Niall Ireland

Always loved this one…Leon Kossoff (1926 - 2019) Building Site near St Paul's, 1961. #Art #HumanArt

‘A Mother’s Love’ by Jodi Harvey-Brown (2014). Widely recognised for her intricate book sculptures that transform the pages of old books into three-dimensional scenes. #Art

The sanctuary window in St Brigid’s Catholic Church, Derryvolgie, Malone Road, Belfast was designed by Donegal-based artist Lua Breen in 1994. Inspired by the Hallel Psalms. #StainedGlass #Art

“Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.”
― Anais Nin

39,000-year-old cave painting of an anoa, with hand stencils underneath. Sumpang Bita Cave, Indonesia. #Art

The Moses Window in Durham Cathedral (Henry Holiday) - 1895-96. #StainedGlass

‘Atlantic Oudfins’. A pen and ink watercolor and gouache by Jessica Eggers, a jessica eggers, a South African artist and scientific illustrator. #Art #Puffins #CelebratingHumanArt

The French booksellers’ association (Syndicat de la Librairie Française, SLF) announced on March 2nd that it intends pulling out of the annual Paris Book Festival, set to be held from 17th to 19th April, in protest over the festival’s partnership with Amazon. Interesting decision indeed. #BookLife

‘Rising Tides’ (2018) by Bethanne Nemesh, an American fiber quilt artist. Born in 1974. #Art #QuiltArt #HumanCreativity

For the day that’s in it…March 1st. Wood engraving..An endgrain boxwood handprinted on an albion press by Howard Phipps, a British printmaker and master wood engraver known for his work deeply evocative of the "spirit of place" in the english romantic tradition of landscape. #Art #Landscape

Beautiful work by Harry Clarke, 'Mother of Sorrows' (National Gallery of Ireland). #StainedGlass #Church #Ireland

Jacob Grimmer (circa 1525–after 1592). A Winter Landscape with a Village, Skaters on a Frozen River, and Hunters in the Foreground.

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

“A house of books is a living archive.” - Hilary Mantel

Barge live in Kildare, Ireland. Wonderful to have these old modes of transport being revived. #RiverLife #Photography #Barge
📸 My own.

“bird of paradise" by Jane Crowther. British illustrator and painter. Born 1964...#art

John Kasyn
(Canadian painter, 1926–2008)
Red Houses In Late Afternoon (Toronto), 1975.
Oil on Masonite
61 × 51 cm.
Private Collection

Have bag. Will travel. #IrishRailways #TrainLife #Photography
📸 My own.

Fumio Fujita (Bird with trees) woodcut 1963. #Art

Train tracks in Athenry, County Galway, Ireland. #Photography #TrainTracks #Railway
📸 My own.

Uehara Konen (Japanese, 1878-1940) - Dōtonbori, Osaka; - Night scene in Osaka with canal, willow, buildings and lanterns [woodblock], 1928. #Art #HumanCreativity

*Post/Greeting Card* (1940's)
~ Aina Stenberg MosOlle~ Swedish~ Children's Book/Greeting Card Illustrator/Painter~ b. in Stockholm. Aina is credited with designing and illustrating, the first Swedish Advent Calendar in 1934~
1885 - 1975. #Art #Illustration #Sweden

Mark Grantham
(Canadian painter, b. 1966)
The Snow, 2017
Acrylic on Wood Panel
24" × 18".

Always time for a drive and some accompanying music.
#Ireland #Hozier #Music #Photography
📸 My own.

The island of Inismór situated in the Atlantic (off Galway County) this evening with a gorgeous sky. #WildAtlanticWay #IslandLife #Ireland #Photography
📸 Justin Mac.

Ships are safe in harbours, but that’s not why they were built…
#Photography #Harbour #Oceans #Maratime
📸 My own.

Whenever I happen upon an old Typewriter, I always marvel at the history it might have and imagine all the people that tap tapped on its keys over the decades. Happy letters, sad letters, letters of hope, letters of despair or perhaps CVs looking to change life and lives. And, of course, books! 📘

There is always a way in life. We just need to find it and, better still, share it with someone we love. #GamlaStan #Sweden #Photography #Cycling #Snow

“The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn't matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.”
- Barbara Hall.
📸 My own.

A rathar nice image juxtaposition; a sun brolly and loungers but in the snows of Stockholm 🇸🇪 #Sweden #Travel #photography 📸 My own.

Central Station Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪 #Sweden #Photography 📸 My own