A new art school is opening on Ireland’s Copper Coast this weekend. Founders and artists, Sean and Miranda Corcoran, invite you to join them this weekend to celebrate the grand opening of The Art Hand, a school offering intensive and challenging courses in the arts. A grand opening celebration will be held on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2012 from 3-7 PM. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
The Art Hand offers art instruction in various disciplines. Upcoming classes include:
- Introducing Technology to Stained Glass with Sean Corcoran
- Explore Your Creative Side. The Art of Collage with Miranda Corcoran
- But is it Art? Photography with George Munday
- Flora, Fauna, Fantasy and Illusion. Decorative Painting with Pamela Silin-Palmer
- Paint the Irish Coast with Patrick Palmer
- Do You Cartoon? Illustration and Cartooning with Fintan Taite
- Drawing and Photography with Aoife Banville & Emily Robyn Archer
- Transform it. Mould Making in Clay and Plaster with Adele Stanley
- Waxing Lyrical. Encaustic Painting with Lora Murphy
And let’s not forget botanical art!
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The Art Hand
www.thearthand.com
Located on Ireland’s Copper Coast, The Art Hand offers intensive and challenging art courses in painting, photography, film-making stained glass, ceramics and more. Classes are held in a custom-built cottage with polished concrete floors and a grass roof. The Art Hand is run by artists Sean and Miranda Corcoran and a team of talented tutors.
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Drawing from Nature with Botanical Painter Yanny Petters
May 18-20, 2012. Explore and stretch your creativity while learning how to draw plants and nature. Instructor Yanny Petters will teach you the techniques of botanical illustration through demonstrations and individual instruction. Materials are provided, however if you have materials you would like to experiment with, please bring them with you. Don’t forget your camera! Cost: €295. Accommodations not included, but can be arranged nearby. Details/Register
Yanny Petters is a botanical artist studying and painting the wild plants of Ireland. She has had work included in two of Dr. Shirley Sherwood’s exhibitions — 1000 Years of Botanical Art (2005) and The Art of Plant Evolution (2009).
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