Friday 30th May 2025

11:00am to 1:30pm

€50 per person

(Includes coffee and cake!)

Summer has arrived with a bang. The inspiration for the month of May are peonies in bloom in all shapes and sizes and the scents of the summer.  Imagine vibrant bursts of colour exploding onto the canvas, with botanicals dancing and swaying in the gentle breeze. We’ll capture the delicate petals of the peony blossoms and the lush green foliage as we welcome budding artists to a creative watercolour art workshop to Glydewood, Castlebellingham.What better way is there to spend a morning than getting together to spend a morning in good company painting, chatting and enjoying some home baked treats with tea and coffee after the workshop.

To start we will do an overview of the fundamentals of watercolour painting, including paper quality, brush types and painting techniques and everything you need to get started. After practising some different techniques, Caoimhe will do a step by step demonstration to get everyone started on their composition. We will have lots of fresh summer blossoms on hand for everyone to respond to, feel and observe for inspiration. We will select a blossom to work from, create a beautiful composition and paint a finished watercolour during the workshop.

This class is suitable for everyone from complete beginners to seasoned artists who just want be be in a creative space…. Perfect for taking some time out.

Caoimhe O’Dwyer is an award winning designer and an honours graduate of Ireland’s National College of Art and Design (NCAD). After studying fine art and design Caoimhe specialised in fashion design while completing her B. Des. She has studied in the Acadamia Koefia Di Alta Moda in Rome and has worked with acclaimed international designers in New York and Paris and Rome.
Caoimhe won the international Mittelmoda fashion award in 2004, which led to a commission as consultant to La Perla in Bologna, Italy in 2005. She established the Caoimhe O’Dwyer fashion label from her studios in Malahide, Co Dublin before moving to Castlebellingham with her family in 2008.