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 The Irish School of Landscape Painting,
founded by Kenneth
Webb in 1957, is the original and foremost
Holiday Painting School in Ireland. Each
summer the School offers courses in some
of Ireland's most breathtaking locations.
With 50 years experience, these are chosen
carefully, taking into account each participants
skills. Summer painting courses are conducted
in Wicklow and Connemara by three experienced
professional artists. Absolute beginners
as well as advanced students, are equally
welcome. Individual expression is encouraged
in an instructive and friendly atmosphere.
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To the right is an example of Susan painting
an oil demonstration at Sally Gap in the
Dublin Mountains from one of the Wicklow
Courses. All the courses include on-site
training and demonstrations in oils, watercolours,
acrylics, pastels or mixed media.
Learn invaluable lessons of how to compose
a picture on site as explained in easy
to follow steps. Over the years, we have
perfected a method and style that suits
the wide range of artists that attend our
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Whether in Passingano or in the west
of Ireland, we try to give you the tutoring
that you need in a friendly
atmosphere where students help each other and enjoy themselves. Demonstrations
from working artists followed by personal tutorials, help to give focus
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Celebrating 50 years of Holiday Painting in Ireland with exhibitions by Kenneth Webb at the James Gallery and Susan Webb at Kennys Gallery
2008 schedule will be available soon!
This year celebrates the 50th year of hosting Holiday Painting Courses in Ireland. Kenneth started going to Clifden in Connemara back in 1957 on a cart road from Galway. It took over 5 hours drive on a single lane dirt road providing you did not meet another car! Reflecting back to that time you can still see some of the students that started then, today attending MasterClasses as accomplished artists. Now Kenneth teaches Masterclass with Susan, his daughter, and teaches in oil, watercolor, pallete knife technique, acrylic, mixed media and watercolour, pastel, and drawing as he has done for 50 years. Back in those days, he was a struggling artist and needed the money. Today as perhaps the most successful artist in Ireland, he still teaches. He enjoys passing his skills on and it gives him a perspective of where he has been and where he is now. He paints every moment and at 80 is even more productive then he was back then at 30. He is more focused and just as intense. Susan brings vitality and youth to the school and as one of the most important equestrian artists in Ireland teaches both weekend courses, summer courses, and weekly courses. These are at RiverRun Studio in Ashford and Wicklow and MasterClasses with her dad in Clifden. You will find her teaching students that her father taught back in the early 60's.
17 Jul 2006 by swebb
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