpainting #wip #visualartist
Hey folks! I just opened a Ko-fi shop to do a Winter Oil Painting Sale! Check it out ko-fi.com/pameqa/shop #oilpainting #painting #paintingsale
Maman, Louise Bourgeois
I was on holidays this past month! It was a much needed and special break as I had my Mum visiting for the 1st time since I moved abroad :)
Finally got to visit the exhibition’Paint Waterford’ where I have my painting ‘Door of Kilmurrin’ ✨ It will run during the summer months at The Stables Café in Mount Congreve Gardens, Waterford, IE. It’s a lovely place! Go visit if you can #oilpainting #paintingshow #ireland #waterford
Morning study #oilpainting #painting #ireland #kilkenny
Trying something different but it’s taking so much longer than I wished… being able to paint only a couple of hours a day is such a patience challenge! (I prefer working wet on wet and I am not a fast painter…) #oilpainting #painting #wip #artstudio #dailypainting #art #time #artprocess
I guess that’s it! Let me know if you have any questions or material suggestions! Cheers
Most brushes I see in stores are synthetic. My favourite brushes are flats but I have been enjoying filbert quite a lot for blocking and smoothing areas.
Cleaning
The Escoda olive soap is holding well and it’s super handy for the main cleaning of brushes.
Brushes
I got brushes from Princeton and Rosemary & Co. I am happy enough with both brands but Rosemary ones have a special sturdiness, real high quality stuff with normal market prices. They have 2 or 3 vegan series which is much appreciated! But overall is very easy to get vegan brushes.
Palette knife
It’s essential to me cos I premix my palette! I have tried to use it directly on the surface for mark making a couple of times, it worked for skies during plein air since it gives me speed in the process of spreading paint. But mainly I prefer brush marks so I’m not exploring this much
Recently I’m finding I prefer the texture with the addition of some linseed oil, so I might be a traditional gal on this :) The gel is quite handy for plein air though, since there is no risk of spilling.
Michael Harding Miracle Medium is my favourite cos it almost hasnt any smell. I also use Zest-it Citrus Free Solvent which is more affordable but I find the smell too strong so I mostly use it for plein air.
For medium I use Gamblin gel medium but often I forget about it & paint purely with paints.
I’m also more and more a colour nerd fascinated with pigments overall so from time to time I treat myself with an extra colour that I’m curious about. Ex. Gamblin Radiant Yellow, Cobalt Teal and Viridian.
Medium & Non-Solvent
I’m happy to say I manage very easily to paint WITHOUT TOXIC SOLVENTS!
Paints
I still mainly work with a limited palette. It’s the best way to get stronger at colour mixing and more acquainted with the pigments I have. Since I’ve started painting more landscapes though I added some colours that speed up colour mixing, like Burnt Sienna and Naples Yellow.
It’s been a year back to oil painting! To celebrate I’m sharing my current materials in comparison with how I started.
#oilpainting #painting #pleinair #artmaterials #arthaul #paints #brushes
I mean.. they are illegally cute!! T.T #greyfoxes
working today and this @ologies.bsky.social episode is making my saturday! 😍 #greyfoxes #fox
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