Two great opportunities to paint with some very special painters

I am lucky to be able to travel and meet artists in the USA and other parts of the World and I have had the great good fortune and pleasure recently to meet two wonderful artists who I am bringing to the North Coast of Ireland so that they can conduct two separate painting workshop in the Flowerfield Art Centre in Portstewart.

The first is Stephanie Birdsall from the USA. Stephanie will conduct a 5 day workshop which will initially focus on still life in oils but towards the end of the week the group will have the opportunity to go on to the coast and paint plein air landscape / seascape.

The core details are described under 'Events' but take the opportunity to look at Stephanie's work on her website at stephaniebirdsall.com

The other wonderful artist is Svetlana Orinko. Svetlana was academically trained in the classic manner in the National art school of her home country of Ukraine but in 1992 she moved to New Zealand and has been in the forefront of the New Zealand art scene there for over 20 years.

She is primarily a watercolour painter she uses many media and in recent years has been developing new and creative uses of this vibrant medium. Her work earned her the title of New Zealand's Most Innovative Water Colour Artist of the year in 2014.

Once again have a look on her website at...... svetlanaorinko.co.nz

Some artists from overseas are considering the idea of taking a painting holiday on the North Coast and going to both workshops. Now, I know that many people focus on either oils or watercolours, but both Stephanie and Svetlana are delighted to help those who are new to a medium and both have a deep knowledge of what is needed to make the transition from one medium to another.

The costs are low for this standard of tuition so book now before the groups are full up.