5th & 6th yrs Art Trip

Tuesday 19th December 2017 5th & 6th year art students went on a cultural trip to Dublin to visit the newly refurbished National Gallery of Ireland and The National Museum.

The Gallery is located in the heart of Georgian Dublin, on Merrion Square beside the Parliament (Dáil Éireann) and adjacent to the National Museum.

In the NGI students enjoyed viewing artworks by renowned artists such as Carravaggio, Monet, Picasso, Morisot and Joseph Walsh. We then enjoyed viewing artefacts such as the Tara brooch, the Cross of Cong and the preserved Bog bodies in The National Museum. A thoroughly enjoyable day for all.

October Artist of the Week

Well done and congratulations to our creative students who are the October artists of the week 2017.

Katie Farrell 2nd year student for her expressive painting techniques used to paint the impressionist painting Water Lilly Pond by Claude Monet 1900. Well done Katie!

Karl McInerney 1st year art student for his detailed drawing using felt tip pen & colouring pencils to create an outstanding image. The talented artists sketch won the School Walk Poster Competition 2017 which was then used for the school walk sponsorship card. A fine piece of artwork well done Karl! 

Grainne Donoghue 2nd year art student for her fantastic use of paint. Grainne's use of the impasto technique achieved with acrylic paint to recreate Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet 1872. Well done Grainne! 

Patrick Conlon, Mark Mealia, Sean Mulledy Ty art students for their striking string art technique used to create two fantastic boards displaying Ireland and Australia. This was the first time these students tried art & we think they did a great job. Well done lads! 

Imaginations Run Wild Art Exhibition

Imaginations Run Wild Art Exhibition a student recognition project was held in Mercy Secondary School Ballymahon on Thursday 23rd November at 7pm. The Exhibition was opened by local Longford street artist Phil Atkinson.
The exhibition was successfully organised by 5th year art students Conor Gibson, Sandra Pawlus, Killian Conefrey, Danielle O'Leary, Shannon Guy, Brian Feeney, Chloe Freeman, Jason Moorhead, Natalia Ochenkowska, Leon Walsh and Zsaklin Greczi.

Well done to all the art students from 1st to 6th year who participated in exhibiting over 200 pieces of amazing artwork. Ms. Bruton and Ms. Ryan from Mercy Ballymahon Art Department would like to thank to all who attended.  A great night was had by all.

Artist of the Week - September

Welcome back to Mercy Ballymahon Artist of The Week Initiative for the academic year 2017/18. The Artist of the week spot showcases the students work and salutes them for their artistic achievement.

September has seen some amazing talent within the school, congratulations to our creative students who are the September artists of the week 2017.

Aidan O' Ceallagh a 5th year student for his vibrant reproduction of The Cubist Painting Houses at L'Estaque by George Braques. Aidan created this with colouring crayons in great detail. Well done Aidan!

Chloe Freeman, 5th year art student who created this technically brilliant portrait drawing in pencil. Chloe's use of pencil to create the figure is excellent, using tones and detail to create a beautiful piece of art.
Well done Chloe!

Luke Mulvihill 3rd year art student for his excellent object drawing of an apple created on pencil.
Well done Luke!

Conor Gibson 5th year art student for his excellent portrait painting using acrylics. His loose brush strokes and application of paint is excellent.
Well done Conor!

May Artists of the Week

Congratulations to our creative art students who are the May 2017 winners of Artist of the Week.
Kate Courtney 5th year art student for her detailed imaginary composition drawn with black ball point pen. This creative drawing is based on the theme reflections.
Stacey Kearns 2nd year art student for her amazing still life of a Rams skull using pen, pencil and watercolours.
Aoibhe Doherty 1st year art student for her vibrant painting of Pablo Picasso's "Woman with flower 1932"
Emmalee Morgan 2nd year art student for her fine detail in her still life drawing of an apple. Emmalee uses colouring pencils, pencil and pen to create this image.

Congratulations to 5th year art student Kate Courtney who will be participating in Cruthú Arts Festival Longford (July 27th - 30th 2017) Square Eyes, a student artist street mural project. The street art is trained by renowned mural artist Phil Atkinson.

Kate will get the opportunity to create large murals with Phil, the finished artwork will then be toured around participating schools in the 2017 academic term. The artwork will eventually be mounted in prominent public spaces in Longford.

Enjoy the experience Kate!

2nd years Art project

Well done to 2nd year art students who created 3D lettering from recyclable materials found in the school with their art teacher Miss Bruton. The lettering will be displayed in the school corridor to promote green schools.

2nd year art students with green schools co ordinator Miss McTiernan.

2nd year art students with green schools co ordinator Miss McTiernan.

April Artists of the Week

Well done and congratulations to our April winners of Artist of the Week.

Aoife Nolan 2nd year student for her printmaking techniques used in her Landscape Lino Print.

Juilliet Oqunleye 2nd year student for her excellent cutting skills seen here in her Lino print of a beetle.

Aoife Ballesty 5th year student for her expressive painting techniques used in her painting of a flower.

Zoe Kenny 1st year student for her vibrant painting skills seen in her Pablo Picasso painting Weeping Woman 1937.

Congratulations

Congratulations to another one of our hugely talented 6th year art students Anna Peters who was accepted by The National College of Art & Design with her portfolio of artwork.
Well done Anna on creating such an impressive portfolio of artwork and for your hard work and dedication.
 

March Artist of the Week

Well done and congratulations to our March 2017 winners of Artist of the Week. 

Hannah Jackson 6th year student for her amazing detail in her portrait drawing of an old man created in pencil. 

Oskar 6th year art student for his beautiful expressive painting techniques in oil paint displayed in his painting of Newcastle Forest. 

Anna Peters 6th year student for her excellent painting skills shown in her perspective painting.

Sophie Freeman 1st year student with her delicate detail in her portrait in pencil.

Congratulations

Congratulations to our talented 6th year art student Oskar Szulczynski who was accepted by Athlone Institute of Technology with his art portfolio.
His portfolio was awarded 540 out of 600 points. Well done Oskar on creating such as impressive portfolio of artwork and good luck in your future artistic career.

Congratulations

Congratulations to our talented 6th year art student Hannah Jackson who was accepted by Limerick School of Art & Design with her art portfolio. It was awarded 570 points out of 600. Well done Hannah on your hard work and dedication in creating such an impressive portfolio of artwork.
 

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February Artist of the Week

Well done and congratulations to our February 2017 winners of Artist of the Week.

Lauren Corlett 2nd year student for her detailed shading technique s displayed in her portrait created in pencil. Aoife Keenan 2nd year art student for her expressive painting techniques in acrylic paint displayed in her interpretation of "Skull of a skeleton with burning cigarette (1887) by post impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh.
Dija Virkutyte 2nd year student for her creative printmaking techniques in her Lino Print design.

 

January Artists of the Week

Congratulations to our talented and creative January 2017 winners of Artist of the week.

Brendan Finnan 1st year art student for his vibrant patterns created in his self portrait.
Emilia Kazek 2nd year art student for her detailed pencil drawing of Robert James Collier actor from Downton Abbey and Sarah Shea, 2nd year art student who painted an amazing impressionist painting in acrylics.

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