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Inktober Day 6 – Husky

October 7, 2019by michaelbencik 1 Comment

Well, I know most people probably are thinking of a cute dog for Husky, but I went a different route. I wanted to find one of the most sturdy, solid, […]

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Art, Inktober, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

Inktober Day 5 – Build

October 7, 2019by michaelbencik 1 Comment

This drawing is of one of my favorite buildings in Kilkenny, right at the historic John Street bridge, in the shadow of Kilkenny Castle. The reason I thought of this […]

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Art, Inktober, Ireland, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

Inktober Day 1 – Ring

October 1, 2019by michaelbencik 4 Comments

October has come around fast this year, though it’s hard to tell with the stores setting up their Christmas displays. For me though, October is all about Halloween and fall. […]

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Adventure, Art, Inktober, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

An Illustrated Journey Through Ireland – Philadelphia Solo Art Show

August 1, 2018by michaelbencik 6 Comments

“I wanted real adventure to happen to myself. But real adventures, I reflected, do not happen to people who remain at home: they must be sought abroad.       […]

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Adventure, Art, Inktober, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

National Drawing Day

May 14, 2018by michaelbencik Leave a comment

National Drawing Day has come and gone, but its a concept that never gets old. Started by the National Gallery or Ireland, its a day to inspire and motivate, from […]

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Art, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

Duckett’s Grove Anniversary

April 15, 2018by michaelbencik 5 Comments

Celebrating our 4-year wedding anniversary, I am starting to remanence about all the amazing adventures Yvonne and I have had. We have traveled to over 16 countries together, lived in two […]

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Adventure, Ireland, Japan, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel, wedding

MichaelBencik.com — One Way Ticket – The Comic

April 13, 2018by michaelbencik 2 Comments

One of the coolest things about traveling for nine months through Asia was has the ability to draw and illustrate a web comic as I went. It allowed me to […]

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Art, Comic, Inktober, Sequential Art, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel, Travel South East Asia, Web Comic

MichaelBencik.com, Sketch Book

April 6, 2018by michaelbencik Leave a comment

“Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic […]

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Adventure, Art, Backpacking, Beach, Inktober, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

MichaelBencik.com, Sequential Art

March 30, 2018by michaelbencik 3 Comments

Sequential Art or Comic Art, which is it, and why does it matter. In the end, it really doesn’t. The term Sequential Art was generated to give more weight to […]

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Art, Comic, Inktober, Sequential Art, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Web Comic

My New Website MichaelBencik.com!

March 20, 2018by michaelbencik 5 Comments

So the time has come, after 20 years, to create a new web site showcasing some of my best art and stories. For those of you who do not know […]

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Adventure, Art, Ireland, Michigan, Sequential Art, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Web Comic

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

December 25, 2017by michaelbencik 1 Comment

  Leighlinbridge, Ireland A small village on the River Barrow with one of Ireland’s oldest bridges crossing it. The valerian-bearded bridge was built in 1320. The Black Castle was originally […]

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Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

365 Sketch Challenge, New Beginnings!

November 14, 2015by michaelbencik 5 Comments

  First I want to say how exciting this week has been, with my first Solo Show at Gold Standard Cafe. I met a lot of great people at the opening, […]

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Philadelphia, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel, United States

Sketches from the Road – An Illustrated Journey Through Asia Art Opening

November 5, 2015by michaelbencik 6 Comments

“Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic […]

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Adventure, Art, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

365 Sketch Challenge, Must Keep Sketching

July 21, 2015by michaelbencik 16 Comments

Moving along, still working my pencil as often as I can. Who would think it would be so easy to fall of the wagon. One day your forget, next thing […]

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Art, Michigan, Philadelphia, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

365 Sketch Challenge, Where Has The Time Gone?

June 19, 2015by michaelbencik 11 Comments

Ok, now this post is really behind schedule. But I am so excited that I finally  finished up my South East Asia portion of the blog and that I will have […]

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Coffee Shop, Germany, Ireland, Philadelphia, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

365 Sketch Challenge!

March 30, 2015by michaelbencik 13 Comments

Getting near the end of March now, and I have hit 52 days straight of sketching. Its fun, but you know, some days you just don’t feel like whipping out […]

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Art, Philadelphia, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

30 Day Sketch Challenge, Why Not 365?

March 10, 2015by michaelbencik 9 Comments

February has come and gone, and I managed to get the sketch pad out everyday. I have to say I really enjoy traveling around the city, checking out new things, […]

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Art, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

30 Day Sketch Challenge 2015

February 18, 2015by michaelbencik 24 Comments

Everyday in February I am going to do a sketch from life. The parameters I have set for myself is fifteen minutes minimum, on the sketch pad, with pencils, inks, or brush. […]

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Art, Philadelphia, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

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