Pleased with my #ink spine art for my #gameofthrones #agotlcg and #arkhamHorror card folders. Front & bafks to do, plus 3 more folders for Lord of the Rings LCG to do as well.

Spent a couple hours making my own werewolf cards for a game tonight. #werewolf #boardgame

Another version of the hand of prophecy #dune #ink #art

First version this evening of a #Dune #ink painting. I love the worm and overall composition. Shadows and the hand need a bit more thought and will use inktense washes vs acrylic ink for the colour. #art

I am super pleased with this #LordOfTheRings illustration. Acrylic #ink outline and then #inktense for the colour. #art #lotr

The Fellowship at Doors of Durin, this time in #ink. #LordOfTheRings #lotr #art

Two drawings of the fellowship at the Doors of Durin, done three months apart. I’ll try again in a few months to see how my technique is progressing. #art #LordOfTheRings #lotr #drawing

Dow Crag in the #LakeDistrict. A3 using graphite and graphatint pencils. #art #drawing

I went for a night hike on thursley common the other day to enjoy the -3c frosts. Stunning and atmospheric with the rising fog off the ponds. #photography

First attempt at painting with tinted charcoal. Using water brushes to lift off of pencils. But if grapatint in there too. #art

First light today over Thursley Common. #sunrise #photography

This #drawing of the USS Enterprise is a reminder that my goal for 2025 is to draw more and enjoy to process, not worry about the outcome. #art #StarTrek

A have written a second short story, The Boundsman in the Morrasgrove, that follows on from the Ferryman. #fantasy #fiction #ShortStory open.substack.com/pub/cathalmc...

Christmas holidays have presented an opportunity a bit of creative writing. I’ve written a #ShortStory #DarkFantasy #PsychologicalFiction about a sour old marsh ferryman who is interrupted on a stormy night. open.substack.com/pub/cathalmc...

I’ve really enjoyed taking part in the #ArtAdventCalendar. I created something new 18/24 days. In Ink, charcoal, graphite, inktense, watercolour, pastels, photographs. I’ve drawn Landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife, Pokémon, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Expanse, Lord of the Rings, and more. #art

The Millennium Falcon for day 24 of the #ArtAdventCalendar, drawn from the x-wing miniatures game model this morning and painted in ink. Great fun! #StarWars

For day 23 of the #ArtAdventCalendar I have a trio of pictures of a trio of elephants. Pastels; watercolour pencil on a sepia wash, and ink and inktense used as watercolour. #art

My first #pastel picture for the #ArtAdventCalendar, on day 21. I’m going to try a few more mediums for the last few days. Really pleased with this Meerkat, from a photo I took at the Exmoor zoo in 2022. #art #meerkat #zoo

I invite you to Live long and prosper on day 21 of #ArtAdventCalendar. #StarTrek

I want to resubmit my day 20 #ArtAdventCalendar with three variations of my Kirk portrait. Ink outlines and coloured in with inktense. Spock is drying for tomorrow and I’m going to have a go with the rest of the cast. Enjoying some experimentation. #StarTrek

For day 20 of the #ArtAdventCalendar I have an ink portrait of Captain James T Kirk. #art #StarTrek #ink

A misty morning #photograph for day 19 of the #ArtAdventCalendar. Taken Feb 2021 a short walk from my front door. #photography

2 for 1 on day 18 of the #ArtAdventCalendar. Two scenes from #LordOfTheRings painted in acrylic ink. Ink washes are my new favourite thing. #art #lotr

Well it’s been a relaxed and productive day off today. Can you guess what audiobook I’ve been listening too 😆 #lotr #art #ink

Wow I love ink, especially the almost luminescent washes. I’m enjoying an illustration style approach. Characters need better proportions but I’m having a blast. #art #LordOfTheRings #lotr

Something bold for day #17 of #ArtAdventCalendar. This is the first time I’ve been able to properly sit down with acrylic ink and I love this medium. Here is The Fellowship having escaped the east gate of Moria. #LordOfTheRings #lotr #art #ink

