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Unhinged and unchained while painting on a clifftop is how I practice mindfulness…explore artists’ thoughts, events and updates on Rod’s Blog

artist rod coyne squeezes extra red paint onto his palette, while working on a clifftop above ballinskelligs bay

Mouth-Watering video of Ballinskelligs Bay

April 13, 2021

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“The more lost I get, the more interesting things I find along the way” – Rod Coyne.

photo of artist rod coyne plein air painting puffin sound on location, film strip frame

New Video: Rod paints Puffin Sound

February 25, 2021

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Artist Rod Coyne paints Puffin Sound while battling Atlantic weather. Rod takes you through the plein air painting process from A to Z. The artist … Read more

Banksy Bear and his creator Rod Coyne

Eco Aware Banksy Bear by Rod Coyne

November 10, 2019

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“I was delighted to be invited to take part in the world’s first ever Eco Aware Banksy Project earlier this year. Thirty chosen artists were … Read more

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vintage photo shows harry boland joking with michael collins, sometime during the irish war of independence.

1916 Rebel Back Story: Michael Collins & Harry Boland.

May 20, 2021

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“Six years ago I created a series of portraits to remember the faces of the 1916 Easter Rising and mark the then imminent centenary. The … Read more

1916 Rebel Back Story: Seán Mac Diarmada, Roger Casement & Éamonn Ceannt.

May 13, 2021

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“Six years ago I created a series of portraits to remember the faces of the 1916 Easter Rising and mark the then imminent centenary. The … Read more

Rod Coyne 1916 Calendar pages 1

1916 Rebel Back Story: Margaret Skinnider, Countess Markievicz & Kathleen Clarke.

May 12, 2021

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“Six years ago I created a series of portraits to remember the faces of the 1916 Easter Rising and mark the then imminent centenary. The … Read more

1916 Rod Coyne on Irish TV

1916 Rebel Back Story: James Connolly, Thomas Clarke & The O’Rahilly

May 9, 2021

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“Six years ago I created a series of portraits to remember the faces of the 1916 Easter Rising and mark the then imminent centenary. The … Read more

1916 Rebel Back Story: Thomas Macdonnagh, Joseph Mary Plunkett’s and Peadrig Pearce.

May 4, 2021

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“Six years ago I created a series of portraits to remember the faces of the 1916 Easter Rising and mark the then imminent centenary. The … Read more

artist rod coyne poses beside his 1916-Jeannie-Wyse-Power portrait just completed.

1916: Jeannie Wyse-Power’s Back Story

April 30, 2021

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Jeannie Wyse-Power (née O’Toole; 1 May 1858 – 5 January 1941) was an Irish activist, feminist, politician and businesswoman. She was a founder member of … Read more

1916 Rod & Elizabeth O'Farrell

1916: Elizabeth O’Farrell’s Back Story

April 30, 2021

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Elizabeth O’Farrell was born at 33 City Quay, Dublin on 5 November 1884. She was the daughter of Christopher O’Farrell and Margaret Kenneah. Her father … Read more

1916: Maud Gonne’s Back Story

April 28, 2021

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Maud Gonne Maud Gonne was an Irish revolutionary, a romantic muse for William Butler Yeats, and mother to Nobel Peace Prize-winner, Sean MacBride. Maud Gonne … Read more

artist rod coyne squeezes extra red paint onto his palette, while working on a clifftop above ballinskelligs bay

Mouth-Watering video of Ballinskelligs Bay

April 13, 2021

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“The more lost I get, the more interesting things I find along the way” – Rod Coyne.

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