ART BOMB PROJECT - ENNIS, CO.CLARE

ART BOMB PROJECT - ENNIS, CO.CLARE - JULY 7TH, 2013

My latest piece is something I'm working on for the Ennis Art Bomb Project, an event due to take place during the Ennis Street Festival on 5th, 6th & 7th of July to promote Art & Crafts within and around Ennis, Co.Clare, Ireland. The intent is to share free Art & Crafts with the public in order to develop a closer relationship between the community and art within Ennis and the surrounding areas and also to create a visual impact in Ennis during the festival.
The concept is brilliant, with various locations around Ennis town being 'bombed' with paintings, sketches, poetry, sculptures, jewellery and lots of other great pieces, which will be free to take by whomever is lucky enough to happen upon them!

Here's some items from a previous bombing.

So if you find yourself in Ennis, Co.Clare during the Ennis Street Festival, keep an eye out for a fantastic free piece of art!

Below painting is the beginnings of what will be my donation to the Art Bomb Project when it's finished. I'm calling it 'Blue Rose' (for obvious reasons) and my plan is to achieve a glittery, shimmery effect on the rose, all going well. It's my attempt at something abstract-ish which is something I don't usually do. At the moment, the background includes hints of 'barely there' leaves floating around and I hope to add some rose buds in the same way but you'd never know, as I go on I might add something completely different. I'm not sure yet where it's taking me, we'll see.

'Blue Rose' - started

'Blue Rose' - making progress

'Blue Rose' - Work In Progress

My daughter and I will be donating some pieces of jewellery from Charmed Rock by Jaynes Jewels too. We have a little business designing and selling teen fashion jewellery so if you're doing nothing on July 5-7th, head to Ennis and have a scout around, you might end up the owner of my 'Blue Rose' or some free Jaynes Jewels!

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THE IRISH PINE

I'm stepping back into 'Family Tree' mode again for a bit. My daughter says I have some very interesting people and stories in my family history and I have to agree. I've been doing a bit of research along Fergus O'Ryan 's line because of an exciting piece of information passed on to me by my second cousin...Thanks Ted! Apparently Fergus lost a brother during the war and here's how the story goes.... When hostilities broke out during World War II and Ireland had declared its neutrality during the early years of 1941, the Irish Government realised that they needed to become more independent and self-sufficient because most of its food requirements were being carried aboard allied vessels. Seán Lamass, Minister of supplies at the time (a veteran of the 1916 Rising, the War Of Independence and the Civil War and who later served as Taoiseach) felt that the creation of an Irish merchantile marine, neutral and with no military aims, was necessary. Thi

WEDDED BLISS

Alleluia! I'm finished 'Wedded Bliss' and I couldn't be more pleased and delighted with the way it turned out. There was so much detail in it that it nearly did my nut! The curtain folds and tassels, the lace on the bodice of the dress, the intricate design on the headboard and bedspread, trying to capture the implied light coming through a window from the right, the shadows, the shading, I thought I'd never be finished. But I love it so much that I hate the thoughts of handing it over. It's like giving up my child for adoption!! 'Wedded Bliss', 16" x 20", Acrylic on Canvas I've chosen a 3" wide, smooth, satiny black finish, natural wood frame with a curvy crown profile to finish it off (thank you pictureframes.com ) and I must say, it is perfect for my painting. What do you think? I think I might use the same frame for my ' Turmoil ' as well when I'm ready to frame it. There it is, sitting pretty in the back

TURMOIL

Turmoil by Ruth Kelly . (Oil on canvas board - 16"x12") Finally my first painting in oils is finished but believe it or not, will take the next 6 months or so to dry properly before I can varnish it. I'm still not sure about painting with oils. I do think the result is a softer, more dreamy painting but the waiting game is so frustrating! And now for the profound insight beneath the external ...the meaning behind my composition. Like many others, my life has been strewn with numerous tumultuous events throughout the years. Crisis and turbulence which at the time I struggled to overcome and was imprisoned in my sadness. On many occasions I would distance myself from my torment with a visit to somewhere solitary where I could lament and wallow in my despair and endulge in the pleasure of being sad. Thankfully I realised how gratuitous my melancholy was and managed to get through every storm and come out stronger the other side. This painting

LITTLE BALLERINA

Here's something I finished recently for the Kiddies. I decided to paint it while I was waiting for ' Turmoil ' to dry because I had been asked by a few people to create some children's wall art, so this is No.1. I call it 'Little Ballerina' and am going to call the series 'Ruthie' (my nickname when I was a kid). It'll be my little 'by the way' project in between the serious stuff. Keep watching for No.2...all suggestions welcome! Little Ballerina by Ruth Kelly Acrylic on box canvas. Little Ballerina by Ruth Kelly