RUBY SLEEPING — Ailbhe Phelan

Skip to Content

Simply Splendiferous Blog

Simply Splendiferous Blog

Simply Splendiferous Blog

RUBY SLEEPING

Hand drawn etching printed on Somerset paper. Hard ground, soft ground and drypoint.

STILL LIFE I, II & III

A BLUE COUPLE

My Instagram feed is a work-in-progress. A scrapbook of doodles, dreams and doings. Not always pretty but.. is life?

Sketches from my Drink & Draw weekend with art college friend @helene_a_byrne. Friends for (coughs) decades 🥰 it was fab to catch up and spend time doing what we love best - chatting and creating. Stunning scenery along Northern Ireland's north

The Hive, Kew Gardens - amazing art installation, 17 metres tall recreating the life inside a beehive! LED lights glow as a musical symphony responds to the vibrations of bees that live in the Garden. The musical key is C, the key that bees seemingly

Today was maybe not the best weather to go visit Kew Gardens but on the plus it was probably less crowded. Orchid Festival now on and if you love orchids this is for you. I love the foliage in the greenhouses, the Palm House was glorious and the cact

Second visit to @royalacademyarts #impressionistsonpaper exhibition last night (Friday late opening). The collection of drawings from most of the greats of impressionnism are just stunning, the freedom of linework, drawings fresh from the artist&rsqu

Looking down onto the muddy Murchison River and across the plateau, Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia. Another rough sketch for future development. #kalbarrinationalpark #kalbarri #kalbarriskywalk #westernaustralia

It's taken a while to start to produce some more developed sketches from our trip to Western Australia in 2023. We visited the mind-blowing Kalbarri National Park, the vastness and drama of the place is awe inspiring. Not sure what I do next with the

SOLD! Thank you @Leifiz for buying my lino prints. Finally on my way to @woodfieldpavilion for the private view, we had to reassemble the damaged cold greenhouse unit damaged by the wind during the week. My poor overwintering plants needed rescue! Th

SOLD! Thanks to local Katie who just bought one of my an unframed prints; “Ruby Sleeping” Exhibition continues at @woodfieldpavilion today till 4pm
Delighted it’s gone home to a dog lover. #etchings #localartist

Back invigilating the local artist exhibition @woodfieldpavilion today along with @margo_random_art @hackstonr @stevengappy and jana_dragonfly Lots of vibrant artworks to view and buy! Start your year with some art (and a lovely walk) #tootingcommon