Painting Workshop: En Plein Air

Join us for the experience of painting outdoors this summer!

Guided by artist Dave West, participants will explore the essentials of open-air painting and enjoy the opportunity to create their own original artworks in the inspiring outdoor setting of the front lawn at the National Gallery of Ireland.

NB: This workshop is designed for adults and young people aged 16 plus. 

About Dave West: Dave West is a full-time artist originally from Swansea in South Wales living in Ireland since 1995. He has exhibited widely with both solo and group shows including many of Ireland and the UK’s most prestigious societies and academies including the Royal Academy, Royal Hibernian Academy, and the Royal Ulster Academy. Dave works across many different art forms but has a particular love of painting ‘en plein air’ in the Irish landscape. He has tutored, and won prizes at numerous Plein-air festival and events including Art in the Open held annually in Wexford, The Dublin Plein-air festival and Paint out Norfolk in the UK.