More @adrianandshane.bsky.social stickers surviving the cruel lamppost world that is Smithfield in Dublin. Obviously made of strong stuff

@adrianandshane.bsky.social Electric box in Smithfield in Dublin where you are being devoured by the 50 foot woman #scream

Found what was left of this one a couple of days ago on a traffic lights lamppost near the Luas stop at the back of the Four Courts in Dublin. @adrianandshane.bsky.social

Day 06 of #artquest and it was a watercolour of two oranges and a penknife today. #art #painting

#artquest day 05 and a 20 or so minute line and shape painting of a cheese plant (I think it’s called that anyway). 3 different large leaves captured. Love the shapes on them. #art #painting

Painting from Day 04 of the #artquest challenge I forgot to sign up for. Anyway, a day behind and here’s a painting of my feet on a patchwork and striped duvet. #art #painting

Day 03 of me missing to register for this year’s 30:30 #artquest challenge - but doing it anyway 😆 A watercolour of Smithfield tower in #Dublin city. Need to be more careful of wet in wet watercolours when setting a challenge of about 30 minutes. #art #painting

Day 02 of the #artquest challenge I forgot to sign up to. De used on using a mirror and trying a watercolour #selfportrait Not too bad in places. Really love the blue and red contrast. I painted on the back of Day 01’s hand so the paper is suffering quite a bit from the water. #art #painting

OK. So, I forgot to register in time for this year’s #artquest but my plan was to experiment with watercolours for 30 days so here I go. Day 01 watercolour of my left hand. I really enjoyed it and loved the high contrast and colour hues of the cheaper watercolours too. #art #painting

It’s like a game of #Pokemon with @adrianandshane.bsky.social stickers along Dame Lane in Dublin #gottacatchemall

#inktober2025 Day 31 - the final day - and the theme was “Award.” I would just like to thank my . . . Oh - there’s the wrap-up music already . . . Used a black WB Fineliner ink pen ( 0.4mm) Really enjoyed dipping back into #inktober again for #inktober2025

#inktober2025 Day 30 and the theme was “Vacant.” A close up of the inside of a person’s head, with a “Vacant (a) Lot” sign and some tumbleweed rolling across the vast empty space between the ears. Used a black WB Fineliner ink pen ( 0.4mm) (And I’ve caught up again)

#inktober2025 Day 29 and the theme was “Lesson.” Sometimes you just don’t learn your lesson 😆I remember as a kid licking the D Battery points to see what would happen - and then I did it again😵 Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen ( 0.3mm) (Day behind again)

#inktober2025 Day 28 and the theme was “Skeletal.” Nearly everything hangs on and off a skeletal structure - much like the layout of a city Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen ( 0.3mm)

My first ever painting is in #Arthouse the live charity auction in aid of #Outhouse #LGBTQ+ Centre auction.outhouse.ie/lots/view/5-... It’s a timed online art auction and you can register to bid on the page with my painting!

#inktober2025 Day 287 and the theme was “Onion.” Onions make you cry when you cut them. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen ( 0.3mm) (I’be finally caught up with the drawings)

#inktober2025 Day 26 and the theme was “Puzzling.” This was a real head-scratcher as I tried to figure out what to draw 😆😆😆 Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen ( 0.3mm) (I’m nearly caught up with these drawings now)

#inktober2025 Day 25 and the theme was “Inferno.” It features me holding a lit match where the head of the match is me! Used black Uni Pin fine line ink pens (0.8mm and 0.3mm) (I’m still catching up with these drawings)

#inktober2025 Day 24 and the theme was “Rowdy.” This is me capturing a true event of the local ravens and crows gather on the rooftops to chat before taking flight and starting their day. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pens (0.8mm, 0.3mm and 0.1mm) (I’m almost catching up with these drawings)

#inktober2025 Day 23 and the theme was “Firefly.” This time I went (very) slightly Roy Lichtenstein’s “Wham!” and had an old WW2 bi-plane shooting down a fly in flames. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.3mm) (I’m still a few days behind with these drawings)

#inktober2025 Day 22 and the theme was “Button.” I took a button on a coat hanging up and rendered it using crosshatching. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.3mm) and a #Sharpie to fill in the solid corners a bit quick (I’m days behind with these drawings)

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#inktober2025 Day 21 and the theme was “Blast.” The guy in the picture has just finished his can of beans and now he’s just havin’ a BLAST! 😆 Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.3mm). (Back to playing catch up with these drawings again)

#inktober2025 Day 20 and the theme was “Rivals.” Not sure if they were rivals, but they were contemporaries who went in opposite directions artistically. Deathmatch - Dali V Picasso. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.3mm).

#inktober2025 Day 19 and the theme was “Arctic.” I’ve finally caught up with doing the drawings on the day set for them. Polar bear in dots and cross-hatching. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.1mm).

