Tim Horn 5 DAY IRELAND
Landscape painting workshop. Co. Clare IRELAND (June 12 - 18, 2022)
Timothy Horn
Tim Horn 5 Day IRELAND
Landscape Painting Workshop
Ballyvaughan, CO. Clare, Ireland.
June 12 - 18, 2022 (Limit 14)
(workshop is Monday thru Friday, Sunday is a free day and Bus returns toairport Sat around 10am)
All inclusive package: $2,850 (double Occupancy)
(*Single Occupancy w/ private bath add $550)
* (non-workshop spouse / Guest welcome @ $1,600)
*Single Occupancy, private bath $3,400
All inclusive package includes:
5 day Workshop instruction,
6 night Accommodations,
6 Breakfasts,
5 boxed lunches
Ground transportation to and from Shannon airport,
All ground transportation to and from daily painting locations, Painting solvent.
(Does not include Air or travel or 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, Timothy Horn. 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.
Tim will make sense of the complexities of your oil painting materials and how best to use them to simplify the outdoor painting process. We will work outdoors (weather permitting) and attempt to capture the forms of this romantic landscape and its unique atmospheric space. Tim will give demonstrations. lectures and provide side-by-side easel assistance. All levels and mediums are welcome but the emphasis will be on oil.
Tim will typically lecture and demonstrate for the first three hours, then we will break for lunch. After lunch Tim 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.
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Registration
Accommodations
Travel / Passport
Art Supply
Itinerary
FAQ
More. (Timothy Horn paintings / BIO / Interview)
Landscape Painting Workshop
Ballyvaughan, CO. Clare, Ireland.
June 12 - 18, 2022 (Limit 14)
(workshop is Monday thru Friday, Sunday is a free day and Bus returns toairport Sat around 10am)
All inclusive package: $2,850 (double Occupancy)
(*Single Occupancy w/ private bath add $550)
* (non-workshop spouse / Guest welcome @ $1,600)
*Single Occupancy, private bath $3,400
All inclusive package includes:
5 day Workshop instruction,
6 night Accommodations,
6 Breakfasts,
5 boxed lunches
Ground transportation to and from Shannon airport,
All ground transportation to and from daily painting locations, Painting solvent.
(Does not include Air or travel or 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, Timothy Horn. 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.
Tim will make sense of the complexities of your oil painting materials and how best to use them to simplify the outdoor painting process. We will work outdoors (weather permitting) and attempt to capture the forms of this romantic landscape and its unique atmospheric space. Tim will give demonstrations. lectures and provide side-by-side easel assistance. All levels and mediums are welcome but the emphasis will be on oil.
Tim will typically lecture and demonstrate for the first three hours, then we will break for lunch. After lunch Tim 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. (Timothy Horn paintings / BIO / Interview)
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION:
All Inclusive workshop package:
$2,850 (Double Occupancy)
* ( non-workshop spouse / guest package $1,600).
* Single Occupancy w/ private bath: $3,400
(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
28 McShane Ave
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 if cancelled after 120 days before the workshop.
2) Half the remaining balance due due March 17
St. Patricks Day. Non-refundable after 30 days before the workshop.
3) Final Payment due, two weeks before the workshop.
PAYMENTS for NON_WORKSHOP GUEST
1) $500 deposit, Non-refundable if cancelled after 120 days before the workshop.
2) Final payment due St. Patricks day. Non refundable if cancelled after 30 days before the workshop.
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 if cancelled after 120 days before our workshop.
2) Second installment Non-refundable if cancelled after 30 days before the workshop.
3) Final Payment due,two weeks before the workshop.
All Inclusive workshop package:
$2,850 (Double Occupancy)
* ( non-workshop spouse / guest package $1,600).
* Single Occupancy w/ private bath: $3,400
(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
28 McShane Ave
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 if cancelled after 120 days before the workshop.
2) Half the remaining balance due due March 17
St. Patricks Day. Non-refundable after 30 days before the workshop.
3) Final Payment due, two weeks before the workshop.
PAYMENTS for NON_WORKSHOP GUEST
1) $500 deposit, Non-refundable if cancelled after 120 days before the workshop.
2) Final payment due St. Patricks day. Non refundable if cancelled after 30 days before the workshop.
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 if cancelled after 120 days before our workshop.
2) Second installment Non-refundable if cancelled after 30 days before the workshop.
3) Final Payment due,two weeks before the workshop.
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 12, thru check out Saturday, June 18, 2022.
* 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 $1,600, 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 12, thru check out Saturday, June 18, 2022.
* 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 $1,600, 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
Timothy Horn painting workshop materials list
* Layers of clothing, including dark tops to avoid reflective glare onto your painting.
