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MY PICTS BACKGROUND: My kept evolving. I wanted to keep a reference to when the children were playing Cowboys & Indians (feather) it changed to War games (camouflage). Then the sandpit became sand of Strand

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2022-07-22

W. B. Yeats (13 June 1865 Jan 1939 Menton, France). Childhood holidays Fascinated by Irish legends from young; in poetry! Wrote prose/plays! Lit! Co-founded ! Senator 2 terms! https://t.co/tmjey1APcq https://t.co/FKaXuirLuX

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2022-06-13

Happy Birthday born on this day in 1865 at Sandymount. Love this drawing of the young Yeats by his father John circa 1872-74 and looking forward to visiting again very soon!

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2021-06-13

Entry 443 Stephen Dent
🎨 Sandymount Sky
acrylics on canvas
90 x 60cm
(instagram)

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2021-03-14

Latest Art Dusky Skies over The Poolbeg Chimneys, Sandymount Dublin: Dusky Skies over The Poolbeg Chimneys, Sandymount Dublin is one of a series of recent works I have based on these 2 amazingly striking and beautiful chimneys, it’s hard to believe that… https://t.co/HYny4zw7rS

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2021-03-12

William Blake, an important influence on Joyce, was born OTD in 1757. His hammer-wielding creator Los appears in Proteus and the famous line “Am I walking into eternity along Sandymount strand?” echoes his Milton: “I stooped down & bound it on to walk forward thro' Eternity."

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2020-11-28

My An Encounter painting inspired by story in where he is approached by an odd stranger. In the story the boys were mitching from school around here I have changed it to be a boy and girl playing on

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2020-10-09

Village has trees showing the 4 seasons. So much to enjoy in this. Reference to Ulysses, historic Ireland, my Aunt.... what do you see? This part of is easily pointed out by the Pigeon House chimneys in the skyline

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2020-09-11

It looks like miraculous light - sun rays through the clouds on strand

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2020-04-08

A good friend just found out a man and a dog on his bike and I realised that's exactly the two that inspired my drawing from 2 years ago when I first saw them in Sandymount!

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2019-10-26

Another stunning piece by Isobel Henihan of the from 😍

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2019-09-14

Here’s a watercolour of Sandymount, county Dublin 👌🎨☺️

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2018-07-06

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire"
in 1865, W B Yeats was born in the Sandymount area of Dublin

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2017-06-13

A new work -The Poolbeg Chimneys 27 x 27cm
Really love the red & white against the sky!

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2017-06-02