Finals fast approaching

This past month has been a whirlwind. It feels like the semester was crawling by, but now time is flying. Between final projects and weekend trips, the students have been very busy. I myself am off to Paris for the weekend. I am of course super excited, but four days out of the studio seems a bit crazy. 

I've been putting in extra hours trying to get ahead before taking off for the weekend. Below is progress on my final painting:

Irish Studies

     One of my favorite classes here is Irish Studies. So far, we've been studying the natural elements of the Burren and surrounding communities. The class has been hiking all over the place! Gordon, our teacher, seems to know everything under the sun and has a tendency to take us to places that are quite a bit off the beaten track—it's crazy how many amazing places there are around here. With class every Friday, it has been great to get out of the studio and get to know this place a little better. Soon we'll start learning more about the human history that has influenced the country and the Burren itself.

Another castle... there a lot of them. I can't keep up. Still cool. 

Crazy cool sand.

Hyped to hike.

Dylan, majestic as usual. 

Look, there's Amelia!

Just climbed a mountain. NBD.

We found a wild mare and her foal!...Only a little distracting from our lesson.