• Wide brim hat
• Sunscreen
• Small sketch book, (I LOVE the 5x8 1/4" Moleskine sketchbooks - widely available at Blick and other art and book stores. There are 2 versions with blank pages. I recommend the one with heavier paper -- it has a light purple label, with 104 pages. )
• Soft pencil like 4B or so. ( I like the Cretacolor, Monolith 4B, avail at Blick. It's basically a pencil shaped graphite stick with a sealed outer layer that keeps your fingers from getting covered in graphite)
• View finder (black card with cut out window approx. 3 1/4 x 4”) A 35mm slide mount is too small! I will have viewfinders available for purchase.
• 1 black Sharpie "fine point" (tip looks kind of like a crayon point)
• 7 canvas panels ranging in size from 8x10” to 11x14". Also bring 3 small 6x8" panels. If you prefer stretched canvas, that's fine -- it's just more difficult to travel with. Use whatever panels you're comfortable with. I like the panels from SourceTek. www.canvaspanels.com I get the "Academic Line" on 1/8" Baltic Birch, which has an acrylic primed polyflax, smooth weave surface. RayMar and New Traditions also make very nice panels. Several substrates and surfaces are available, and prices are fairly comparable between the 3 companies. The gatorcore is lighter weight than the birch, which can make a difference when you're lugging around 10 panels.
• Gamsol, for thinning your paint and cleaning brushes. (Todd will provide Gamsol as part of this package. You cannot fly with Gamsol or solvents).
• Medium. I like to use medium when I paint, but not everybody does. When painting indoors I use Gamblin Solvent Free Gel or Walnut Alkyd Medium by M. Graham & Co. And of course, if you don't feel the need for medium, that's fine too. In addition to making your oils a nicer consistency, most mediums have a drying agent in them that speeds drying time -- very helpful when traveling.
• 1 small jar with water tight lid or one of the metal, brush washer cans. This is to put your Gamsol in.
• Rags or paper towels
• Bristle brushes, flats, 2 each of sizes 4, 5 and 6. (I use Utrecht No.202) These range in width from 3/8" to 5/8". Any decent quality hog's hair bristle brush will do fine. And if you prefer brights or filberts, that's fine. But please, leave your small brushes at home!
• outdoor easel with palette ( I recommend wood palette for it's neutral color) There are many types of outdoor easels, and any of them should be fine. I use a 9x12" Open Box M easel when I travel. I also like the wooden "French" easels which I often use nearer to home, but the Open Box M is lighter and less bulky.
• vinyl or latex gloves ( I prefer vinyl. I buy boxes of 100 from hardware stores like Home Depot) This protects your skin from absorbing cadmium, cobalt, etc.
• umbrella with clamp. I used to list this as optional, but now I consider it pretty important if you're going to be painting outdoors regularly. I have several different umbrellas, each for different occasions. The one I travel with is the "Best Brella". It's rather expensive at around $110, but it does work well, and has a really good (though bulky) clamp. http://www.bestbrella.com They just started offering an umbrella with a translucent, white/grey canopy instead of the silver and black. I prefer the grey. There are many different umbrellas available, some starting at about $40. The idea is to keep direct sun off your painting and off your palette if at all possible.
• wet panel carrier or some way to get your wet paintings home. Raymar makes an affordable corrugated plastic carrier in several sizes. http://www.raymarart.com click on "panel carriers".
* Wet paint carrier: Todd recommends PanelPak. www.panelpak.com Each PanelPak can hold 2 wet paintings and are excellent for travel. Todd brings about five of them for a weeklong workshop.
Oil Paints:
alizarin crimson permanent
cadmium red light
cad. orange
cad. yellow medium (Utrecht is good)
cad. yellow light (Gamblin or Rembrandt are good)
sap green (not Utrecht)
cobalt blue
ultramarine blue
titanium white (I use Utrecht Studio Series or Grumbacher's “soft formula”, but any titanium is fine)
If you have your own palette of colors or use a “limited palette”, that’s fine. I also have in my box, but rarely use: black, grey, thalo blue and yellow ochre. It is important that you have a WARM yellow and a COOL yellow. Your cad. yellow medium should be a WARM yellow (like school bus color). If it looks too orangey, or too cool, try a different brand. Your cad yellow light should be a COOL yellow (color of a lemon). If it looks similar to the warm yellow, then try cad lemon.
cool warm
I use mostly Utrecht, Rembrandt or Gamblin oil paints.
Don’t worry about getting exactly the right brands or the perfect brushes, etc. Anything will work. I buy supplies at Blick, Jerry’s Artarama - (catalog and online www.jerrysartarama.com) and Utrecht. I get my brushes
from Utrecht.com usually No.202’s. Your brushes should be decent quality (not from a child's starter set) and in good condition (not old, stiff and worn out).