#inktober2025 Day 18 and the theme was “Deal.” We all have that shop that seems to never not have a sale on. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.3mm and 0.8mm). (And still 1 day behind in the challenge)

#inktober2025 Day 17 and the theme was “Ornate.” I went all #DowntownAbbey and took a photo of the inside of an old Georgian house in #Dublin - what could be more ornate? Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.1mm). (Still 1 day behind in the challenge)

#inktober2025 Day 16 and the theme was “Blunder.” I made it into a drawing of a cypher or a word game with different letters on tumblers. Amazing how it was possible to interchange the “u” with every other vowel. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.3mm). (Only 1 day behind now)

#inktober2025 Day 15 and the theme was “Ragged.” This time I took the theme and used it as an influence on my drawing style - so I held the pen at the very end for less control and scratched out a freehand sketch. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.8mm). (Yes, 2 days behind already)

I’m on the list (and it’s the good one this time)!! outhouse.ie/arthouse/ The #Arthouse2025 exhibition opening was tonight and I was at it and I made the wall too. Completely thrilled my painting was chosen for the show. Many, many more online for the charity auction too

#inktober2025 Day 14’s theme was “Trunk.” I took it literally and as a challenge - so I’ve sketched a male trunk (torso based on the statue of David by Michelangelo), carved from a wooden tree trunk and placed inside an old, wooden trunk #trunkcubed Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.3mm)

#inktober2025 Day 13 and the theme was “Drink.” I took a big gulp and videoed the process to scroll to the part that I felt gave me the best gulp and then I drew it. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.1mm).

#inktober2025 Day 12 and the theme was “Shredded.” So, today I shredded a post it note (photo of it also here). Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.3mm). Have to say, I’m really liking the 0.33mm pen - very adaptable.

#inktober2025 Day 11 and the theme was “Sting.” Tried to capture in the drawing a bee shaped cloud giving a lightning sting to an unsuspecting hand (after The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo). Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.3mm).

At the Art Teachers’ Conference today in IMMA, Dublin and who meets me (again) as I cross the road but @adrianandshane.bsky.social and their Australian lookalikes on the other side of the same traffic light post. They look like they’ve been there a long time too.

#inktober2025 Day 10 and the theme was “Sweep.” I don’t know about you, but carpets can get very lumpy from everything that gets swept under them at times. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pen (0.3mm).

@adrianandshane.bsky.social I think your stickers are following me! Traffic light island beside the Four Courts in Dublin. You lads do get around 😆

#inktober2025 Day 09 and the theme was “Heavy.” Very little in this world can be as heavy as the human heart at times. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pens (0.1mm, 0.3mm and 0.8mm).

#inktober2025 Day 08 and the theme was “Reckless.” What could be more reckless than an eejit parachute jumping and not looking where he’s going? Whirlpools, volcanoes, lightning and sharks and he’s just giving a thumbs up. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pens (0.1mm, 0.3mm and 0.8mm).

#inktober2025 Day 07 and the theme was “Starfish.” . This time I combined a cartoon Starfish, the coolest Saturday Night Fever pose and a quote almost from Oscar Wilde. Used a black Uni Pin fine line ink pens (0.1mm and 0.32mm).

#inktober2025 Day 06 and the theme was “Pierce”, so I had to choose St. Sebastian - one of art’s most pierced people. And to bring him right up to date, I’ve swapped out his loincloth for some Y-fronts. Used a black Uni Pin fine line felt ink pens (0.1mm).

#inktober2025 Day 05 and the theme was “Deer”, so I tried to capture the spirit of Gary Larson’s Far Side cartoons and turn the tables in the deer’s favour. Used a black Uni Pin fine line felt ink pens (0.3mm).

#inktober2025 Day 04 and the theme was “Murky”, so I tried to capture a murky atmosphere with a darkened set of staircases, descending ever lower. Used a couple of black Uni Pin fine line felt ink pens (0.8mm, 0.3mm and 0.1mm).

#inktober2025 Day 03 and the theme was “Crown”, so I created a combo image and crowned a crown. Used a couple of black Stabilo fine line felt tip ink pens (0.8mm and 0.3mm).

#inktober2025 Day 02 and the theme was “Weave”, so I weaved the word and the blue and red biro background. Used a black Stabilo fine line felt tip ink pen (0.8mm) for the black word “weave”.

#inktober2025 Day 01 and the theme was “Moustache”. I don’t have a moustache but used an upward photo of my face as the basis for it and went all wire-brush under the nose. First #inktober drawing for this year and enjoyed the challenge. Used a black Stabilo fine line felt tip ink pen (0.3mm).

Spent this morning sketching the Dale’s 101 steps in #Drogheda this morning. Really enjoyable trying to capture the view from the top looking down and the bottom looking up. Proportion needs more work and concentration #art #sketching #drawing

Spent the morning sketching laneways with steps around #Drogheda this morning. Really enjoyable trying to capture just 3 of the many sets of steps around the town. #art #sketching #drawing Even more fun was when a truck parked in front of my view for about 10 minutes. Luckily I was drawing that side

Last day today of the CEAD summer Urban Landscaoe course - had a great time - and it all came together for me today after 2 days of visual researching and experimentation using different media @ncad-ireland.bsky.social Thanks to the tutor Mary 👍👍👍

After Day 2 of the 3-day course in @ncad-ireland.bsky.social and I have gone Uber-Colourful over realistic as I attempt a different technique for each brick. Think I need to pull it all together today or maybe start again - but living the processing going on here