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County Tipperary, Ireland, plein air oil, 8 x 10" (20.3 x 25.4 cm), 1994.

On this trip I decide not to rent a car. I just bum rides from friends and walk everywhere. All my painting gear fits in one backpack and all my other gear in a suitcase. I wander on foot each day alone in search of a motif while my son Dan is in Clonmel studying tunes and prepping for the Fleadh Cheoil, the annual international Irish music competition.

I walk up a hill road to a break in the hedgerow with a big view: sheep grazing on a far pasture, a passing shower. Way down in the valley I can almost hear the friendly fever of the jigs and reels while the silent sea of heaven rolls overhead.

You can get a copy of Dan's CD at this link.