Whatever Floats Your Goat!

A comprehensive workshop that will take you through the collage process step-by-step. We will begin with technique to transfer your Old Irish Goat reference image to the substrate, then we will paint with acrylic to establish shading and fun color. Then, using the gel plate, we will create our own collage paper palette which will be torn into tidbits and applied on top of the under-painting to create an impressionistic, painterly collage. Essence of Mulranny Arts, located at our Old Convent Campus, offers a variety of workshops, classes and art retreats for groups of six to 12 students. Mulranny is a small seaside village on Clew Bay in Co. Mayo. It is located at the dramatic western edge of Ireland, the end boundary of Europe. Here, land and sea meet at the threshold of a powerful creative adventure. Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s holy mountain, rises majestically from the sea on the opposite side of the bay. It is here that the ancients as well as the modern day pilgrims have climbed the steep path to the summit. You can see the small chapel’s reflective glint on the top. This is sheep and goat country and below the village they stand still as the tide comes in over their grazing patch on a salt marsh. They have learned to patiently stand and wait for the waters to recede so they can once again graze the salty grass. The rhythm of life here is dominated by these tides, flowing over the white sand beaches and then leaving in hasty withdrawal to the vast Atlantic Ocean.

June 3rd, 2025 To June 10th, 2025

09:00 AM To 04:00 PM

Venue: Essence of Mulranney
Mulranney, Mayo, Ireland

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Contact: Lora Murphy

lora@essenceofmulranny.com

?353 (0)83 154 5810?

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