Don Conroy is delighted to be involved in the second year of the Centra Art Competition.

Tips for the art competition

Look around where you live and see what inspires you. It could be church, a statue, or even an old ruin. Something unexpected might jump out at you on the main street of your town: an unusual-looking tree. Once you begin to look around you will be amazed by the hidden charms that will be revealed to you. Visit the library. Is there a relative who might have some interesting nuggets of information on the environment or the buildings?

Always carry a sketchpad, a 2B pencil and an eraser. A camera (your mobile phone) is handy too. Once you decide on what represents something special in your area do a rough sketch or take a photograph. It’s always good to do this work with friends as you can inspire each other.

When you’ve made a few rough sketches of what you wish to depict you can then work up a finished picture at your leisure. If you are drawing from a photograph try to interpret them rather reproducing it exactly.

You can use water-colour paints, pencils, crayons, markers or you could leave your picture in black and white. The main thing is to have fun!

Good Luck, Don Conroy.

Don would like to congratulate Daire Irwin, the winner of the Afternoon Show Amateur Art Competition. Congratulations to all who entered and keep up the painting!

Don Conroy will be appearing on RTE's flagship daytime show 'The Afternoon Show' today. There was a huge public response to the amateur Irish art competition of which Don is one of the judges.

On today's show Don will meet with the short-listed finalists and discuss their paintings.

Don Conroy will appear on Ireland AM today with Mark Cagney and Sinead Desmond. Early birds can tune in at 8.15am and any night owls can catch the repeat in the wee hours.

Don will bring a sample of his paintings ranging from his wildlife art to his more abstract paintings all of which are for sale through the website. Check back to the site again for video of the interview.

http://donconroy.com/gallery/

Don Conroy will be appearing on RTE's very popular Mooney Show this afternoon in a segment on the elusive Treecreepers.

But what is a treecreeper you might ask.
Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees.

Date: Saturday March 3rd 2007
Time: 2.30pm
Event: Don Conroy appearance at Middleton Bookshop, Cork.

Don will be making a special appearance at Midleton Books on Saturday as part of their celebrations for World Book Day.

Having written over 40 children's books himself it will be a great opportunity for fans of Don's books to meet him. He will be on hand to sign copies and will give an art demonstration too. It plans to be a wonderful afternoon so arrive early to avoid disappointment.

For further information on Don's books go to:

http://donconroy.com/publications/

Event: World Book Day, Wexford
Date: Thursday, March 1 2007
Location: Wexford Town

Don Conroy will be on hand to launch the World Book Day.