Wednesday 26 March 2025

11:00am to 1:30pm

€50 per person

(Includes coffee and cake!)

Imagine vibrant bursts of colour exploding onto the canvas, with botanicals dancing and swaying in the gentle breeze. We’ll capture the vibrant hues and the lush foliage of anemones. as we welcome budding artists to a creative watercolour art workshop to Glydewood, Castlebellingham. Sometimes called the Star of Bethlehem, St. Brigid is said to have used them for medicinal and healing purposes in times past.

Inspired by seasonal flora… and the delicate petals of anemones, we will have lots of fresh blooms for everyone to respond to, feel and observe for inspiration. We will work on a loose floral watercolour art piece ‘Spring Anemones.’

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. I will take everyone through all the steps from composition, drawing, colour mixing and painting techniques. I will help participants to select a summer flower to paint, such as Roses, Cosmos, Hydrangeas, Sweet William and Stock to name just a few…..

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 or treat your mum for Mother’s Day.

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.