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Niall Byrne
@phoenixsketchin.bsky.social
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🇮🇪 Irish Animator and Artist.
Animator on WonderPets in the City, KivaCanDo, AlvasWorld, RescueBotsAcademy, DangerMouse, EndsMeet
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Happy New year everyone! Hope you have a wonderful 2026. 🥳🎊
January 1, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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phoenixsketchin.bsky.social
Part 4. This was very last minute but after watching The Muppets Christmas Carol, I decided to go ahead and do these on my days off.

Paintings include Gonzo, Rizzo, Kermit, Robin and Bean the Rabbit from the muppets Christmas Carol.

Hope you all enjoy and share with friends and Family.
🎄🎄🎄
Last Christmas Windows this year. It is a painting of Gonzo ( as the Narrator Charles Dickens) and Rizzo (is there for the food) on the left, Kermit (as Bob Crathit) and Robin (as Tiny Tim) on the Right. With a snow fall effect for framing. All done with Posca Markers and poster paint (specifically Robins olive skin colour. Picture of Bean the Bunny from the muppets Christmas Carol. Snow framing around Bean. All done with Posca Markers. Post pic of Gonzo and Rizzo. From the inside they really work well. Close up shot of Gonzo and Rizzo. Painting in Progress, picture from the inside of the window.
December 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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phoenixsketchin.bsky.social
Part 3. Here is another set of pics of Window paintings for a family home. Really happy with how these turned out.
Christmas Window paintings for a family home. This one includes Holly, Berries with snow fall framing and Rudolph and Santa Clause from the Rankin bass stop motion film. This picture is taken from the inside. All painting done with Posca Markers. Christmas Window paintings for a family home. This one includes Holly, Berries with snow fall framing and a friendly blue snow man waving. This picture is taken from the inside. All painting done with Posca Markers. Christmas Window paintings for a family home. This one includes Holly, Berries with snow fall framing and Rudolph and Santa Clause from the Rankin bass stop motion film. This picture is taken from the outside. All painting done with Posca Markers. Christmas Window paintings for a family home. This one includes snow fall framing and some Elves sneaking around the back of the house, after finishing helping Santa. This picture is taken from the outside. All painting done with Posca Markers.
December 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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phoenixsketchin.bsky.social
Part 2. pics of the Window paintings for Christmas season.
Christmas Window painting for a family home. Holly, Berries with snow fall and Santa waving in the middle window. More pictures of the window painting for the Kerrigans Pub in Mullingar. Holly, Berries and Christmas Lights framing on the bottom of the windows with snow fall from the top. More pictures of the window painting for the Kerrigans Pub in Mullingar. Holly, Berries and Christmas Lights framing on the bottom of the windows with snow fall from the top. This is the inside painting for the smoking area.
December 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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phoenixsketchin.bsky.social
Merry Christmas everyone,

I’ve been busy the last few weeks.
Besides work I have been doing Window painting for the Christmas season.

Here are a few pics of the Christmas windows I have done this year. Hope you like them.

Special thank you to my wife @msuibroin.bsky.social for helping me.

🎄🎄🎄
Christmas Window painting for Global in Mullingar. It Holly, Berries, Snow fall framing and Santa waving from the left door. Christmas Window painting for The Fish Market in Mullingar. It has a mix of Holly, Berries and snow fall, with the fish from the logo in the middle door wearing a Santa Hat. Christmas Window painting for the Kerrigans Coffee Shop in Mullingar. Same Holly, Berries and Christmas Lights framing on the bottom of the windows with snow fall from the top and a friendly Snowman waving in the front door of the coffee shop. Christmas Window painting for the Kerrigans pub in Mullingar. Holly, Berries and Christmas Lights framing on the bottom of the windows with snow fall from the top on all the outside and inside windows. This picture shows 1/3 of the outdoor windows.
December 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
phoenixsketchin.bsky.social
Merry Christmas everyone,

I’ve been busy the last few weeks.
Besides work I have been doing Window painting for the Christmas season.

Here are a few pics of the Christmas windows I have done this year. Hope you like them.

Special thank you to my wife @msuibroin.bsky.social for helping me.

