Inktober Day 6 – Husky
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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Inktober Day 5 – Build
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 […]
Inktober Day 1 – Ring
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. […]
An Illustrated Journey Through Ireland – Philadelphia Solo Art Show
“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. […]
National Drawing Day
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 […]
Duckett’s Grove Anniversary
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 […]
MichaelBencik.com — One Way Ticket – The Comic
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 […]
MichaelBencik.com, Sketch Book
“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 […]
MichaelBencik.com, Sequential Art
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 […]
My New Website MichaelBencik.com!
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 […]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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 […]
365 Sketch Challenge, New Beginnings!
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, […]
Sketches from the Road – An Illustrated Journey Through Asia Art Opening
“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 […]
365 Sketch Challenge, Must Keep Sketching
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 […]
365 Sketch Challenge, Where Has The Time Gone?
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 […]
365 Sketch Challenge!
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 […]
30 Day Sketch Challenge, Why Not 365?
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, […]
30 Day Sketch Challenge 2015
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. […]