John @ Workshops in Madrid, Drawing & Dance

John got stuck in to amazing workshops hosted by Debajo Del Sombrero at La Matadero, Madrid. 

Dance Workshop: Hosted by a guest contemporary dancer. John observed, danced and drew.

Drawing: The people of Colective Debajo Del Sombrero, Madrid, set up white objects for the artists to draw and paint on. John did some observational drawings.

John Keating continues his Etching Work in La Matadero, Madrid

John does portraits of the other artists at the workshops in Madrid. He uses his mastered technique of etching. Here we see him working on one of the etchings that, when finished, will be sent to the Spanish artist as a gift.

John Draws at Palacio De Cristal

John visited the botanical gardens, Palacio de Cristal. Each glass house had a different climate suitable to the plant life. Here we see John exploring life drawing against the backdrop of the plant life.  

Painting Wall Murals in La Tabaclero, Madrid

One of the highlights of the Madrid workshops was a trip to La Tabacalero to paint wall murals.

Here is John participating in the mural painting with the artists from Debajo Del Sombrero and AIM.

John Keating in La Matadero, Madrid

 This is the studio John and his fellow GASP artists worked in, La Matadero, Madrid. He was inspired everyday by different cultures, other artists and new artistic techniques.

John Keating with Spanish Artists.

Working in Studio, La Materdero

In studio with Cork artist Rosaleen Moore.

Creative journey to Madrid

John is travelling to Madrid next week to an arts workshop hosted by Arts Organisation Debajo Del Sombrero as part of a longer term Erasmus + project called Expanding realities which will see exchange or ideas, approaches and collaborations  between GASP Cork, Art in Motion (AIM) Bristol and Debajo del Sombrero Madrid. 

The project is coordinated by CIT Crawford College of Art and Design and supported by Leargas.  The workshop in Madrid will be a change to engage with new method and approaches. Some workshop will be focused on visual response to performance art while time will also be spent working on a large piece of work on an outdoor wall.