INTERESTED? Please complete the following form an d you will be notified about further booking arran gements
\n \n \n \nThursday 1
5 October - Saturday 17 October
\n 10am - 4:3
0pm
\n
\n SPAB Ireland is delighted to
announce a three-day Traditional Paint Finishes wi
th Don and Robin Knox. Knox and Knox is a speciali
st painting company with long experience in Gildin
g\, Restoration\, Murals\, Furniture Painting and
all Faux finishes such as Graining and Marbling.\n
\n Donald Knox has been a specialist
painter and artist for 41 years and 25 years ago
joined the business with his son Robin\, who broug
ht his experience in Furniture painting and gildin
g to the partnership. As restorers\, they have wor
ked on Ireland’s most important buildings\, includ
ing Dublin Castle\, Farmleigh\, Castletown House\
, Trinity College (of which they are both graduate
s)\, Muckross House\, Marino Casino and Caledon Ca
stle and as muralists and gilders at the K Club\,
the Mansion House\, The Guildhall\, Derry and The
Dorchester Hotel.
\n
\n What will peop
le learn: Participants will learn about marbling\,
of many different types\, and wood graining\, aga
in\, different types like oak\, pine and mahogany.
The techniques of stencilling. We can touch on ra
g rolling\, sponging and stippling. Some oil gildi
ng and at least a demo of water gilding. At the en
d\, everyone should have at least a couple of samp
le boards of their own work to take home.
Knox and Knox is a specialist painting compan
y with long experience in Gilding\, Restoration\,
Murals\, Furniture Painting and all Faux finishes
such as Graining and Marbling.
\n
\n Lu
nch will be provided on all three days.
We are now inviting expressions of interest for
this masterclass. If you would like to be conside
red for selection\, please complete the following
questionnaire by 28/09/2026\, and we will be in to
uch in due course.
\n
\n Organised by
SPAB Ireland
This event is generously supported by The Heritage Council
\n \nPhotos and filming:We ma y take photos or videos at this event to be used i n future promotion\, including in print and online . Participants may take photos and short videos fo r personal use\, with permission of the course lea der and all other participants in frame. If you wa nt to post on social media\, please message SPAB's Comms Team (press@spab.org.uk or @spab1877) for p ermission. If your material is good\, we might ask to share it with our followers.
\n \nAll b ookings are subject to our Terms and Conditions.
\n \nPhoto credit: Don Knox
DESCRIPTION:INTERESTED? Please complete the following form and you will be notified about further booking arrang ements\n \n \n \n EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FORM \n \n \n \n Thursday 15 October - Saturday 17 October \n \n 10am - 4:30pm\n \n \n \n SPAB Ireland is del ighted to announce a three-day Traditional Paint F inishes with Don and Robin Knox. Knox and Knox is a specialist painting company with long experience in Gilding\, Restoration\, Murals\, Furniture Pai nting and all Faux finishes such as Graining and M arbling.\n \n \n \n Donald Knox has been a special ist painter and artist for 41 years and 25 years ago joined the business with his son Robin\, who b rought his experience in Furniture painting and gi lding to the partnership. As restorers\, they have worked on Ireland’s most important buildings\, in cluding Dublin Castle\, Farmleigh\, Castletown Ho use\, Trinity College (of which they are both grad uates)\, Muckross House\, Marino Casino and Caledo n Castle and as muralists and gilders at the K Clu b\, the Mansion House\, The Guildhall\, Derry and The Dorchester Hotel. \n \n \n \n What will people learn: Participants will learn about marbling\, o f many different types\, and wood graining\, again \, different types like oak\, pine and mahogany. T he techniques of stencilling. We can touch on rag rolling\, sponging and stippling. Some oil gilding and at least a demo of water gilding. At the end\ , everyone should have at least a couple of sample boards of their own work to take home. \n \n \n \ n Knox and Knox is a specialist painting company w ith long experience in Gilding\, Restoration\, Mur als\, Furniture Painting and all Faux finishes suc h as Graining and Marbling.\n \n \n \n Lunch will be provided on all three days. \n \n \n \n We are now inviting expressions of interest for this mast erclass. If you would like to be considered for se lection\, please complete the following questionna ire by 28/09/2026\, and we will be in touch in due course. \n \n \n \n Organised by SPAB Ireland\n \ n \n \n This event is generously supported by The Heritage Council (http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/pr ojects) \n \n \n \n \n Photos and filming:We may t ake photos or videos at this event to be used in f uture promotion\, including in print and online. P articipants may take photos and short videos for p ersonal use\, with permission of the course leader and all other participants in frame. If you want to post on social media\, please message SPAB's Co mms Team (press@spab.org.uk or @spab1877) for perm ission. If your material is good\, we might ask to share it with our followers.\n \n \n \n All booki ngs are subject to our Terms and Conditions (https ://www.spab.org.uk/content/booking-terms-and-condi tions).\n \n \n \n Photo credit: Don Knox\n \n CATEGORIES:Course CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T100000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261017T163000 LOCATION:St Kevin's Church\n Harrington Street\n Dublin\, \ n United Kingdom\n URL:https://www.spab.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1493 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR