Inktober 2019 – My Ireland
This is the accumulation of all Inktober 2019, 31 pen and ink illustrations, from 17 counties in Ireland, all under the combined theme of My Ireland. There is a total […]
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Inktober Day 29 – Injury
Well, it seems that no injury is worse than a man’s pride. In fact, men will go to great lengths when it comes to this very silly, stupid, and useless […]
Inktober Day 27- Coat
I researched the hell out of this prompt word Coat, trying to find something to tie it with my Irish theme. I finally found a Blue Coat School in Dublin, […]
Inktober Day 25 – Tasty
When I think of tasty, I think Leighlinbridge. Whaaaatt, are you crazy. A village of 2000 people, give or take, that’s less than my high school. What could be tasty […]
Inktober Day 24 – Dizzy
There is nothing dizzier and sillier then leaning backwards to kiss a stone on the Blarney Castle, yet, people do it. It is one of the number one tourist things […]
Inktober Day 22 – Ghost
BOO! Oh yeah, ghost in Ireland, this is probably the easiest one to do. I mean, the Irish believe there are ghost everywhere. And why not, this country has a […]
Inktober Day 21 – Treasure
A daring late-night break in, millions of dollars of art stolen, one of the biggest art heists in all of Ireland. Who could be responsible for such a daring and […]
Inktober Day 20 – Tread
You would be hard pressed to be in Ireland and not see a farm. You see one when you leave the airport, or go to Ikea, or to the beach. […]
Inktober Day 19 – Sling
sling nouna flexible strap or belt used in the form of a loop to support or raise a hanging weight. “the horse had to be supported by a sling […]
Inktober Day 18 – Misfit
Well, I can think of no greater misfit then the famed Pirate Queen of Ireland, Gráinne Mhaol or Grace O’Malley. The O’Malley’s ruled a large part of the west coast for over […]
Inktober Day 17 – Ornament
Perhaps a fancy ornamental building possibly, or maybe a nice Celtic carving, something that screams ornamentation. Yeah, that would be nice. But what popped in my head was a Christmas […]
Inktober – Half Way There
At this point it’s starting to get pretty hard to hide the fact that this is a combination piece, so I figured why not let it all out there. Instead […]
Inktober Day 15 – Legend
As far as Ireland goes, nothing could be more legendary then Finn McCool, or Fionn Mac Cumhaill. An Irish giant that decided to expand his territory by going across the […]
Inktober Day 14 – Overgrown
As I have mentioned before, there are lots of houses in Ireland that are just abandoned. It really does not take long for nature to reclaim anything human has created. […]
Inktober Day 12 – Dragon
You would think there would be a million dragon things in Irish mythology to tie into this theme, but there are not. I searched high and wide, but very few […]
Inktober DAY 10 – Pattern
When it came to patterns, the first thing that popped into my head was old Celtic carvings. They have been part or Irish culture for as far back as can […]
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, […]
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 2 – Mindless
Well day two and going strong. The word of the day is MINDLESS. Now you might wonder what mindless has to do with this castle. Well back in 1814, a […]
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. […]