Whatever Floats Your Goat!
The Old Irish Goat in Collage
Essence of Mulranny
June 3rd - 10th, 2025
A comprehensive workshop that will take you through the collage process step-by-step. We will begin with technique to transfer your Old Irish Goat reference image to the substrate, then we will paint with acrylic to establish shading and fun color. Then, using the gel plate, we will create our own collage paper palette which will be torn into tidbits and applied on top of the under-painting to create an impressionistic, painterly collage.
This is sheep and goat country and below the village they stand still as the tide comes in over their grazing patch on a salt marsh. They have learned to patiently stand and wait for the waters to recede so they can once again graze the salty grass. The rhythm of life here is dominated by these tides, flowing over the white sand beaches and then leaving in hasty withdrawal to the vast Atlantic Ocean.
Essence of Mulranny Arts, located at our Old Convent Campus, offers a variety of workshops, classes and art retreats for groups of six to 12 students. Mulranny is a small seaside village on Clew Bay in Co. Mayo. It is located at the dramatic western edge of Ireland, the end boundary of Europe. Here, land and sea meet at the threshold of a powerful creative adventure. Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s holy mountain, rises majestically from the sea on the opposite side of the bay. It is here that the ancients as well as the modern day pilgrims have climbed the steep path to the summit. You can see the small chapel’s reflective glint on the top.
What’s Included:
Some supplies (will be specified closer to trip)
Seven nights lodging
Transportation from Westport to the Studio (it is recommended to fly into Dublin airport and get a train to Westport where we will meet you to take you to Mulranny)
All meals except - one lunch and one dinner
All tour and excursion fees
We Will Cover:
Choosing a reference image
Creating a compelling composition.
Transferring your reference image to your substrate as a sketch.
How to paint your sketch with a full range of colors and shading.
Hand-painting your own collage papers.
Ripping and gluing and applying your papers in a painterly manner.
How to tear with and without white edges, how to keep your pieces perfectly flat without cockling, and how to vary your paper brush marks in size and shape.
At the completion of this workshop, you will have the skills and confidence to create an impressionistic, painterly collage–your very own Paper Painting!
See The Complete Itinerary and Register Here
Learn more about Mulranny HERE
See the YouTube video below for more images of mulranny
