Old School House Art http://www.oldschoolhouseart.com/annabel Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:34:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en Annabel Potterton http://www.oldschoolhouseart.com/annabel/2007/06/20/annabel-potterton/ http://www.oldschoolhouseart.com/annabel/2007/06/20/annabel-potterton/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:24:27 +0000 admin http://www.dunboyneart.com/annabel/2007/06/20/annabel-potterton/ Originally from England I now live outside Dunboyne on a small farm.  Over the years the animals and birds, which we have kept, have featured in my paintings.  I have also completed a number of commissions of children in rural settings.  Despite a recent flirtation with painting pigs, it is really the human form that now inspires me.   Queues of people, crowds, rows of spectators, the postures the gestures and the body language; I love watching and sketching people and am inspired by William Conor’s paintings of everyday life in Belfast.  My preferred medium is chalk pastel or oil paint with oil pastel.

Email address:   apotter@gofree.indigo.ie

Education

Ceramics Diploma
Wandsworth Art College, London  1993-95

Studied pastel painting with Nina Patterson
Artworks Studio, Celbridge.   2000-05

Art Portfolio course Fetac level 5  Bernie Leahy
Dunboyne College of Education

Life drawing with Anne-Marie Keaveney
NCAD, Dublin  2007

Sight-size technique in oils with Garoid Hayes
Rosnaree Art School, Slane  Summer 2008

Attended weekly workshops inspired by current exhibitions
IMMA, Dublin  Sep-Dec 08

Group membership

Member of the Old Schoolhouse Art Group, Dunboyne from 2001
Member of Meath Arts Group from 2007
Associate member of the Pastel Society of Ireland from 2009

 

Exhibitions

April 2002     Draoicht, Blanchardstown

June 2002      Public library, Dunshaughlin   

July 2003    Public Library, Lucan with Old Schoolhouse Art Group

April 2004 Public Library, Trim with Old Schoolhouse Art Group

November 2004 Myo’s pub Castleknock, with Castleknock Art Group

November 2004 People’s Art Exhibition, Lucan

April 2005  People’s Art Exhibition, Lucan

May 2006  Public Library, Trim with Old Schoolhouse Art Group

November 2006 Independent Artists Network
   Castle Park School, Dalkey

July 2007 Leixlip Art Gallery, Leixlip Library with Old Schoolhouse Art Group

November 2007 Independent Artists Network
Castle Park School, Dalkey

April 2008  Leixlip Art Gallery, Leixlip Library with Indigo Blue

May 2008 Public Library, Trim with Old Schoolhouse Art Group

May 2008  Fusion Exhibition, Toradh Art Gallery

September 2008 Spirit of Dunboyne Festival with Old Schoolhouse Art Group

June 2009 Castletown House with Old Schoolhouse Art Group

September 2009 Spirit of Dunboyne Festival with Old Schoolhouse Art Group

The Old Schoolhouse Art Group has also run an open Christmas Exhibition in Dunboyne each year from 2001 for anyone who paints in the Dunboyne area.

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