JON REDMOND 5 DAY IRELAND
Landscape painting workshop. Co. Clare IRELAND (June 14 - 19, 2020)
Jon Redmond
JON REDMOND 5 Day IRELAND
Landscape Painting Workshop
Ballyvaughan, CO. Clare, Ireland.
June 14 - 19, 2020 (Limit 14)
(Sunday arrival is a free day, workshop is Monday thru Friday, bus to airport departs Saturday around 10am.)
All inclusive package: $2,800
* (non-workshop spouse / Guest welcome @ $1,500)
All inclusive package includes:
5 day Workshop instruction,
6 night Accommodations,
6 Breakfasts,
5 boxed lunches and one Castle banquet dinner,
Ground transportation to and from Shannon airport,
All ground transportation to and from daily painting locations, Painting solvent.
(Does not include Air or travel insurance. You are responsible for your evening meals.. Part of the fun will be sampling local Irish pubs with traditional Irish music).
Call Todd to register (603) 819-9100
Email Todd: tmbonita@gmail.com
Join us for a 5 day painting adventure on Irelands Wild Atlantic West coast with American Artist, Jon Redmond. We will gather with our paint boxes along the rugged landscape of the Burrens, absorb the cultural romance of Dungaire Castle, the imposing magnificence of the Cliffs of Moher and the charm of the quaint harbor town of Ballyvaughan.
Jon will make sense of the complexities of your oil painting materials and how best to use them for interpreting how we see. A special emphasis will be placed on the use of transparent and opaque pigments and how these relate to our perception of light. We will work outdoors (weather permitting) and attempt to capture the forms of this romantic landscape and its unique atmospheric space. Jon will give demonstrations on the use of the under painting, the importance of “lost and found” form, and explanations of direct and indirect oil techniques. Intense personal instruction will be augmented with talks about the materials and the working methods of various artists (both contemporary and historical). All levels and mediums are welcome but the emphasis will be on oil.
Jon will typically demonstrate for the first three hours, then we will break for lunch. After lunch Jon will spend the remainder of the day assisting students at their easels.
* Average temperature in Galway Bay, Mid - June is 65 Degrees F.
* Air lingus has non-stop flights from Boston to Shannon airport at around $650 as of November. Get your flight as soon as you register to take advantage of best deals and times.
* Boston to Shannon airport, non-stop is 5 hours and fifty minutes. Thats one of the shortest European flights available.
* As an after-hours cultural option, I have selected some nearby Irish pubs that have traditional, live Irish music. You are welcome to join us.
Scroll below for:
Registration
Accommodations
Travel / Passport
Art Supply
Itinerary
FAQ
More. (Redmonds paintings / BIO / Interview)
Landscape Painting Workshop
Ballyvaughan, CO. Clare, Ireland.
June 14 - 19, 2020 (Limit 14)
(Sunday arrival is a free day, workshop is Monday thru Friday, bus to airport departs Saturday around 10am.)
All inclusive package: $2,800
* (non-workshop spouse / Guest welcome @ $1,500)
All inclusive package includes:
5 day Workshop instruction,
6 night Accommodations,
6 Breakfasts,
5 boxed lunches and one Castle banquet dinner,
Ground transportation to and from Shannon airport,
All ground transportation to and from daily painting locations, Painting solvent.
(Does not include Air or travel insurance. You are responsible for your evening meals.. Part of the fun will be sampling local Irish pubs with traditional Irish music).
Call Todd to register (603) 819-9100
Email Todd: tmbonita@gmail.com
Join us for a 5 day painting adventure on Irelands Wild Atlantic West coast with American Artist, Jon Redmond. We will gather with our paint boxes along the rugged landscape of the Burrens, absorb the cultural romance of Dungaire Castle, the imposing magnificence of the Cliffs of Moher and the charm of the quaint harbor town of Ballyvaughan.
