I will be taking part in the craft fair at the Dun Laoghaire Marine Hotel this Sunday May 20th and will have some ne w work for sale.  There will also be plenty of workshops to take part in and demonstrations to watch eg. blacksmithing, weaving, millinery, origami and more. Sounds like it will be good!  Admission is free.  For more info and to see what stalls  and workshops will be there have a look at www.IrishCraftFestival.com

Exhibition of original pen and ink drawings at The Good Food Gallery, Kilcullen, Co.Kildare. It runs until the end of June 2012.

This is a new painting (Ostara- Spring Equinox) inspired by a trip to Lough Crew at the Equinox. I will be adding this piece to my website soon with its story and other details.

Thanks to John Sinnott of The Irish Heritage and Crafts Bookshop, Roscommon for recently stocking some of my limited edition prints in his beautiful shop.  Have a look at the shop here, it’s definitely worth a visit! Irish Heritage Crafts and Bookshop

My limited edition prints can also be found at the following places, just in case you are ever passing by!

Dervish, Camden St, Dublin/ Jam Art Factory, Patrick St, Dublin/ National Botanic Gardens, Dublin/ The Wickerman, Belfast/Le Grá Gallery & Craft Shop, Galway

New Painting Update  on the way in the next day or so…..

Year of the Dragon 30.5 x 25.5 cm

I started this painting on the Chinese New Year about two months ago.  I had gone in to town that day to see the Chinese Dragon in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar where I watched a  green, white and gold Chinese dragon (a specially commissioned piece made in the Irish colours to celebrate the new year) and its Dragon Dance.  I ended up starting the drawing later on that day sitting by the sea on Dollymount, which I later discovered was quite appropriate as apparently this is a Water Dragon.  Anyway, my paintings usually only take a week or two from start to finish, but for some reason this one just didn’t didn’t sit right for ages.  Two months later and it’s done – finally!  I’m not sure what happened, I think he was just being bold and didn’t like being pinned down – he is quite a free spirit, I suppose…….You can read the story below to see what the dragon symbolises. Enjoy!

This painting is available to buy as an original here and is also available to buy as limited edition prints (only 95 available) here.  Or you can just visit my Etsy Shop.

In ancient days the Chinese Dragon was regarded as sacred and was worshipped as the divine ruler of lakes, rivers and seas. The dragon symbol was used as the imperial emblem of the Chinese emperor and was often found embroidered on the emperor’s robes.

The Year of the Dragon occurs every twelve years (2012 is a dragon year) and is considered to be a very powerful Good Luck year. Everything associated with the dragon is blessed. The dragon symbolises prosperity, success, high achievement, boldness, perseverance, nobility and divinity. The dragon is energetic, decisive, optimistic, intelligent, ambitious and overcomes obstacles until success. It reminds us to accept difficult situations as challenges instead of seeing them as obstacles. In doing so we can overcome these challenges more easily.

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A selection of my limited edition prints are now available at the following retail outlets:

The Wickerman, Belfast

Le Grá Craft Studio & Gallery, Galway

Jam Art Factory, Patrick St, Dublin

National Botanic Gardens, Dublin

Wowhouse, Howth (from March)

Dervish, Aungier St, Dublin (from mid- March)

Originals and prints are now also available from my Etsy shop www.eimearbrennan.etsy.com

New painting of a dragon coming soon!

“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart”

Confucius (552-479 BC)

16 x 14 cm

I visited the botanic gardens to do this painting – walking through the glasshouses the geraniums were their usual vibrant red and pink.  There was nowhere to sit inside to draw so I ended up outside in the morning sun.  It was pretty cold but I had my flask of tea, so I was happy enough!   Happy Valentine’s Day……

Original available only at the moment. It is for sale here €165

New Painting “Earth laughs in Flowers”.  Available as limited edition prints only.

This is a pen and ink drawing from 2010. It was selected to be published as one of the art pieces in We’moon 2013 diary http://www.wemoon.ws/

This is my latest painting.  I drew this at the time of the Solstice, but with one thing and another I only got around to painting it recently.  I didn’t expect to paint such a vibrant background, but I suppose it ties in nicely with the idea behind the solstice –  a new solar year. Anyway, it’s lovely to have some colour in january!

Available in my shop www.thedesignbasket.com/eimearbrennanart

“The Winter Solstice takes place on or around December 21^st.  It marks the longest and darkest night of the year.   This is a celebration of light and the rebirth of the Sun.  Ancient rituals involved lighting huge bonfires to encourage the Sun to return to warm the cold earth once more.”

Latest drawing…..to be painted soon, looking forward to it!  I will be doing some drawings like this one above that are more flower/nature/botanical based,  aswell as my usual drawings with the strange creatures, my favourites.  As soon as I paint it, it will be available in my shop.  I will be adding my originals very soon to my online shop also.  Happy Christmas!