Where the Cricket Sings
@tonyosborne.bsky.social
Tony Osborne, an Artist based in Sligo in the beautiful North West of Ireland.
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Sketching in Sligo, Ireland today. First in the town centred then this afternoon at Strandhill to capture the evening colours. And a few interested onlookers as well. #Sketch #sketchbook #painting #Strandhill #sligo #Ireland #IrishCoastGuard
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Sketching in Sligo, Ireland today. First in the town centred then this afternoon at Strandhill to capture the evening colours. And a few interested onlookers as well. #Sketch #sketchbook #painting #Strandhill #sligo #Ireland #IrishCoastGuard
Always check your sketch kit for water before you go out! Calm sea at Strandhill this evening despite very blustery off shore wind. Started a quick sketch only to discover there was no water in my brushes and none in my bag! Added a bit of colour back at home. #sketching #strandhill #sligo #Ireland
October 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Always check your sketch kit for water before you go out! Calm sea at Strandhill this evening despite very blustery off shore wind. Started a quick sketch only to discover there was no water in my brushes and none in my bag! Added a bit of colour back at home. #sketching #strandhill #sligo #Ireland
A moment of tranquility this afternoon at Strandhill Beach, the pleasure of sitting down and just painting!
#sketch #painting #strandhill #sligo #Ireland
#sketch #painting #strandhill #sligo #Ireland
August 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A moment of tranquility this afternoon at Strandhill Beach, the pleasure of sitting down and just painting!
#sketch #painting #strandhill #sligo #Ireland
#sketch #painting #strandhill #sligo #Ireland
A snapshot of my week - Studio Painting and Plein Air in Sligo, Ireland. #Painting #PleinAirPainting #IrishPainting #Strandhill #Sligo #Ireland
June 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A snapshot of my week - Studio Painting and Plein Air in Sligo, Ireland. #Painting #PleinAirPainting #IrishPainting #Strandhill #Sligo #Ireland
The weather wasn’t great outside today so with the magic of Art I transported myself back to when it was sunnier and I was passing this gate to the field across the road. A simple scene that caught my eye. Oil on Board 25x20cm #painting #sketch #oilpainting #strandhill #sligo #ireland #irishart
June 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The weather wasn’t great outside today so with the magic of Art I transported myself back to when it was sunnier and I was passing this gate to the field across the road. A simple scene that caught my eye. Oil on Board 25x20cm #painting #sketch #oilpainting #strandhill #sligo #ireland #irishart
Enjoying a bit of spring sunshine, warmth and #sketching at #Strandhill, #Sligo. Very very peaceful! #Sketchbook #Ireland #SligoArt #SligoArtist #WildAtlanticWay
May 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Enjoying a bit of spring sunshine, warmth and #sketching at #Strandhill, #Sligo. Very very peaceful! #Sketchbook #Ireland #SligoArt #SligoArtist #WildAtlanticWay
The Peace and Quite of Plein Air painting! Lovely afternoon for a walk and a quick sketch by the waters edge here in Strandhill … just don’t pick a spot at the end of the runway!! #Sketching #Strandhill #Sligo
April 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Peace and Quite of Plein Air painting! Lovely afternoon for a walk and a quick sketch by the waters edge here in Strandhill … just don’t pick a spot at the end of the runway!! #Sketching #Strandhill #Sligo
Sitting at Killaspugbrone yesterday I was taken by the way the light catches the side of Knocknarea. Today, couldnt see the mountain with the amount of rain so I recreated a bit of yesterdays colour in the Studio! Oil on Board 10x8”
#Painting #LandscapePainting #Strandhill #Sligo #IrishArt #Ireland
#Painting #LandscapePainting #Strandhill #Sligo #IrishArt #Ireland
April 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Sitting at Killaspugbrone yesterday I was taken by the way the light catches the side of Knocknarea. Today, couldnt see the mountain with the amount of rain so I recreated a bit of yesterdays colour in the Studio! Oil on Board 10x8”
#Painting #LandscapePainting #Strandhill #Sligo #IrishArt #Ireland
#Painting #LandscapePainting #Strandhill #Sligo #IrishArt #Ireland
A wet day all round so stayed in the studio and painted this. A moment that captured my attention earlier in the week, early morning on the side of Knocknarea by Rathcarrick Woods here in Sligo. Oil on Board, 10” x 8” #Painting #OilPainting #LandscapePainting #knocknarea #Strandhill #Sligo
April 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A wet day all round so stayed in the studio and painted this. A moment that captured my attention earlier in the week, early morning on the side of Knocknarea by Rathcarrick Woods here in Sligo. Oil on Board, 10” x 8” #Painting #OilPainting #LandscapePainting #knocknarea #Strandhill #Sligo
Some images from my sketchbook following a recent stay on Gran Canaria, Spain. Shade in which to sketch out of the sun was a bit hard to come by, except for the last sketch which was done from memory due to the mountain mist.
#Sketch #travelsketchbook #painting #GranCanaria
#Sketch #travelsketchbook #painting #GranCanaria
March 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Some images from my sketchbook following a recent stay on Gran Canaria, Spain. Shade in which to sketch out of the sun was a bit hard to come by, except for the last sketch which was done from memory due to the mountain mist.
#Sketch #travelsketchbook #painting #GranCanaria
#Sketch #travelsketchbook #painting #GranCanaria
What a glorious evening today at #Strandhill #Sligo to welcome in March.
#Ireland #WildAtlanticWay #SligoArtist
#Ireland #WildAtlanticWay #SligoArtist
March 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What a glorious evening today at #Strandhill #Sligo to welcome in March.
