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Category Archives: Sketchbook

Inktober 2021 Day 9 to Lucky Day 13!

October 13, 2021by michaelbencik 4 Comments

Oh the excitement of Halloween is building, or Samhain as we call it here! One of my favorite holidays, I just love everything about it. Getting dressed up, painting pumpkins, […]

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Art, Inktober, Ireland, Kids Art, Sequential Art, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

Inktober Day 3 and 4

October 4, 2021by michaelbencik 1 Comment

Rolling along on this exciting Daddy Daughter project! Today’s prompts are Haunted House and Knot. Enjoy!

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Art, Inktober, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

Inktober 2021 – Here we go again!

October 2, 2021by michaelbencik 4 Comments

This Inktober I have decided to make it more fun and light, not so stress inducing. More importantly, Skylar wanted to join in the fun. Why not have a nearly […]

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Inktober, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

Inktober 2019 – My Ireland

November 3, 2019by michaelbencik 14 Comments

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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Adventure, Castle, Inktober, Ireland, National Parks, Nature, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

Inktober Day 29 – Injury

October 29, 2019by michaelbencik 1 Comment

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 […]

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Inktober, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

Inktober Day 27- Coat

October 28, 2019by michaelbencik 4 Comments

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, […]

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Castle, Europe, Festival, Inktober, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel, Traveling with Toddlers

Inktober Day 25 – Tasty

October 25, 2019by michaelbencik 2 Comments

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 […]

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Art, Inktober, Ireland, Sketchbook, Travel

Inktober Day 24 – Dizzy

October 24, 2019by michaelbencik 1 Comment

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 […]

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Castle, Inktober, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

Inktober Day 22 – Ghost

October 22, 2019by michaelbencik 1 Comment

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 […]

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Inktober, Ireland, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

Inktober Day 21 – Treasure

October 21, 2019by michaelbencik 1 Comment

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 […]

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Inktober, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

Inktober Day 20 – Tread

October 20, 2019by michaelbencik 1 Comment

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. […]

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Europe, Food, Inktober, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

Inktober Day 19 – Sling

October 19, 2019by michaelbencik 1 Comment

  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 […]

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Art, Inktober, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

Inktober Day 18 – Misfit

October 18, 2019by michaelbencik 1 Comment

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 […]

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Castle, Inktober, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

Inktober Day 17 – Ornament

October 17, 2019by michaelbencik 7 Comments

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 […]

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Inktober, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

Inktober – Half Way There

October 15, 2019by michaelbencik 4 Comments

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 […]

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Art, Castle, Europe, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook

Inktober Day 15 – Legend

October 15, 2019by michaelbencik 1 Comment

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 […]

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Inktober, Ireland, Sketch, Sketchbook

Inktober Day 14 – Overgrown

October 14, 2019by michaelbencik 1 Comment

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. […]

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Inktober, Ireland, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

Inktober Day 12 – Dragon

October 13, 2019by michaelbencik 3 Comments

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 […]

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Art, Ireland, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel

Inktober DAY 10 – Pattern

October 10, 2019by michaelbencik 2 Comments

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 […]

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Ireland, Peru, Sketch, SketchADay, Sketchbook, Travel, Web Comic

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

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