Conor O' Connell
Hen Harriers- more than just a barrier to progress
This is a short blog entry on a bird which, in Ireland at least, can certainly throw up some mixed feelings among people. Unfortunately...
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Conor O' Connell
- Jul 5, 2020
- 6 min
How I draw birds for painting
I haven't written a blog post for quite a while, due to both busyness and laziness equally! When I'm out sketching it just seems a lot of...
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Conor O' Connell
- Mar 19, 2020
- 6 min
Watercolour tutorial: Inishmore part 2
Welcome back to this simple watercolour tutorial, where I'm painting a summer scene of Inishmore on the Aran Islands. I hope you're still...
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Conor O' Connell
- Mar 18, 2020
- 6 min
Watercolour tutorial- Inishmore- Part 1
I've long been meaning to start the odd art tutorial on this blog, and what better time than a wet and miserable St. Patrick's Day to...
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Conor O' Connell
- Mar 16, 2020
- 4 min
Top 5 artists that inspire me: 5. Bruno Liljefors (1860-1939)
Last on this list, but certainly not least, is a Swedish artist called Bruno Liljefors- a man who is widely regarded as one of the most...
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Conor O' Connell
- Mar 9, 2020
- 4 min
Top 5 artists that inspire me: 4. Frank Egginton (1908-1990)
Number four on this list, one that could go on for much longer mind you, is an English artist, by the name of Frank Egginton. I'll try...
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Conor O' Connell
- Feb 28, 2020
- 5 min
Top 5 artists that inspire me: 3. Paul Henry (1876-1958)
It was definitely about time that I included a landscape painter in this series- if you have looked at my art it will be obvious that I...
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Conor O' Connell
- Feb 25, 2020
- 3 min
Top 5 Artists that inspire me: 2. Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe (1901-1979)
This artist was the obvious second choice for me. Another 'bird artist', as some of these guys have become, rather incorrectly known,...
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Conor O' Connell
- Feb 25, 2020
- 3 min
Top 5 artists that inspire me: 1. Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
Those of you who know wildlife art obviously know who I'm talking about and know that he is an obvious first choice. Most of you,...
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Conor O' Connell
- Sep 21, 2019
- 2 min
Kestrels and Castles
About two weeks ago (it seems much longer), I started work on a watercolour that I knew would be a big challenge. It would contain a lot...
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Conor O' Connell
- Sep 20, 2019
- 1 min
Welcome to my Blog!
This section of my website is intended to become a regularly updated blog, in which I will post regularly on the progress of new...
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