Why a visit to an art gallery makes the perfect date! My job gives me the opportunity to meet so many interesting people on a daily basis. Watching people interact with art and talking to them about it is fascinating and I never have the same conversation twice. I’m always particularly excited when I work […]

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Sheelah Moloney

The Art Of The Gaze

Art has long played a part in love stories and sagas. It’s role in the declaration of feelings has been poignant through centuries of romances. Luckily for us the pieces created as a result of these sometimes epic and sometimes illicit relationships leaves us with tales to get lost in.

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Sheelah Moloney

Sweet Nothings

3 ways to use art for self care. As the new year has begun and life is back to hectic normality, for many of us taking, even just a little, time for ourselves to rest our minds will be high on the resolution agenda. Of all the promises to make to yourself this is one of the easiest to keep, especially if you use art to help you.

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Sheelah Moloney

Medit..Art

Goal setting tips for creatives Artists are some of the most amazing people. I am ever in awe of how someone can take an idea from their mind and translate it into an artwork. Creative endeavours demand such a lot of the individual and often that means that there is little space to explore how […]

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Sheelah Moloney

Going For Goals

The biggest year yet for 2020 is upon us. This is a look at the road we’ve traveled to get here and the path we’ll take in 2020

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Sheelah Moloney

A Tale Of Two 2020s

Red and green are synonymous with Christmas and the reasons why stretch way back in time. Read on to discover how they became the colours of Christmas

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Sheelah Moloney

The Colours of Christmas

Why banana-gate has nothing to do with the real art world ….

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Sheelah Moloney

About Art Buying

Experience gifts are the ones that make memories as well as being unique. Here are some ideas for the creative people on your Christmas list

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Sheelah Moloney

Gift Experience

What’s always green, sometimes red and fits under the tree?

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Sheelah Moloney

Present Goals

Find out which 20th Century artist are you? Take the quiz With the exciting announcement this week that the National Gallery will be hosting the very first Mondrian exhibition in Ireland next year and with #20daysofseeing in full swing. this week’s post is a fun one. Have you ever wondered which great 20th century artist […]

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Sheelah Moloney

Who DO You Think You Are?