Miscellaneous:
Please, please try and get out and do some painting in the weeks before the workshop. Your class time will be much more effective! And be sure to set up your easel in advance, making sure everything works.
If you're fairly new to plein air painting, I highly recommend the book "Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light and Color" by Kevin MacPherson. It's about $24 available on Amazon and some book and art stores. Great book, very well written and illustrated, simple, clear and inspirational. Also very good is Mitchell Albala's book "Landscape Painting". Much more information, deeper, and more academic. http://www.mitchalbala.com/book/index.html
* Layers of clothing, including dark tops to avoid reflective glare onto your painting.
• Wide brim hat
• Sunscreen
• Small sketch book, (I LOVE the 5x8 1/4" Moleskine sketchbooks - widely available at Blick and other art and book stores. There are 2 versions with blank pages. I recommend the one with heavier paper -- it has a light purple label, with 104 pages. )
• Soft pencil like 4B or so. ( I like the Cretacolor, Monolith 4B, avail at Blick. It's basically a pencil shaped graphite stick with a sealed outer layer that keeps your fingers from getting covered in graphite)
• View finder (black card with cut out window approx. 3 1/4 x 4”) A 35mm slide mount is too small! I will have viewfinders available for purchase.
• 1 black Sharpie "fine point" (tip looks kind of like a crayon point)
• 7 canvas panels ranging in size from 8x10” to 11x14". Also bring 3 small 6x8" panels. If you prefer stretched canvas, that's fine -- it's just more difficult to travel with. Use whatever panels you're comfortable with. I like the panels from SourceTek. www.canvaspanels.com I get the "Academic Line" on 1/8" Baltic Birch, which has an acrylic primed polyflax, smooth weave surface. RayMar and New Traditions also make very nice panels. Several substrates and surfaces are available, and prices are fairly comparable between the 3 companies. The gatorcore is lighter weight than the birch, which can make a difference when you're lugging around 10 panels.
• Gamsol, for thinning your paint and cleaning brushes. (Todd will provide Gamsol as part of this package. You cannot fly with Gamsol or solvents).
• Medium. I like to use medium when I paint, but not everybody does. When painting indoors I use Gamblin Solvent Free Gel or Walnut Alkyd Medium by M. Graham & Co. And of course, if you don't feel the need for medium, that's fine too. In addition to making your oils a nicer consistency, most mediums have a drying agent in them that speeds drying time -- very helpful when traveling.
• 1 small jar with water tight lid or one of the metal, brush washer cans. This is to put your Gamsol in.
• Rags or paper towels
• Bristle brushes, flats, 2 each of sizes 4, 5 and 6. (I use Utrecht No.202) These range in width from 3/8" to 5/8". Any decent quality hog's hair bristle brush will do fine. And if you prefer brights or filberts, that's fine. But please, leave your small brushes at home!
• outdoor easel with palette ( I recommend wood palette for it's neutral color) There are many types of outdoor easels, and any of them should be fine. I use a 9x12" Open Box M easel when I travel. I also like the wooden "French" easels which I often use nearer to home, but the Open Box M is lighter and less bulky.
• vinyl or latex gloves ( I prefer vinyl. I buy boxes of 100 from hardware stores like Home Depot) This protects your skin from absorbing cadmium, cobalt, etc.
• umbrella with clamp. I used to list this as optional, but now I consider it pretty important if you're going to be painting outdoors regularly. I have several different umbrellas, each for different occasions. The one I travel with is the "Best Brella". It's rather expensive at around $110, but it does work well, and has a really good (though bulky) clamp. http://www.bestbrella.com They just started offering an umbrella with a translucent, white/grey canopy instead of the silver and black. I prefer the grey. There are many different umbrellas available, some starting at about $40. The idea is to keep direct sun off your painting and off your palette if at all possible.
• wet panel carrier or some way to get your wet paintings home. Raymar makes an affordable corrugated plastic carrier in several sizes. http://www.raymarart.com click on "panel carriers".
* Wet paint carrier: Todd recommends PanelPak. www.panelpak.com Each PanelPak can hold 2 wet paintings and are excellent for travel. Todd brings about five of them for a weeklong workshop.
Oil Paints:
alizarin crimson permanent
cadmium red light
cad. orange
cad. yellow medium (Utrecht is good)
cad. yellow light (Gamblin or Rembrandt are good)
sap green (not Utrecht)
cobalt blue
ultramarine blue
titanium white (I use Utrecht Studio Series or Grumbacher's “soft formula”, but any titanium is fine)
If you have your own palette of colors or use a “limited palette”, that’s fine. I also have in my box, but rarely use: black, grey, thalo blue and yellow ochre. It is important that you have a WARM yellow and a COOL yellow. Your cad. yellow medium should be a WARM yellow (like school bus color). If it looks too orangey, or too cool, try a different brand. Your cad yellow light should be a COOL yellow (color of a lemon). If it looks similar to the warm yellow, then try cad lemon.
cool warm
I use mostly Utrecht, Rembrandt or Gamblin oil paints.
