NEW from The Birdhouse Series -

"Birdhouse IX"
digitally manipulated drawing by Mick Mather

To celebrate the hanging of images 1 thru 8 in The Birdhouse Series I thought I might post this newly created image. Eleven works from The Toys Series were also hung today at The Weiskotten Gallery and I have to admit that the show looks bright and happy. Just right for the beginning of summer! I should also like you to make a note that I've posted an alternate version of this at my other blog, No Matter What Shape - The Archive. Have a peek if you're interested, I'm on my way out to have a little Irish Whiskey along with a few glasses of red wine as a chaser.

Contemporizing antiquitous parables -

"Messenger Revoking A Siren's Humanist Reign"
digital collage by Mick Mather

Leave it to that glass of Redbreast Irish Whiskey on the rocks or to the bottle of tempranillo if you will. I must. Twas the perfect Earth Day celebration that, apparently, has begun and ended with spirits of one flavor and another. Cheers!

Illustration Friday: Multiple -

"Selfportrait of the Artist As A Simulcast"
digital collage by Mick Mather

A very interesting theme at Illustration Friday today - multiple. I get two birds with one stone since this piece does double duty as a new addition to The Selfportrait Series ... I love it when that happens! For now, I fear I must leave you. I need a stiff belt of Jamieson's Irish Whiskey and I know a guy who's quite likely filling the secret hip flask as I write this. Bottoms up!

Illustration Friday: Stitch -

"Not a Stitch"
digital collage by Mick Mather

Today was a nice reward for another grueling week at the office, evidently, in more ways than one! The theme at Illustration Friday this week is stitch and I believe this post is self-explanatory. A good thing, too since I'm off to see my favorite band, The Gonstermachers. So, with a stiff belt of 12-year old Jamieson's Irish Whiskey on my mind, I bid you adieu ... we'll chat again later. :)

Thursday Challenge: Yellow -

"Yellow"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather

This has been a crazy week and a particularly long day with one more between me and the weekend. So, with this relatively simple theme at Thursday Challenge this week - yellow - I believe I'll leave you to it. Me? It's time for a few glasses of wine and some Irish Whiskey! :)

Moody Monday: Active -

"Selfportrait of the Artist as an Active Ingredient at an Irish Bar"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather

A little bit of thinking went into the Moody Monday weekly theme, active. My first idea was to illustrate the results of an over risen dough raising the roof on a house while oozing out the doors and windows. Unfortunately, images of an old horror movie poster brought me back to reality and, oh me, what a reality it is! Here I am within arms reach of as much Irish Whiskey as any good, or bad, Irishman might hope for! The occasion calls for a short pour by the clan Cooley, wouldn't you say?