Gort A’ Choirce is a beautiful region of steep farming hills near the sea. There is so much beauty to paint. The new lambs are everywhere and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Old stone walls separate the fields, whitewashed stone working barns with bright doors accent the greenery. Roosters dominate the sounds and carry from way off.
It’s been windy (we are high) and that has really been my only challenge to paint. I get past this by weighting down the easel, hanging my paint bag off one of the legs.
On the downside there are tiny ticks everywhere and I can see how the mosquitoes are going to be thick shortly.(glad to be missing that). It’s frustrating to only work small with such big views, and it’s hard to narrow down the subjects to paint with the strong landscape vistas everywhere. I have been told I can paint anywhere and not to worry about trespassing on any of the farms, so I don’t.
I have done seven studies here in three to four days and am sad to be leaving this area today. I like the feeling that I will make it back here again to continue to explore such a vibrant array of subjects. This is my fifth trip to Ireland and could very well be my last with so much else to see in the world. It’s hard to immerse yourself in such a beautiful place, soak it all in, capture the essence of a land, and then abruptly leave forever.
But that is the reality of traveling to paint.
My peeps and I are off today, heading back towards Dublin City unless we see an intriguing area along the way and then we will stay there a night or two.
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