🎄🎄🎄
Christmas Window painting for Global in Mullingar. It Holly, Berries, Snow fall framing and Santa waving from the left door. Christmas Window painting for The Fish Market in Mullingar. It has a mix of Holly, Berries and snow fall, with the fish from the logo in the middle door wearing a Santa Hat. Christmas Window painting for the Kerrigans Coffee Shop in Mullingar. Same Holly, Berries and Christmas Lights framing on the bottom of the windows with snow fall from the top and a friendly Snowman waving in the front door of the coffee shop. Christmas Window painting for the Kerrigans pub in Mullingar. Holly, Berries and Christmas Lights framing on the bottom of the windows with snow fall from the top on all the outside and inside windows. This picture shows 1/3 of the outdoor windows.
December 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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drawboyseanie.bsky.social
My favourite filmmaking trick - Day 5/30
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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NEW! Totally Crazy T-shirt! Design from 1991 available now #hairybabytees Zig And Zag store! Only place to get official merchandise!

#brandnewretro #zigandzag #tshirt #hairybabytees❤️❤️❤️
November 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
phoenixsketchin.bsky.social
Happy Halloween everyone. Here are some Halloween/Autumn themed window paintings I did this year. 3 of them are Nightmare before Christmas and the last one is based on Stick-man movie.

Hope you are all have a very Happy Halloween 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
Halloween window painting of Oogie Boogie from the Nightmare before Christmas. The painting was done with Florescent Posca Markers. The came out really bright and vibrant, during the day and night. Halloween Window Painting of the Trick or Treaters from The nightmare before Christmas, surrounded by little Ghosts. Painted with Posca Markers. Halloween Window Paintings of Jack Skellington, Sally and Zero from the Nightmare before Christmas. Surrounded by ghosts. All done with Posca Markers with the help of my Wife. Jack specifically took a while to colour the strips. Halloween/ Autumn themed window painting based of the Stickman Movie. All done with Posca Markers.
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
phoenixsketchin.bsky.social
Someone is at the Door…
What’s this? 😃 There’s someone at the door.
October 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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amithompson.bsky.social
My Limited Edition OC Book is finally here! It will be available at LightBox Expo, Patreon, and Gallery Nucleus at a later date.

This book is for mature eyes only ⚢🫦
October 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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msuibroin.bsky.social
My husband @phoenixsketchin.bsky.social decided to do halloween deco on our front doors. Here's the first stage. Go and follow him, he needs love.
October 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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chrisfenoglio.bsky.social
I just wanna say that if anyone wants to hire me for a full time gig, I’m a pretty good illustrator.

I’ve won a Hugo and have a bestselling book on Amazon.

So, y’know… just keep me in mind, or something.
September 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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amithompson.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Artist Share! If you are a monetized artist, please drop some examples of your work and links to your shops. I will be very slow to repost artists as I will only be focusing on

1) small artists
2) artists with at least some free options
3) 2d + literature
bonus if you do long form video content
A poster that reads: "Artist Share, small creators with Twitch, Vgen, Patreon, and Kofi, post examples of your work and links to your shops. Optional, share with others."
August 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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ianfay.bsky.social
Irish artists/ supporters of the arts, please check out and fill in this short survey. The Gript/ far right dudes are already sharing it on X and I'd be worried it'll get brigaded.

If we want it to be retained and expanded we gotta drown them out.
literatureireland.bsky.social Literature Ireland @literatureireland.bsky.social · Aug 12
Would you like to contribute to the public consultation about the Basic Income for the Arts? 💡

Fill out this survey from Minister O’Donovan at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
Basic Income for the Arts public consultation
ec.europa.eu
August 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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literatureireland.bsky.social
Would you like to contribute to the public consultation about the Basic Income for the Arts? 💡

Fill out this survey from Minister O’Donovan at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
Basic Income for the Arts public consultation
ec.europa.eu
August 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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nellucnhoj.bsky.social
Sorry, but I'm going to get real annoying about this.

If you're an Irish artist/creative, this survey only takes a few minutes to do.