#Ireland #WildAtlanticWay #SligoArtist
#Ireland #WildAtlanticWay #SligoArtist
It was meant to be a Plein Air Painting Day today but it was just too breezy, so it turned into a long walk and a short sketch in a sheltered spot in the sand dunes!
#Sketch #Strandhill #Sligo #Ireland
#Sketch #Strandhill #Sligo #Ireland
February 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It was meant to be a Plein Air Painting Day today but it was just too breezy, so it turned into a long walk and a short sketch in a sheltered spot in the sand dunes!
#Sketch #Strandhill #Sligo #Ireland
#Sketch #Strandhill #Sligo #Ireland
Using up the remains of some paint on my pallet I’ve tried to capture a recent sunset here in #Strandhill. Oil on Board 20x20 cm (8 x 8”)
#painting #oilpainting #seascapepainting #sligo #Ireland #irishart
#painting #oilpainting #seascapepainting #sligo #Ireland #irishart
February 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Using up the remains of some paint on my pallet I’ve tried to capture a recent sunset here in #Strandhill. Oil on Board 20x20 cm (8 x 8”)
#painting #oilpainting #seascapepainting #sligo #Ireland #irishart
#painting #oilpainting #seascapepainting #sligo #Ireland #irishart
Decided to finish off this painting in the Studio, it has been going in fits and starts for way too long … an amalgam of my favourite beaches around the Sligo coastline! (Oil on Canvas 61 x 46 cm / 24 x 18 inches)
#painting #oilpainting #seascapepainting #sligo #Ireland #irishart
#painting #oilpainting #seascapepainting #sligo #Ireland #irishart
February 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Decided to finish off this painting in the Studio, it has been going in fits and starts for way too long … an amalgam of my favourite beaches around the Sligo coastline! (Oil on Canvas 61 x 46 cm / 24 x 18 inches)
#painting #oilpainting #seascapepainting #sligo #Ireland #irishart
#painting #oilpainting #seascapepainting #sligo #Ireland #irishart
Plein Air painting today at Strandhill. Sunny day but bitterly cold. Intended to capture the Atlantic waves crashing in the distance but was taken by the light on the rocks, in the end I achieved neither. Anyway it was a bit of fun #painting #pleinairpainting #oilpainting #strandhill #sligo #Ireland
February 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Plein Air painting today at Strandhill. Sunny day but bitterly cold. Intended to capture the Atlantic waves crashing in the distance but was taken by the light on the rocks, in the end I achieved neither. Anyway it was a bit of fun #painting #pleinairpainting #oilpainting #strandhill #sligo #Ireland
When you’re half way through painting a sky and you look out the window and think …. maybe I might change it to a sunset!
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#painting #oilpainting #sligo #irishskies #Decisions
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#painting #oilpainting #sligo #irishskies #Decisions
February 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
When you’re half way through painting a sky and you look out the window and think …. maybe I might change it to a sunset!
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#painting #oilpainting #sligo #irishskies #Decisions
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#painting #oilpainting #sligo #irishskies #Decisions
A great afternoon sketching around Strandhill, Sligo today. Lovely weather to round out winter and prepare for the start of Spring!
#painting #sketching #strandhill #sligo #sligocoast #sligolandscape #Ireland #irishskies
#painting #sketching #strandhill #sligo #sligocoast #sligolandscape #Ireland #irishskies
January 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A great afternoon sketching around Strandhill, Sligo today. Lovely weather to round out winter and prepare for the start of Spring!
#painting #sketching #strandhill #sligo #sligocoast #sligolandscape #Ireland #irishskies
#painting #sketching #strandhill #sligo #sligocoast #sligolandscape #Ireland #irishskies
Todays walk and Sketch at ‘Shelly Valley’, Strandhill. An incredibly peaceful spot, totally sheltered from the wind today with its towering sand dunes (or at least what is left after Storm Éowyn).
#Sketch #Strandhill #Sligo #SligoCoast #Ireland #SligoArt #IrishArt #IrishArtist
#Sketch #Strandhill #Sligo #SligoCoast #Ireland #SligoArt #IrishArt #IrishArtist
January 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Todays walk and Sketch at ‘Shelly Valley’, Strandhill. An incredibly peaceful spot, totally sheltered from the wind today with its towering sand dunes (or at least what is left after Storm Éowyn).
#Sketch #Strandhill #Sligo #SligoCoast #Ireland #SligoArt #IrishArt #IrishArtist
#Sketch #Strandhill #Sligo #SligoCoast #Ireland #SligoArt #IrishArt #IrishArtist
A walk and a Sketch, hoped to do some sketching between showers this afternoon but there was no real in-between! Coloured added back home afterwards. #sketching #painting #Strandhill #Sligo #Ireland
January 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A walk and a Sketch, hoped to do some sketching between showers this afternoon but there was no real in-between! Coloured added back home afterwards. #sketching #painting #Strandhill #Sligo #Ireland
A very quick Studio Tour! Getting the studio back together after a good clean up, repaint and taking the opportunity to rearrange it. Also work in progress, capturing a moment from the beach here in Strandhill, Sligo from earlier in the month #Painting #Landscapepainting #Strandhill #Sligo #Ireland
January 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A very quick Studio Tour! Getting the studio back together after a good clean up, repaint and taking the opportunity to rearrange it. Also work in progress, capturing a moment from the beach here in Strandhill, Sligo from earlier in the month #Painting #Landscapepainting #Strandhill #Sligo #Ireland
Just testing with my first post here on blue sky…a lovely walk across Killaspogbrone, #Strandhill #Sligo
January 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Just testing with my first post here on blue sky…a lovely walk across Killaspogbrone, #Strandhill #Sligo