Quarantine Blues

With the ongoing coronavirus situation, we are currently quarantined at home, and hopefully safe. Art classes have been cancelled for the remainder of this session, and the Spring semester may be pushed back to May or June. The 2nd IDCA art conference in Downpatrick has also been postponed until next year. Trying to make the best of it by conducting classes via email chain, using the spare time to work on commissions, and spending some quality couch time with our kittens.

In these trying times, we must all do our part to minimize the spread of Covid19 and flatten the curve…stay home, stay safe and be well, friends. We’ll meet again soon…

Michael Carroll

FALL CLASSES BEGIN SEPT 12th

Celtic Art Classes with Michael Carroll

Celtic Art classes will commence this September at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago, and at the LaGrange Art League in LaGrange IL. Minimal supply list, small friendly groups, come join us! See CLASSES page for details. Hope to see you there!

IDCA Conference, June 6-9, 2019

All are invited to the first International Day of Celtic Art conference, to be held in Andover NY from June 6-9th. Scholars and Celtic artists from Ireland, the UK and USA will discuss history, methods and techniques, and share hands-on practical application. I will be giving a short presentation on my own art, and to close the conference, a three-hour workshop on Maze and Key Patterns. Hope to see you there!
For more information or to make reservations, go to
www.celticartday.com/2019-conference

NEW RELEASE: The Spirit of Truth

A newly-commissioned work now in the collection of the Warrenville Historical Museum and Albright Studio in Warrenville IL, The Spirit of Truth was done in acrylics on treated board...a very different medium from my usual gouache on manuscript vellum. The quote is by Malvin Albright, brother of Ivan Albright.

Now available as a limited edition giclee print, reserve yours today!

Welcome to Michael's Blog Page

Hi there folks...thanks for stopping by our site and taking time to view my artwork. Since manuscript painting is a long process requiring hundreds of hours in the studio, I can create at most only one major page per year, or a couple of small ones instead. Despite that, I hope you'll check in frequently as I'll be trying to keep things fresh and unpredictable. Weekly blog posts may feature anything from helpful tips on drawing your own knotwork to breaking stories on new Celtic archaeological digs, current events and other items of interest. Or, I may just choose to speak my mind. They say we artists are known for that.