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Huge flocks of Barnacle geese visit Sligo every year. It's an amazing sight to be seen. The late poet Dermot Healy found them a great source of inspiration. Dermot Healy (18 July 1947 – 29 June 2014) was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer. In his poem: A Fool's Errand he describes the geese beautifully...

There is a very good film on vimeo about Dermot Healy: I could read the sky:


Well worth a watch!

Materials used:

Oil paint and Acrylic paint

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#dermot healy #i could read the sky #a fool's errand #geese flying #oil painting #canvas #grey #acrylic paint #flying birds #geese #sligo ireland #barnacle geese 

Barnacle geese return to Sligo (2016) Mixed-media painting
by Jak Blue

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Huge flocks of Barnacle geese visit Sligo every year. It's an amazing sight to be seen. The late poet Dermot Healy found them a great source of inspiration. Dermot Healy (18 July 1947 – 29 June 2014) was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer. In his poem: A Fool's Errand he describes the geese beautifully...

There is a very good film on vimeo about Dermot Healy: I could read the sky:


Well worth a watch!

Materials used:

Oil paint and Acrylic paint

Tags:
#dermot healy #i could read the sky #a fool's errand #geese flying #oil painting #canvas #grey #acrylic paint #flying birds #geese #sligo ireland #barnacle geese 
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Evolutionary ancestors. Exploring our relationship with the animal kingdom. Currently focussing on bird and animal species of the British Isles. Spending lots of time in nature studying animals in their... Read more

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