Ruth Griffin 24/07/2013 Ruth Griffin 24/07/2013

Number 71

Knock, knock open wide see whats on the other side of Number 71, Merrion Square…

Aine O'Flaherty 07/05/2013 Aine O'Flaherty 07/05/2013

Bluebells in the Huguenot

It’s that time of year again- Bluebell season and we are not deprived in Dublin city centre!

Ruth Griffin 22/03/2013 Ruth Griffin 22/03/2013

Love in the National Museum

I was struck today by this beautiful Egyptian carving in The National Museum on Kildare Street. How delicately the tenderness between the two lovers has been depicted and how detailed their dress.

Ruth Griffin 07/03/2012 Ruth Griffin 07/03/2012

Pegasus

Ahh Pegasus what a majestic and mythical creature! I love this beautiful statue which flanks the fountain at Powerscourt Gardens in Wicklow.

Ruth Griffin 11/08/2011 Ruth Griffin 11/08/2011

Stella with a Flowered Hat

‘Stella with a Flowered Hat’ by Kees van Dongen (1877-1968) is one of my favourite paintings in The National Gallery. I love the coquettish look on Stella’s face and that incredible Edwardian hat worked in strokes of vibrant colour. The National Gallery tells me ‘The artist Van Dongen painted the nightlife of Montmartre and Stella is probably a ‘demi-mondaine’. She is portrayed in the violent, dissonant colours that are the hallmark of the powerful fauve portraits of women executed by the artist between 1905 and 1910. ‘