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Dublin in Sketches and Stories
£9.50
Róisín Curé sketches what she sees, wherever she is, from the mundane to the magnificent, and everything in between. With her ears and eyes open, she immerses herself in the urban scene and creates a snippet of the world around her in words and pictures, with nothing more hi-tech than a fountain pen and a small box of watercolours. The bustling, busy city of Dublin is captured here in all its grit and glory, through its buildings and people along with conversations with its inhabitants. You won’t find these stories in any guidebook, as they ebbed and flowed like the ink and paint used to create this very intimate portrait of Dublin and its people. And in this perfect coffee-table book, Roisin Cure has done just that. Whether the genteel grandeur of Merrion Square or the raw vibrancy of Moore Street, Curé has it covered. With more than 100 lively new artworks, Dublin: Sketches and Stories is a joyous snapshot of the beating heart of the Fair City.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Merrion Press (7 Feb. 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| File size | 380971 KB |
| Simultaneous device usage | Unlimited |
| Text-to-Speech | Not enabled |
| Enhanced typesetting | Not Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Not Enabled |
| Sticky notes | Not Enabled |
| Print length | 176 pages |
| Page numbers source ISBN | 1785373765 |
by Eleanor Jenkins
A perfect gift! I bought this book for my sister who is living in Australia and I loved it so much I got myself a copy. It’s full of bright beautiful art and interesting facts. Highly recommend as a gift for a friend or even better yourself.
by Jan
This was a Christmas gift to relations who live in a Dublin suburb.
They loved it .
by paeony
Roisin is a master at capturing the life, light and stories of a city in watercolour and words. This is a second book following on from her Galway book and it is wonderful. Just go buy it and get copies for your friends and family.
by Janet Winter
Beautiful book, I loved the one of Galway and I had been looking forward to the Dublin one. It’s like a super, alternate travel guide. Fantastic sketches and touching stories. (The books make great presents and have been loved by the people I sent them to).
by Caitriona Mooney
This book was an impulse buy in a physical bookstore, I love the sketches and bought it largely for that reason. However it is more than beautiful sketching, the stories and seasonal approach are a really lovely way of capturing Dublin. The book lead me to Roisins fantastic online urban sketching classes and an obsession was born.
by Dragonsreach
Róisín Curé’s way of combining a storytelling along with her art, give a flavour to this that is uniquely Irish, full of warmth and gentle wit.
It’s not a tourist guide of Dublin, it’s one woman’s homage to that city, and as I read through this it was her voice I heard, even to the way she speaks about ‘the brother’.
If you want to find Eire through someone’s eyes and stories then this and her book on Galway are for you.