Award-winning painter Aidan Crotty to lead art workshop in Mayo
Two-day Praxis Art School workshop will explore observation, light, colour and composition
Award-winning Irish painter Aidan Crotty will lead a two-day painting workshop at Breaffy National School on Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11, 2026.
The workshop is being organised by Praxis Art School and will explore “the quiet power of observation, light, colour and composition through practical demonstrations and individual guidance.”
Working from carefully arranged still-life and natural subjects, participants will be encouraged to develop their own distinctive painting language in a supportive studio environment.
Aidan Crotty is regarded as one of Ireland’s leading contemporary painters. His work is held in the collections of the National Gallery of Ireland, the Office of Public Works, AXA Insurance and Munster Technological University.
He is the recipient of the 2022 ESB Keating Award and Silver Medal at the Royal Hibernian Academy, as well as the Jackson’s Painting Prize in the UK. He was also selected for the 2020 Zurich Portrait Prize at the National Gallery of Ireland.
The workshop is suitable for all. Participants are asked to bring their preferred painting materials.
Places are limited. For bookings and further information, contact Praxis Art School through Facebook at www.facebook.com/praxisartschool, email [email protected] or phone 087 6699142.