Jon will make sense of the complexities of your oil painting materials and how best to use them for interpreting how we see. A special emphasis will be placed on the use of transparent and opaque pigments and how these relate to our perception of light. We will work outdoors (weather permitting) and attempt to capture the forms of this romantic landscape and its unique atmospheric space. Jon will give demonstrations on the use of the under painting, the importance of “lost and found” form, and explanations of direct and indirect oil techniques. Intense personal instruction will be augmented with talks about the materials and the working methods of various artists (both contemporary and historical). All levels and mediums are welcome but the emphasis will be on oil.
Jon will typically demonstrate for the first three hours, then we will break for lunch. After lunch Jon will spend the remainder of the day assisting students at their easels.
* Average temperature in Galway Bay, Mid - June is 65 Degrees F.
* Air lingus has non-stop flights from Boston to Shannon airport at around $650 as of November. Get your flight as soon as you register to take advantage of best deals and times.
* Boston to Shannon airport, non-stop is 5 hours and fifty minutes. Thats one of the shortest European flights available.
* As an after-hours cultural option, I have selected some nearby Irish pubs that have traditional, live Irish music. You are welcome to join us.
Scroll below for:
Registration
Accommodations
Travel / Passport
Art Supply
Itinerary
FAQ
More. (Redmonds paintings / BIO / Interview)
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION:
All Inclusive workshop package $2,800
* ( non-workshop spouse / guest package $1,500).
(package includes 5 day Workshop, Accommodations 6 nights at BnB, 6 Breakfasts, 5 boxed lunches, All ground transport to and from airport and all painting sites.
* ( non-workshop guest package includes everything except the workshop and presumes guest is sharing a room with their spouse / significant other).
(Price does not include Airfare or travel insurance).
Call Todd Bonita (603) 819-9100
email: Tmbonita@gmail.com
$500 Deposit required to hold your space in the workshop. CC, check or cash for teachers pet accepted. Please make check out to Todd Bonita and mailed to:
Todd Bonita
30 Hillside Drive
Greenland, NH 03840
Please write, "Ireland workshop" in the memo on the check for my bookkeeper.
PAYMENTS for WORKSHOP
1) $500 deposit due at registration to reserve your space and hold your room. non-refundable after April 15.
2) Second installment. $1,150 due March 17
St. Patricks Day. Non-refundable after June 01.
3) Final Payment due, $1,150. June 01.
PAYMENTS for NON_WORKSHOP GUEST
1) $500 deposit, Non -refundable after April 15.
2) Final payment $750. Due June 1.
CANCELATION POLICY:
I recommend you arrange for travel insurance in the unlikely event of an unintended disruptions to your travel plans. Please understand that your deposits are used so that we can reserve our accommodations, transportation and reservations to third parties. For this reason, we have a non-refundable cancellation policy that honors our agreement to these third parties. We have included clear, non-refundable payment dates listed above and again as a reminder, below.. Registration in this workshop presumes you have read the cancellation policy and agree to it. To confirm you have read the policy, we will ask for a confirmation email to follow your registration.
In the event that you must cancel, your deposit and / or installment payments will be forfeited as detailed by the dates shown above and again as a reminder, below. We will make every effort to find a wait-listed alternate to take your place. In which case, we can return 85% of your deposit and / or installment payments.
Cancellation / non-refundable payment dates:
1) $500 deposit non-refundable after April 15.
2) Second installment non-refundable after June 01.
3) Final Payment due, $1,150. June 01.
All Inclusive workshop package $2,800
* ( non-workshop spouse / guest package $1,500).
(package includes 5 day Workshop, Accommodations 6 nights at BnB, 6 Breakfasts, 5 boxed lunches, All ground transport to and from airport and all painting sites.
* ( non-workshop guest package includes everything except the workshop and presumes guest is sharing a room with their spouse / significant other).
(Price does not include Airfare or travel insurance).
