Phil Irish

Cameras are not allowed, but I came to the Prado prepared with sketchbook and pencils!

Spent all day. Amazing day. Still somehow missed the El Grecos… how? Had some delightful conversations with strangers. Inspiring day.

The results of a poetic couple of painting sessions in the weather! From abstract stain painting to the sound of birdsong and river water, to bracing my easel against the wind, to sunlight and a tree visited repeatedly by a few goldfinches…

Winnie had beautiful dog days, which helped his anxiety. He loved it.

The last image is a fiction: the piece is available for sale, framed as shown. Do you want it?

Tonight, there will be another figure drawing session in the gallery — so interesting to have the human body inserted into my landscape work! It’s a monthly program — here are some of my sketches from last month. .arts