Painting Light

Forest Lights IV - Solstice

One way or another I always seem to take you on a walk

in the woods!

Forest Lights V - Equinox

I hope you don't mind!

Forest Lights VI - Summer Wood

A.D. Peters

Bygone Ireland

Marino House - Co.Cork

Ireland has its share of abandoned buildings.

Castles, stately homes, cottages and churches are

dotted all over the country side,

some are but ruins long enveloped by nature, others

 are still hanging on, ivy sneaking inside open windows, 
moss painting everything in shades of green,

but still here and there you can see some glimpses of the life 
that once existed in these places, layers of peeling wall paper, 
a playing card on the floor, suitcases and shoes.

Affane Church - Co.Waterford

Let Tarquin Blake take you on a tour of Abandoned Ireland
let him tell you stories of bloody battles, pacts with the
devil, mysterious happenings and, of course, 
haunted houses and ghosts. 

Glencree House - Co.Cork

 Just remember:
tread gently and leave everything just as you find it!

Mighty For Sure!

Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

Don't tell me you're not dancing right now!

Russ Mills

Russ Mills illustrations seem to want to burst out of the page, they

are so full of energy and movement!

 Messy, as in wonderfully, beautifully, perfectly messy, is a word I use a lot when talking about illustrators I like, true to form I find myself wanting to use that word again, in describing Russ Mills work, painterly, seductive and dynamic are

other words I could have used just as well!

Going Mobile: Phoenix Park

Phoenix Park

Dublin

Inspired:

Time To Grate!

In this blog I champion inspiring, creative and talented artists,

Etsy has been a great place to dip into again and again

in search of beautifully crafted handmade items.
Who knew darker things where lurking on Etsy, from
mice and owl felted hats to shamanic distance space cleansing ceremony
it seems you can find it all here!
Cataloguing all these jewels of misguided craftiness is a site called
Regretsy, I've spent the week-end browsing it and
I'm truly astounded at the amount of chancers out there,
like at the site of a car crash I can't tear myself away!

(I probably should tell you that this site might not be safe for work, and
also not safe if you're easily offended!)

My personal favourites! Rusty cheese grater, all yours for the paltry sum of $28,
 if you're ever peckish you might be able to rustle up a swiss fondue, as the seller toughfully hasn't scraped all the old cheese off.
The cigarette adds a certain je ne sais quoi to the proceeding, don't you think?

Happy Mistake

I almost deleted this picture when I culled the images in my browser, something made me stop, I'm glad I did has I've grown to like it even if it's all wrong and totally unintentional.

A happy mistake.