Call Todd Bonita (603) 819-9100
email: Tmbonita@gmail.com
$500 Deposit required to hold your space in the workshop. CC, check or cash for teachers pet accepted. Please make check out to Todd Bonita and mailed to:
Todd Bonita
30 Hillside Drive
Greenland, NH 03840
Please write, "Ireland workshop" in the memo on the check for my bookkeeper.
PAYMENTS for WORKSHOP
1) $500 deposit due at registration to reserve your space and hold your room. non-refundable after April 15.
2) Second installment. $1,150 due March 17
St. Patricks Day. Non-refundable after June 01.
3) Final Payment due, $1,150. June 01.
PAYMENTS for NON_WORKSHOP GUEST
1) $500 deposit, Non -refundable after April 15.
2) Final payment $750. Due June 1.
CANCELATION POLICY:
I recommend you arrange for travel insurance in the unlikely event of an unintended disruptions to your travel plans. Please understand that your deposits are used so that we can reserve our accommodations, transportation and reservations to third parties. For this reason, we have a non-refundable cancellation policy that honors our agreement to these third parties. We have included clear, non-refundable payment dates listed above and again as a reminder, below.. Registration in this workshop presumes you have read the cancellation policy and agree to it. To confirm you have read the policy, we will ask for a confirmation email to follow your registration.
In the event that you must cancel, your deposit and / or installment payments will be forfeited as detailed by the dates shown above and again as a reminder, below. We will make every effort to find a wait-listed alternate to take your place. In which case, we can return 85% of your deposit and / or installment payments.
Cancellation / non-refundable payment dates:
1) $500 deposit non-refundable after April 15.
2) Second installment non-refundable after June 01.
3) Final Payment due, $1,150. June 01.
ACCOMODATIONS
THE QUAINT VILLAGE OF BALLYVAUGHAN. (Our BnB is a block from the iconic travel signs shown here)
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Our Bed and Breakfast is located in the quaint harbor town of Ballyvaughan in Co.Clare and will be headquarters for our workshop. It is a stones throw from Galway Bay in the heart of the Burrens. Your package includes:
* 6 Nights stay from Sunday, June 09, thru check out Saturday, June 15, 2019.
* All rooms are very cozy and have Queen bed and private bath
* Full Breakfast each morning
* On site Pub
* On site restaurant
* WIFI in all rooms
* Non-workshop spouse / guest / friend / significant others are welcome to join our Irish adventure at prorate of $1,250, presuming they will be sharing a room with the registered workshop participant they are traveling with. This rate entitles the guest to the same package as the workshop participant but simply excludes the 5 day workshop instruction.
Our Bed and Breakfast is located in the quaint harbor town of Ballyvaughan in Co.Clare and will be headquarters for our workshop. It is a stones throw from Galway Bay in the heart of the Burrens. Your package includes:
* 6 Nights stay from Sunday, June 09, thru check out Saturday, June 15, 2019.
* All rooms are very cozy and have Queen bed and private bath
* Full Breakfast each morning
* On site Pub
* On site restaurant
* WIFI in all rooms
* Non-workshop spouse / guest / friend / significant others are welcome to join our Irish adventure at prorate of $1,250, presuming they will be sharing a room with the registered workshop participant they are traveling with. This rate entitles the guest to the same package as the workshop participant but simply excludes the 5 day workshop instruction.
SUPPLY LIST
JON REDMONS PAINT KIT
These are the materials Jon uses. I have listed a few options for each color on my palette. The color options are listed from most expensive to the cheapest. Generally, the more expensive the paint, means it will have better pigment and quality.
This is the palette I use for all of my work and my philosophy is to take only what materials I need for the day and no more. I recomend you try some of these materials out but you are welcome to use whatever you need.
If you only want to try one new thing, I would highly recommend the transparent earth yellow pigment if you have never used it.
