Irish Paintings in Show

[Elaine M Hurst]

I just spent most of yesterday driving to Potomac, Maryland, USA, from my house, about 2 and a half hours, to hang an art show.  I am sharing a show with another woman, both our paintings having to do with travel.  Mine, of Ireland, hers of Italy.  It is really going to be a nice show, in a great setting.  Funny, the building used to be a tack (horse equipment) shop since the 1950's, and I would go in there every now and then as I was growing up.  I grew up about 5 miles away, in Bethesda, MD.

I took only one really large painting, a 4 ft x 5 ft painting of Inis Oirr, and several smaller ones.  I included  one diptych painting which isn't of Ireland, but I put it into the show because it is of the Shenandoah River.  While I was in Ireland, on the BBQ night of the AITO 2011, I got to sit in with the band.  They sang the song, "Shenandoah", and when I told them I lived in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, that went over pretty well.  So, I put this painting into the show in honor of my Irish musician friends!  Slainte!

[Karen Scannell]

I remember that night well Elaine..I wished I could play any musical instrument so that I could join in.....come to think of it I have tackled the "spoons".......;)

Great Blog and the best of luck with your show..hope you can get back to us again some day....

[Elaine M Hurst]

That was a great night!  I had a wonderful time, and have told lots of friends here what a great time it was.  I will certainly work at getting back!  Maybe you'll have to start playing an instrument!  Get another mandolin, like the one that Jane has!  I'll bring my little trail guitar next time.

[Tony Robinson]

This is a big show. I like your big one of the 'famine fields' over in the west of Ireland.  Well done to you and your fellow artist. I hope it is a great success. Karen & I will rehearse 'In the Blue Ridge Mountains if Virginia' in time for your return - I reckon Laurel and Hardy is about our level.

[Elaine M Hurst]

I will have to look that up, Tony.  I'll have to work on some Irish tunes.  I was going to go to a jam of a group that is starting to play Irish music at a new "Irish" pub here.  But I think they are probably much better than I am.  Maybe I'll listen for a while first.  Start practicing!

[Tony Robinson]

Enjoy....!