DAS Member Interview - Sinéad Lawless
DAS member Sinéad Lawless shares her inspirations and rituals
DAS Annual Exhibition 2024
Our Annual Exhibition took place on the weekend of Friday 18th October 2024 at Dalkey Town Hall opened by acclaimed Irish artist, Mary Burke.
There were over 200 paintings at the exhibition, arranged according to theme by curator Tony Strickland. Over 900 art lovers came to see our work over the course of the weekend.
Art in Sandymount - “Early Days”
This Club was co-founded by a very charming, old world lady of the time - Miss Dorothy Armstrong - who later, was to give unstintingly of her time and energies to make the Club a success.
Originally, the Club was the brain child of Kenneth Webb, who runs the Irish School of Landscape Painting and is himself a true Professional.
DAS Member Interview - Margaret Toomey
DAS member Margaret Toomey gives us an in-depth look of her painting process
DAS Member Interview - Paul Kavanagh
DAS member Paul Kavanagh shares his inspiration, his approach to painting, and his memories of the society
DAS Member Interview - Lynn Kennedy
DAS member Lynn Kennedy give us an insight into her journey to painting
DAS Visit the ‘Turning Heads’ Exhibition
DAS member Valerie Moffat gave our members a tour of the incredible ‘Turning Heads’ exhibition at the National Gallery. Many thanks to Gill Hall for organising.
DAS Member Interview - Laura Trueman
DAS member Laura Trueman describes her perfect plein-air day
Diana Kingston Workshop
DAS members explored the world of charcoal with Diana Kingston at Knockrose and the results speak for themselves.
DAS Member Interview - Trevor Noble
DAS member Trevor Noble shares his tale of retirement and inspiration
DAS Member Interview - Mary Kavanagh
DAS member Mary Kavanagh gives us an insight into her artistic process and broad range of creative pursuits
DAS 60th Annual Exhibition
Our Annual Exhibition took place on the weekend of Friday 20th October 2023 at Dalkey Town Hall.
There were a total of 162 paintings at the exhibition, arranged according to theme by curator Tony Strickland. Despite the weekend beginning with an orange weather warning and non-stop rain, over 700 art lovers came to see our work over the course of the weekend.
DAS Member Interview - Dott Brady
DAS member Dott Brady shares her process and some fairytale magic.
Lynn Kennedy Workshop
DAS member Lynn Kennedy, put our members through their paces at her recent portraiture workshop at Knockrose
Róisín Cunningham workshop
DAS members were invited to take part in a life drawing workshop with artist Roisín Cunningham in July at Dun Laoghaire golf club, in a room overlooking the Sugarloaf mountain.
Knockrose Gardens 2023
At our most recent paint-out at Knockrose Gardens, we were initially disappointed to see the rain lash down in the morning but our members remained unphased. We watched as they changed their perspective, found novel views, engineered solutions, and celebrated the present moment. The sun came out and the results were glorious.
Colin Eaton Workshop
A fun workshop exploring the technique of collage through a process of play and discovery, with architect and collage expert Colin Eaton
Kilmacurragh
Our first DAS paint out this year at the magnificent Kilmacurragh Gardens in Wicklow. The weather was perfect!
DAS Member Interview - Janetta Mellet
DAS member Janetta Mellet shares her artistic insights, process and thoughts on the pandemic.