(Pigments)
(Opaque Yellow)
(Blick Artist) cadmium yellow medium
(Rembrandt) cadmium yellow medium
(Grumbacher) cadmium/Barium yellow Mdm
(Winsor Newton) Windsor yellow
(Opaque Red)
(Blick artist) cadmium red light
(Rembrandt) cadmium red light
(Grumbacher) cadmium barium red light
(Grumbacher) grumbacher red
(Winsor Newton) Windsor red
(Transparent earth yellow)
(Old Holland) transparent Oxide yellow lake
(Blockx) Transparent mars yellow
(Gamblin) transparent earth yellow
(Rembrandt) transparent oxide yellow
(Grumbacher) transparent yellow oxide
(Transparent earth red)
(Blockx) transparent mars red
(Gamblin) transparent earth red
(Rembrandt) transparent oxide red
(Grumbacher) transparent red oxide
(Transparent earth green)
Any brand of Sap Green
I prefer (Grumbacher). Look for the darkest sap green you can find.
(Transparent Blue)
Any brand of Ultramarine Blue.
Again look for the darkest you can find.
(Gamblin) and (Old Holland) are nice.
(Cool Transparent Red)
Any brand of Alizarin Crimson
I like Winsor Newtons.
Look for a nice dark one.
(Cool Transparent Green)
Phthalo Green (any brand)
(Windsor Newton) Windsor green
Viridian green (if you can't find phthalo)
Again look for the darkest.
(White) large tube
Any brand or type of white you wish
I use (Gamblin) Flake White replacement
Zinc is cooler and more transparent, Titanium and lead are more opaque. Titanium is the brightest.
Lead or Flake is the thickest.
(Medium)
I use Original Liquin. I like its consistency and drying rate. For landscape painting I put some in this tiny 1 oz. Nalgene container.
http://www.ems.com/nalgene-wide-mouth-bottle-1-oz./1310014.html#q=Nalgene&start=21
Feel free to use any medium you prefer
(Thinner)
I recomend cheap mineral spirits from the hardware store. I put enough for a days panting in this 8 oz. Nalgene container.
http://www.ems.com/nalgene-hdpe-storage-bottle-8-oz./1310017.html#q=Nalgene&start=24
(Brushes)
I use filbert style brushes in sizes ranging from a 1/4 inch to about an inch when doing small 10"x10"ish paintings. I will be encouraging you to use a big brush so don't bring a truck load of tiny brushes. I like Blick's Masterstroke series but usually buy what is on sale. You don't really need more then 5 brushes. There is no need to carry 87 old worn out crusty brushes with you every time you go out to paint. A palette knife is handy and I also like to have tools to manipulate the paint on the painting. I usually have a soft watercolor mop brush and also use a small rubber scraper thingy.
Rags or paper towels, plastic bag, sunscreen.
(Support)
I like to paint on 1/4 inch thick birch Plywood
that I buy at the lumber yard and cut myself.
I usually ground it with 3 or 4 coats of acrylic gesso.
I also sometimes paint on Mylar (Dura-Lar) Taping it to a piece of foam core.
I will discuss that in the workshop.
I recomend you bring a few of whatever surface or surfaces (canvas,wood board, paper Mylar etc.) that you wish to paint on in a size that you can finish in a day or two. The only surface I do not recommend is the cheap canvas-boards (canvas wrapped around cardboard) They always produce truly awful paintings.
(Easel)
You will also need a portable easel or some system for working out of doors. (Or inside if the weather is bad) most folks like a French easel.
The image above is my homemade setup that I will discuss in the workshop. I sit on the small folding stool on the right and hold the painting/palette on my lap. My paints all fit into the small pouch on the left, my cut down brushes fit into the small tin they are resting on. Everything fits into a
small backpack. This and a few paper towels are all I take with me to paint.
I will be guiding you in the workshop to make decisions about your work and help you discover your own artistic path. I encourage you to explore my methods and materials but feel free to work in any manner or medium that you wish.
If you have any questions, please ask.
jonredmondart@yahoo.com
This is the palette I use for all of my work and my philosophy is to take only what materials I need for the day and no more. I recomend you try some of these materials out but you are welcome to use whatever you need.
