Bernie and Pat's Painting Challenge / Swap...

Tami and I met many great people on our tour... Pat and Kimberly were two of them. Pat and I hit it off from the very beginning... a day or two into the tour we found out that we were both artists... Pat works in watercolors and I work in oils. We decided to have a little challenge... submit three photos each to paint from. I am to select one of Pat's photos and she is to select one from mine... we paint then we swap... OK... more of a swap than a challenge. Whatever you call it the result will be a COOL keepsake from a new friend and a lasting memory of our trip to Ireland.

Pictured left to right: Tami, Bernie (me), Pat, and Kimberly (Pat's daughter).

Here are the three photos I took for Pat to choose to paint from....

Mutton Island Lighthouse, Galway Bay

Galway Bay Boats

Bicycle in Galway City alley... loose the blue plastic bag and this will make a good painting...

These are the three photos that Pat took for me to paint from...

Thatched cottage at Bunratty Folk Park...

Decorative window from Bunratty Folk Park...

A rock at Glendalaugh on a visit to the monistary ruins...

I'll be sure to post the paintings when finished...

Bernie