Don’t worry about getting exactly the right brands or the perfect brushes, etc. Anything will work. I buy supplies at Blick, Jerry’s Artarama - (catalog and online www.jerrysartarama.com) and Utrecht. I get my brushes
from Utrecht.com usually No.202’s. Your brushes should be decent quality (not from a child's starter set) and in good condition (not old, stiff and worn out).
Miscellaneous:
Please, please try and get out and do some painting in the weeks before the workshop. Your class time will be much more effective! And be sure to set up your easel in advance, making sure everything works.
If you're fairly new to plein air painting, I highly recommend the book "Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light and Color" by Kevin MacPherson. It's about $24 available on Amazon and some book and art stores. Great book, very well written and illustrated, simple, clear and inspirational. Also very good is Mitchell Albala's book "Landscape Painting". Much more information, deeper, and more academic. http://www.mitchalbala.com/book/index.html
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.
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.
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.
(MEET AT THE INFORMATION BOOTH IN THE TERMINAL AT 4:00PM).
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 7pm. (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 Green's Bar. Traditional Irish Music. )
Tuesday
Paint at the Cliffs of Moher. (* Option to join group for Dinner at Monks. Traditional Irish music).
Wednesday
Paint Rath Graveyard and Irish countryside. (Option to join group for Dinner at L'arcos Itailian...Yup, Italian and its really delish').
Thursday
Painting site TBA, possible Burrens, Corcomroe Abbey.
Friday
Paint at Finvara Harbor, Dungaire Castle. (Dinner at the Pier Head Bar and Restaurant 4:30pm).
Saturday
After breakfast, Rendezvous 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.
(MEET AT THE INFORMATION BOOTH IN THE TERMINAL AT 4:00PM).
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 7pm. (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 Green's Bar. Traditional Irish Music. )
Tuesday
Paint at the Cliffs of Moher. (* Option to join group for Dinner at Monks. Traditional Irish music).
Wednesday
Paint Rath Graveyard and Irish countryside. (Option to join group for Dinner at L'arcos Itailian...Yup, Italian and its really delish').
Thursday
Painting site TBA, possible Burrens, Corcomroe Abbey.
Friday
Paint at Finvara Harbor, Dungaire Castle. (Dinner at the Pier Head Bar and Restaurant 4:30pm).
Saturday
After breakfast, Rendezvous 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.
* 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.
* 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. Also, 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.
(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.
* 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.
* 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. Also, 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.
TIMOTHY HORN PAINTINGS
JON REDMOND BIO / INTERVIEW
Timothy Horn was born and raised in the small town of Yellow Springs, Ohio, and graduated from the Cooper Union School of Art in New York City in 1984, with a focus in graphic design. After finishing school, he worked at several design firms in New York before moving to San Francisco in 1992, where he continued to work as a designer. Horn took his first painting class in 1998, followed by another in the fall of 1999, and within a year he knew he had found his calling. He began painting more and more, and doing less and less graphic design until the fall of 2006 when he closed his design business entirely.
He now paints full-time and lives in the the small town of Fairfax where he is drawn to the everyday scenes of the rural areas in Marin and Sonoma Counties — the old buildings that have evaded development, the workings of ranch life, the old cars and trucks that continue on, or sometimes simply the play of light and shadow across planes of weathered color. Horn wants to create paintings that tell his story, that express his observations, “paintings that feel 100% Me”.
His work has won numerous awards, has been featured in several magazines, and was on the cover of Southwest Art in 2012. He participates in several annual group shows, and is currently represented by four galleries. Every year, Horn teaches 4 – 6 painting workshops around the country and abroad. He is an Artist Member of the California Art Club, and a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America.
INTERVIEW w/ TIMOTHY HORN
(From the spectacular website, SAVVY PAINTER.
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He now paints full-time and lives in the the small town of Fairfax where he is drawn to the everyday scenes of the rural areas in Marin and Sonoma Counties — the old buildings that have evaded development, the workings of ranch life, the old cars and trucks that continue on, or sometimes simply the play of light and shadow across planes of weathered color. Horn wants to create paintings that tell his story, that express his observations, “paintings that feel 100% Me”.
His work has won numerous awards, has been featured in several magazines, and was on the cover of Southwest Art in 2012. He participates in several annual group shows, and is currently represented by four galleries. Every year, Horn teaches 4 – 6 painting workshops around the country and abroad. He is an Artist Member of the California Art Club, and a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America.
INTERVIEW w/ TIMOTHY HORN
(From the spectacular website, SAVVY PAINTER.
CLICK HERE