If you only want to try one new thing, I would highly recommend the transparent earth yellow pigment if you have never used it.
(Pigments)
(Opaque Yellow)
(Blick Artist) cadmium yellow medium
(Rembrandt) cadmium yellow medium
(Grumbacher) cadmium/Barium yellow Mdm
(Winsor Newton) Windsor yellow
(Opaque Red)
(Blick artist) cadmium red light
(Rembrandt) cadmium red light
(Grumbacher) cadmium barium red light
(Grumbacher) grumbacher red
(Winsor Newton) Windsor red
(Transparent earth yellow)
(Old Holland) transparent Oxide yellow lake
(Blockx) Transparent mars yellow
(Gamblin) transparent earth yellow
(Rembrandt) transparent oxide yellow
(Grumbacher) transparent yellow oxide
(Transparent earth red)
(Blockx) transparent mars red
(Gamblin) transparent earth red
(Rembrandt) transparent oxide red
(Grumbacher) transparent red oxide
(Transparent earth green)
Any brand of Sap Green
I prefer (Grumbacher). Look for the darkest sap green you can find.
(Transparent Blue)
Any brand of Ultramarine Blue.
Again look for the darkest you can find.
(Gamblin) and (Old Holland) are nice.
(Cool Transparent Red)
Any brand of Alizarin Crimson
I like Winsor Newtons.
Look for a nice dark one.
(Cool Transparent Green)
Phthalo Green (any brand)
(Windsor Newton) Windsor green
Viridian green (if you can't find phthalo)
Again look for the darkest.
(White) large tube
Any brand or type of white you wish
I use (Gamblin) Flake White replacement
Zinc is cooler and more transparent, Titanium and lead are more opaque. Titanium is the brightest.
Lead or Flake is the thickest.
(Medium)
I use Original Liquin. I like its consistency and drying rate. For landscape painting I put some in this tiny 1 oz. Nalgene container.
http://www.ems.com/nalgene-wide-mouth-bottle-1-oz./1310014.html#q=Nalgene&start=21
Feel free to use any medium you prefer
(Thinner)
I recomend cheap mineral spirits from the hardware store. I put enough for a days panting in this 8 oz. Nalgene container.
http://www.ems.com/nalgene-hdpe-storage-bottle-8-oz./1310017.html#q=Nalgene&start=24
(Brushes)
I use filbert style brushes in sizes ranging from a 1/4 inch to about an inch when doing small 10"x10"ish paintings. I will be encouraging you to use a big brush so don't bring a truck load of tiny brushes. I like Blick's Masterstroke series but usually buy what is on sale. You don't really need more then 5 brushes. There is no need to carry 87 old worn out crusty brushes with you every time you go out to paint. A palette knife is handy and I also like to have tools to manipulate the paint on the painting. I usually have a soft watercolor mop brush and also use a small rubber scraper thingy.
Rags or paper towels, plastic bag, sunscreen.
(Support)
I like to paint on 1/4 inch thick birch Plywood
that I buy at the lumber yard and cut myself.
I usually ground it with 3 or 4 coats of acrylic gesso.
I also sometimes paint on Mylar (Dura-Lar) Taping it to a piece of foam core.
I will discuss that in the workshop.
I recomend you bring a few of whatever surface or surfaces (canvas,wood board, paper Mylar etc.) that you wish to paint on in a size that you can finish in a day or two. The only surface I do not recommend is the cheap canvas-boards (canvas wrapped around cardboard) They always produce truly awful paintings.
(Easel)
You will also need a portable easel or some system for working out of doors. (Or inside if the weather is bad) most folks like a French easel.
The image above is my homemade setup that I will discuss in the workshop. I sit on the small folding stool on the right and hold the painting/palette on my lap. My paints all fit into the small pouch on the left, my cut down brushes fit into the small tin they are resting on. Everything fits into a
small backpack. This and a few paper towels are all I take with me to paint.