As mentioned by Ian Fay, this is getting brigaded by far right types over on X, and we need to drown them out.
literatureireland.bsky.social Literature Ireland @literatureireland.bsky.social · Aug 12
Would you like to contribute to the public consultation about the Basic Income for the Arts? 💡

Fill out this survey from Minister O’Donovan at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
Basic Income for the Arts public consultation
ec.europa.eu
August 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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1fivefive.bsky.social
This takes about 40 seconds to fill out and is a rare occasion where you can tell the government directly that your artist friend should get more money.
literatureireland.bsky.social Literature Ireland @literatureireland.bsky.social · Aug 12
Would you like to contribute to the public consultation about the Basic Income for the Arts? 💡

Fill out this survey from Minister O’Donovan at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
Basic Income for the Arts public consultation
ec.europa.eu
August 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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theregyman.bsky.social
Took a page out of @zeurel.bsky.social 's book and remade one of my favorite Simpsons scenes!

#2Danimation
March 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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unaminh.bsky.social
#Voiceactors! We're hiring for a new role, 'Seán', in our gothic horror game set in #Ireland. We seek actors with natural Irish accents / who can do convincing Irish accents. Home studios and experience are essential.

Spread the word!

docs.google.com/document/d/1... #openaudition
Eyes of Hellfire Open Audition (Seán)
Eyes of Hellfire: Open Audition Invitation for Voice Actors Please ensure that you read the below carefully. We are Gambrinous, a small indie studio based in Ireland, and we’re excited to invite v...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Games should give you the tools to continue to play them if/when they get shut down. You should keep access to the product you paid for

If any of my EU viewers agree, I urge you to sign the petition
Stop Killing Games
EU - eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
UK - petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
June 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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chlowski.bsky.social
favorite artworks of the year so far ✨🌸
Drawing of a mermaid resting, lying on the ground of a quiet cove, surrounded by plants and flowers, part of her tail and hair in water, while she gently watches three ducklings swimming among the lotus flowers one-page comic, black and white and grayscale panel 1 : close up of a woman's hand, wearing rings, on an old spellbook page panel 2 : same woman's hands conjuring some black fire panel 3 (big) : woman sitting on the floor where a pentagram is drawn, with skulls and candles, while a tiny demon with horns seems to jump out of the spellbook right on her legs, visibly very happy the woman's wearing converse-like shoes, jeans, a tope revealing her shoulders (and a big tatto on the left one), she has a choker necklace and hair loosely tied into a messy bun text : Look. There's never a perfect time to cast your first spell. Especially as a self-taught witch. Reckless ? Sure. But the truth is... I needed a friend." black and white drawing of a naked nymph among flowers, eyes closed, wearing only some pieces of jewelry around the neck, rings, earrings cover for the Adventure Time comic, "Bubbline College Special", showing Marceline and Bubblegum having a cute hangout at the college library, Marceline is floating holding a bag filled with books, Bubblegum next to her arm full of books
June 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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phoenixsketchin.bsky.social
Been a pretty rough, very busy month this year. Didn’t have time to go to pride this year but here are some fun drag queen illustrations I did for artober 2020
Featuring

Panti Bliss
Aisa O’Hara
Manila Luzon
Heidi N Closet

Happy pride month 🏳️‍🌈
Hope you had a lovely time and have a great Weekend
Panti Bliss! illustration from artober 2020. Irish drag queen and gay rights activist! If you are not already follow her on her socials! And visit the PantiBar in Dublin. Aisa O’Hara! Illustration from artober 2020. American Drag Queen and costume designer! Was also a was contestant on Rupauls drag race! It’s based on her Mermaid fantasy design. Manila Luzon! Illustration from artober 2020! Drag Queen, Tv personality, comedian and also a contestant on Rupauls Drag Race! The was her Big Bird dress. I couldn’t get over how Amazing the dress is. It’s a feathery bright yellow dress based on Big Bird, with a streak of tyre marks across the torso with striped orange leggings, yellow shoes and a yellow hat with X marked eyes. Absolutely amazing. Heidi N Closet! Illustration from Artober 2020! Drag Queen and contestant in Rupauls Drag Race! Loved this rainbow 🌈 dress and did my best to render it.
June 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM