Hi I’m a digital illustrator passionate about bringing stories and visions to life through my illustrations.
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Benefits of drawing on mental health.
Drawing has numerous benefits for mental health. Here are some of the key advantages: Stress relief: Drawing can act as a form of meditation or mindfulness, helping to calm the mind and reduce stress. Focusing on the creative process and the act of drawing can divert...
Tips on becoming an Digital illustrator
On my journey to becoming a professional illustrator, I have been given some tips and guidelines. I am going to share them here and hope that they may also help you, the reader, if you are on the same journey no matter what art practice. 1: Develop your skills:...
Colm Doherty’s House Keem Bay Achill Island
Illustration of Colm Doherty's house from The Banshees of Inisherin - Keem Bay Achill Island Originally Scott's team house when it was in use for Basking Shark fishing which happened in Keem Bay from 1947 to 1984.
Keel Bay Achill Island
Living on a small island, you are never too far away from the ocean; you feel it and smell it in the wind: the saltiness, the warm summer breeze, the chilling winter wind and the soaking sideways rain. The weather rules the lives of the islanders' winter, spring,...
Island Life
On Inis Oírr, one of the Arann Islands in County Galway, there lives an abandoned cottage beside the road down to the beach. On my way back to the airport, I saw the cottage from the road, and I had to stop to take a picture. The ferry was coming in on a calm sea, and...
Our Garden Shed
Our garden shed was more than a shed it was a studio where we would create art, video tutorials, and websites, write a craft book and even write a mindfulness book. We also hung out with our dogs and cats. In the summer, the lavender we planted cast its scent all over...
Shed Illustrations
The Shed As a digital illustrator, you’re constantly looking for sources of inspiration that can fuel your creative fire. For me, the book Cabin Fever by Marie-France Boyer is one such source. This book explores the world of sheds, shelters, huts, and hideaways – all...
Gala’s Shed
This shed was one of the outbuildings of a house a friend rented near Headford Galway. We went over to do some dog sitting, and this summer's day was hot. The cat sat right on top of the roof, watching the birds on the telephone line, and I liked how the plaster was...
The Shed & the Fox
The Shed week, this week I would like to explore sheds. Sheds falling into disuse. Sheds that have forgotten what they were even used for in the first place and sheds that stand alone and outside of their environment. I have been inspired by a fantastic book that I am...
Grandad’s House
My Grandad lived in the railway house just past Ballymoney hill, outside Banbridge. He painted, and this has inspired me to paint and draw. I remember the red brick porch and the details around the windows and wanted to do a simple sketch of the house. My grandad...
WIP The Gilford Mill
I started drawing The Gilford Mill and like the mill's refurbishment, it has yet to be finished. I look at it from time to time and decide on what needs to be done next and leave it for a little more time. The mill is in the town of Gilford, County Down, Northern...
The Empire Belfast
The Empire Music Hall is a great venue located in Botanic avenue, Belfast, just right behind Queens University. The Empire was originally built as a music hall in the late 19th century and the front of the building with its red brick and super details around the...
Lenaderg Post Office
I grew up in Lenaderg a small village outside Banbridge and did odd jobs for Roy Martin the Post Master of Lenaderg Post Office. The Post Office had a very old wooden counter still with the old flour barrels behind the counter. Used only for storing sweets on top...
Hello
Hello everyone, and welcome to my new website for illustrations by Alan! For those who don't know me, I am Alan Fitzpatrick, and I'm a digital illustrator from Northern Ireland, currently living in the beautiful city of Galway. That's me, they are both me, 30+ years...
The Sheep Shed
From my weekend walk in the woods with my dogs, just over a stone wall, we can see a tin shed. As far as I can tell, it is a shelter for the sheep or the sheep's food or even the farmer. Whatever it is and for whom it was built, it has been standing for some time....