Just a quick reminder that I will be exhibiting
                                                                                                     at The Schoolhouse Gallery, Enniskerry on Friday
                                                                                                  from 7 to 9, and on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5.   
                                                                                         Many other pieces from local artists will be on show also so drop in
​                                                                                                         to see the work and the newly modelled gallery.

I will be exhibiting some new paintings alongside the work of 19 other local artists at The Schoolhouse Gallery's Annual Group Exhibition in Enniskerry next weekend.
From 7 to 9 pm on Friday 9th and from 12 to 5 pm on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th.  Hope you can drop by to see the new pieces and sample the atmosphere in the revamped gallery. 

Some days are good...some not so good...and sometimes a good thing comes to you when you really need it, and believe me...I needed it! This was an email today.......Dear Tom, The Board of Directors are delighted to award you a residency at the Cill Rialaig Retreat. You will be assigned your own cottage for seven days, which has a studio/living space with a small kitchen area, a shower room, sleeping loft with a double bed and electric storage heating. 
The studio retreats are located in the restored ruins of the pre-famine village, Cill Rialaig, in a wild and remote landscape situated on the very edge of the Atlantic Ocean. Seven studios are occupied by artists and writers, and an eighth cottage, Tigh an Comhrá (Gaelic for “house of conversation”) or Meeting House offers a place for residents to gather or enjoy a rich library.
And it's free of charge. Can't wait for February! ​

My painting 'Clear Over Coliemore' made it to the top ten in the Light Space and Time Seascape competition. There were 490 entries from 19 countries so I'm really happy with the result. 'Clear Over Coliemore' and other works can be seen at www.tompigotpaintings.com. Another good day! Keep in touch.

Hennessy and the National Gallery of Ireland have announced the 14 finalists chosen for the Hennessy Portrait Prize 2016. The finalists were selected from almost 400 entries encompassing a wide range of media and materials, by artists living in Ireland and Irish artists abroad.

David Hockney exhibition opened in Belfast on Friday August 19th and runs until late October.  First major presentation of English artist’s work in Ireland concentrates on early work
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The first “significant exhibition” in Ireland of the work of English artist David Hockney opened at the Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) in Belfast. The exhibition by the 79-year-old painter, entitled, David Hockney: I draw, I do, will concentrate on his early work including the Paper Pool series, alongside work from this decade.