I will be guiding you in the workshop to make decisions about your work and help you discover your own artistic path. I encourage you to explore my methods and materials but feel free to work in any manner or medium that you wish.
If you have any questions, please ask.
jonredmondart@yahoo.com
FLYING w PAINT / TSA / PASSPORT :
THE BURRENS
FLYING w/ PAINT (TSA)
I pack my paint in my suitcase, NOT carry-on. I include a typed note saying, "ARTIST COLORS MADE FROM VEGETABLE OILS".... in case TSA investigates my luggage. Never had a problem.
* PLEASE NOTE * This is an international flight, you will not be able to travel with solvents. (No Gamsol, Turpentine or LIquin).
I will ship Gamsol to our BnB and fill everyones can when we get there.
* An artist at the Button factory tubes Liquin and will sell me a tube for $8 each. Please let me know and I will ship one there for you at my cost of $8 each, plus shipping and handling...lets call it $10 per tube to cover it.
GAMBLIN (Travel with paint tips)
This is an excellent, soup to nuts over view of how to travel with your paints and deal with TSA and insure best odds of smooth travel. CLICK HERE.
PASSPORT
* IRELAND is an International flight and will require a passport. Make sure yours is up to date and not expired.
** PLEASE NOTE** If your passport expires within three months of your travel time, you cannot fly International. One of my students was not permitted to leave the U.S. until her passport was updated.
* There is a National Passport center in Portsmouth, NH.
207 International Drive, Portsmouth, NH.
Hours: 8am - 4pm (Mon -Fri)
Phone: (877) 487 - 2778
Website
I pack my paint in my suitcase, NOT carry-on. I include a typed note saying, "ARTIST COLORS MADE FROM VEGETABLE OILS".... in case TSA investigates my luggage. Never had a problem.
* PLEASE NOTE * This is an international flight, you will not be able to travel with solvents. (No Gamsol, Turpentine or LIquin).
I will ship Gamsol to our BnB and fill everyones can when we get there.
* An artist at the Button factory tubes Liquin and will sell me a tube for $8 each. Please let me know and I will ship one there for you at my cost of $8 each, plus shipping and handling...lets call it $10 per tube to cover it.
GAMBLIN (Travel with paint tips)
This is an excellent, soup to nuts over view of how to travel with your paints and deal with TSA and insure best odds of smooth travel. CLICK HERE.
PASSPORT
* IRELAND is an International flight and will require a passport. Make sure yours is up to date and not expired.
** PLEASE NOTE** If your passport expires within three months of your travel time, you cannot fly International. One of my students was not permitted to leave the U.S. until her passport was updated.
* There is a National Passport center in Portsmouth, NH.
207 International Drive, Portsmouth, NH.
Hours: 8am - 4pm (Mon -Fri)
Phone: (877) 487 - 2778
Website
ITINERARY
DUNGAIRE CASTLE
ITINERARY
Sunday:
4:00 pm: Rendezvous at Shannon airport, Air Lingus arrival terminal for van pick up and ride to Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare to our Bed and Breakfast. (Specific details provided after workshop registration).
Todd's cell # (603) 819-9100).
Check into BnB, relax, option to meet at the downstairs Snug Bar for a Guiness, informal, get acquainted.Option to dine as a group at the Wildflower restaurant (attached to our BnB).
Monday:
After breakfast, Van will take us daily to our painting site. Boxed lunch will be provided daily. Paint in Ballyvaughan village. Workshop is from 9am -4pm daily. The van will take us back to the BnB unless otherwise noted.
(* Option to join group for dinner at O'Locclainn's Irish Whiskey Bar)
Tuesday:
Paint at the Cliffs of Moher. Dinner on the way back at Gus O'conners pub w/ live traditional Irish music.
Wednesday:
Paint Galway Bay in Ballyvaughan. (Option to join group for Dinner at Monks on Galway Bay).
