"Galway Hooker #1"... small oil painting.

"Galway Hooker #1"... 6x8" Oil on Belgian Linen on panel, alla prima, 8-2008. "Enchanting Ireland" series, 8-2008.

This painting is for sale... Click HERE to find out about the availability of this painting. Will ship to Ireland!

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Galway City was one of our favorite places on our recent visit to Ireland. The bay has a beauty all its own... especially when the Hookers are out and about. I know what you're thinking... I thought the same thing when a friend said that I had to photograph and paint a Galway Hooker... I thought to myself "what kind of tour did Tami book?". The friend told me to go home and google "Galway Hooker"... the laugh was on me... they are a beautiful sailing vessel unique to the west coast of Ireland and the Galway Bay. This small painting was for a study of the sailing vessel for a large painting I am working on of Galway Bay... expect a few more of these small studies of Hookers in the future.

These small paintings are inspired from my recent trip to Ireland... in most cases they are studies for larger works for a solo exhibit titled "Enchanting Ireland" that will debut August 2009 at the Baysden Gallery.

This painting, on a Belgian Linen on panel with painted sides, is easily framed or displayed with a decorative easel.

All my paintings are signed originals using artist grade oils and archival surfaces. "Certificate of Authenticity" included.

"The Old Homeplace"... Irish Thatched Roof Cottage, County Clare, Ireland...small oil painting.

"The Old Homeplace"... Irish Thatched Roof Cottage, County Clare, Ireland... 6x8" Oil on panel, alla prima, "Enchanting Ireland" series, 8-2008.

This painting is for sale... Click HERE to find out about the availability of this painting. Will ship to Ireland!

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Thatched roofed cottages are a common site in Ireland... a beautiful site I must add. We visited Bunratty Folk Park where we got to see and go in several. The village was set up recreating the general feel of the 19th century with a period style village main street. The cottages came alive as we stepped back in time... we even got to enjoy the smell of peat fires burning in the cottage fireplaces.

These small paintings are inspired from my recent trip to Ireland... in most cases they are studies for larger works for a solo exhibit titled "Enchanting Ireland" that will debut August 2009 at the Baysden Gallery.

This painting, on a gessoed panel with painted sides, is easily framed or displayed with a decorative easel.

All my paintings are signed originals using artist grade oils and archival surfaces. "Certificate of Authenticity" included.

Two thumbs up on Dan Hill's DVD... "Enchanting Ireland... a Mighty Craic"

Tami and I just got done viewing Dan's DVD from our trip that he sent us...

I am only able to sputter out single words like...

SUPERB!

PRIMO!

WOW!

JACKERS!

AWESOME!

because my chin is still on the floor... Two thumbs up Dan!

Thanks so much!

A message from Dan...

Hello world travelers! Bernie's e-mails and blog got me to thinking that some of you might enjoy the DVD that I made from the video and pictures that Beth and I took on the trip. I made the DVD for our "Ohio 8" hence, most of the footage includes us... but the places we visited, well, you were there too, and might enjoy this recap of a great trip. Actually, the introduction by Allie is worth the time watching.

Email Dan for details...

Dan Hill
Valley Forge Productions

The "Ohio 8"...

Galway Girl...

Tami and I must have heard Steve Earl's song "Galway Girl" a dozen times as we explored Galway City. We heard it at Máirín Fahy and Band's concert at the Trad on the Prom... and we heard it played by local busker's playing on the streets for tips.

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Here's a snapshot of my favorite "Galway Girl"...

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Enjoy this live video of "Galway Girl" performed by Steve Earl with Sharon Shannon....

WIP: The Old Cottage Window

Here's another WIP (Work in Progress) for my Enchanting Ireland series. I am currently working on 4 large paintings for the series at the moment but haven't completed any as of yet. This one is from a photo I took at the Bunratty Folk Park.