There is a maritime theme to the 139th annual exhibition of the Dublin Painting and Sketching Club which runs at Dun Laoghaire County Hall from May 8 to May 21. Members decided to mark the 200th anniversary in 2017 of the laying of the foundation stone of Dun Laoghaire Harbour and its east pier. Around 250 works by 100 artists are being shown in an exhibition sponsored by auctioneers Whyte’s. A quarter of them are maritime along with landscape, still life, portraiture, streetscapes, floral, animal and life studies. Here is a small selection:
Pat O Breartuin – Tall Ships
Marie Fallon – After the shower, Dun Laoghaire East Pier
Aidan Hickey – The Iris sails again 1895
Patrick Cahill – Boat on the hard