Thursday:
Painting site TBA, possible Burrens, Corcomme Abbey.
Friday:
Painting site TBA.
Saturday:
After breakfast, Rendezvous at 11am at the Snug Bar with luggage. Van will take you to Shanon airport for departure.
Sunday:
4:00 pm: Rendezvous at Shannon airport, Air Lingus arrival terminal for van pick up and ride to Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare to our Bed and Breakfast. (Specific details provided after workshop registration).
Todd's cell # (603) 819-9100).
Check into BnB, relax, option to meet at the downstairs Snug Bar for a Guiness, informal, get acquainted.Option to dine as a group at the Wildflower restaurant (attached to our BnB).
Monday:
After breakfast, Van will take us daily to our painting site. Boxed lunch will be provided daily. Paint in Ballyvaughan village. Workshop is from 9am -4pm daily. The van will take us back to the BnB unless otherwise noted.
(* Option to join group for dinner at O'Locclainn's Irish Whiskey Bar)
Tuesday:
Paint at the Cliffs of Moher. Dinner on the way back at Gus O'conners pub w/ live traditional Irish music.
Wednesday:
Paint Galway Bay in Ballyvaughan. (Option to join group for Dinner at Monks on Galway Bay).
Thursday:
Painting site TBA, possible Burrens, Corcomme Abbey.
Friday:
Painting site TBA.
Saturday:
After breakfast, Rendezvous at 11am at the Snug Bar with luggage. Van will take you to Shanon airport for departure.
F.A.Q (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS)
CLIFFS OF MOHER
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
(1) What if it rains?
(a) If its a light mist and occasional showers, we will tread on. Bring an easel umbrella. I like Easy L umbrella. CLICK HERE
(b) If its heavy downpour all day, we have an indoor facility that can accommodate our group for an indoor painting session. One of the highlights of Jon's 2017 Portsmouth workshop was on a rainy day, we went indoors and Jon demonstrated a still life painting. Many regarded that as their favorite part of the workshop, as it served to reinforce a broader understanding of some of the bigger concepts previously explored outdoors. In the event of indoor painting, Guiness will be served as well as live, traditional Irish music.
* June in Ireland is one of the driest months, averaging 17 days of rain but only 3.2 inches over the entire month...not too shabby for the Land of 40 shades of green. Although more than half the calendar days see rain, it is mostly mist and occasional sprinkles in June. Hopefully, the luck of the Irish will be on our side.
(2) What should we wear?
Dress appropriately for the weather. June average temps are high of 65 F and a low of 51 F. For me, that is almost idealistic outdoor painting weather. June is one of the warmest months in Ireland and presents one of the most pleasant outdoor painting conditions. You may bring a hat with visor for sun protection and to keep your valuable artist eyes fresh from sun fatigue. You may wish to bring sun block as well. There is not a lot of strenuous walking but it is advised to bring comfortable shoes....Or, as Stapleton Kearns advises plein air painters, "Put butter in your shoes"...LOL
(3) What kind of currency should I bring?
Euros!. Most of the places we will go to accept credit cards but I like to bring some cash along as well for tipping or "just in case cash". For a week long workshop, I'm comfortable with my credit cards and a few hundred in cash. Please be sure to exchange your currency into EUROS. Currently, the US Dollar exchange rate is $1.14 per Euro as of November 2018.
* Let your credit card company know you are traveling and you authorize use of your credit card for the time you will be away.
(4) Do they have hairdryers at the BnB?
Yes. However, be sure to bring a European / universal, electrical outlet adaptor. Best Buy sells them as well as airport gift shops. This is needed to charge your cell phone as well.
(5) Will my cell phone work in Ireland?
Yes. You should contact your cell phone service provider and let them know you would like to enable International travel calling for the time you are in Ireland.
(6) Should I bring my own Monkey?
We will not be providing Monkeys at this workshop. If you wish to bring your own Monkey, please check with International Mammal transportation facilities and TSA regulations regarding the transporting of live animals. Something tells me we will have some fun on this workshop even if you cant bring your own Monkey.
(1) What if it rains?
(a) If its a light mist and occasional showers, we will tread on. Bring an easel umbrella. I like Easy L umbrella. CLICK HERE
(b) If its heavy downpour all day, we have an indoor facility that can accommodate our group for an indoor painting session. One of the highlights of Jon's 2017 Portsmouth workshop was on a rainy day, we went indoors and Jon demonstrated a still life painting. Many regarded that as their favorite part of the workshop, as it served to reinforce a broader understanding of some of the bigger concepts previously explored outdoors. In the event of indoor painting, Guiness will be served as well as live, traditional Irish music.
* June in Ireland is one of the driest months, averaging 17 days of rain but only 3.2 inches over the entire month...not too shabby for the Land of 40 shades of green. Although more than half the calendar days see rain, it is mostly mist and occasional sprinkles in June. Hopefully, the luck of the Irish will be on our side.
(2) What should we wear?
Dress appropriately for the weather. June average temps are high of 65 F and a low of 51 F. For me, that is almost idealistic outdoor painting weather. June is one of the warmest months in Ireland and presents one of the most pleasant outdoor painting conditions. You may bring a hat with visor for sun protection and to keep your valuable artist eyes fresh from sun fatigue. You may wish to bring sun block as well. There is not a lot of strenuous walking but it is advised to bring comfortable shoes....Or, as Stapleton Kearns advises plein air painters, "Put butter in your shoes"...LOL
(3) What kind of currency should I bring?
Euros!. Most of the places we will go to accept credit cards but I like to bring some cash along as well for tipping or "just in case cash". For a week long workshop, I'm comfortable with my credit cards and a few hundred in cash. Please be sure to exchange your currency into EUROS. Currently, the US Dollar exchange rate is $1.14 per Euro as of November 2018.
* Let your credit card company know you are traveling and you authorize use of your credit card for the time you will be away.
(4) Do they have hairdryers at the BnB?
Yes. However, be sure to bring a European / universal, electrical outlet adaptor. Best Buy sells them as well as airport gift shops. This is needed to charge your cell phone as well.
(5) Will my cell phone work in Ireland?
Yes. You should contact your cell phone service provider and let them know you would like to enable International travel calling for the time you are in Ireland.
(6) Should I bring my own Monkey?
We will not be providing Monkeys at this workshop. If you wish to bring your own Monkey, please check with International Mammal transportation facilities and TSA regulations regarding the transporting of live animals. Something tells me we will have some fun on this workshop even if you cant bring your own Monkey.
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JON REDMOND BIO / INTERVIEW
Jon Redmond www.JonRedmond.com
Jon Redmond is a contemporary American painter known for his light filled landscapes and paintings of architecture. He is a graduate of the West Chester University, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and earned his Masters of Fine Art from the University of Delaware. Aside from being honored with numerous awards, his paintings are in many selected collections including the Delaware Art Museum, Brandywine Valley Association, Arco Chemical Corporation and Vermont Studio Center. Jon has been teaching throughout the United States for many years and he has been featured in numerous art publications, newspapers and magazines.
INTERVIEW w/ JON REDMOND
(From the spectacular website, Painting Perceptions).
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Jon Redmond is a contemporary American painter known for his light filled landscapes and paintings of architecture. He is a graduate of the West Chester University, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and earned his Masters of Fine Art from the University of Delaware. Aside from being honored with numerous awards, his paintings are in many selected collections including the Delaware Art Museum, Brandywine Valley Association, Arco Chemical Corporation and Vermont Studio Center. Jon has been teaching throughout the United States for many years and he has been featured in numerous art publications, newspapers and magazines.
INTERVIEW w/ JON REDMOND
(From the spectacular website, Painting Perceptions).
CLICK HERE