Day 16 #ArtAdventCalendar Watercolor using just a twig to get paint on paper and water spray bottle. Won first place in a juried competition! #watercolor

For day 16 of #ArtAdventCalendar I have drawn another big cat - this time a leopard bounding across the savannah. #wildlife #art

My sister creates incredibly realistic and emotive drawings of wildlife, and will spend a hundred hours on a painting. I have far less patience and talent so I’ve shied away from these subjects, until #ArtAdventCalendar day 15 that is! #wildlife #art

I had 30 minutes to try acrylic ink for the first time today, and with the wrong paper. So I have a couple bottles in order and I look forward to trying on watercolour paper. #art #ink #dragon

A photo for day 14 of the #ArtAdventCalendar, Lake Wakatipu taken from Kinloch, New Zealand 2014. #photography

A second picture today for #ArtAdventCalendar, a summertime footpath in the Surrey hills. #watercolour #art

I might offer something else for #ArtAdventCalendar but for now day 13 is Pickachu. Using Inktense Blocks. #art #pokemon

For day 12 of the #artadventcalendar I have used #inktense blocks to paint a fiery sunset over my home cricket ground. Photo from October this year. I tried to repeat this on better quality paper but it was a complete flop! #art

Carn, West Penwith, Cornwall #art #watercolourart #watercolour #watercolor #landscapeart #landscapepainting #cornwall #cornishart #landscape #artadventcalendar

A #watercolour of Ruddy Gill in the the Lake District. My dad and I passed here in March on the way back from Scafell Pike. #ArtAdventCalendar day 11. #art

#ArtAdventCalendar Autumn watercolor sketch by me

For day 10 of the #ArtAdventCalendar I’ve repainted this view of the Glenderamackin river in the Lake District. Much happier with the second attempt, and the hills feel alive! #watercolour #art

More painting practice, this time an African Wild Dog. They absolutely won the coat design challenge, they are all so unique and painterly. #Art #ArtAdventCalendar #AnimalArt #AWD #AfricanWildDog

For day 9 of the #ArtAdventCalendar I painted this view of the Glenderamackin River near its source on Blencathra, Lake District. A bit messier on the right side than I would like, might give it another go later today. #art #watercolour

#Watercolour of the Devil’s Punchbowl in mist, from a post Christmas walk in 2021. #ArtAdventCalendar day 8. #Art

2 pencil drawings of characters from #TheExpanse, which I’m rewatching atm. Day 7 of the #ArtAdventCalendar #Art

A #photograph for the #ArtAdventCalendar today. A lone tree taken just beyond Surprise View above Hathersage in the Peak District. At dawn, after a wild camp near the Lawrencefield crag.

Sinister Gully, a big moment in the scramble up Bristly Ridge, north wales. Climbed many times, including this summer. I wanted to draw something without an immediate or clear focal point. #charcoal #ArtAdventCalendar

#ArtAdventCalendar day 4. Little Crosby Marsh 38 x 38.

This summer my wife and I raced the incoming storm to climb the Cyfrwy Arete, on Cadair Idris. #ArtAdventCalendar #art

Since I’m commuting to #London today, here’s a #watercolour of the city at sunset. Painted this weekend from a photo taken last week. Second attempt, still not entirely happy with it, but that’s the learning process. #ArtAdventCalendar

It's December! Meaning #ArtAdventCalendar is here. I plan on casually uploading off-brand photos this season. No thoughts, vibes only.

Winter views of Yr Wyddfa, north wales. From a photo taken on the ridge of Crib Goch, February 2014. Painted soon after. #watercolour #art #ArtAdventCalendar

Beeston Tor, Peak District. Painted c2013 from a photo I took on the day I climbed ‘The Beast’ with a E1 pitch on the slab below the cave. #Watercolour #artAdventCalendar