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Welcome to Nine Arrow, a place where I share my illustration journey in Irish.

Join me in learning some interesting

‘cupla focail as gaeilge’ / few words in Irish.

~ Beagán a rá agus a rá go maith ~

~ Say a little and say it well. ~

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Dearg Due - Spooky Irish Halloween Creatures: The Vampire Feature

This blog post tells the story of Dearg Due one of Ireland’s first vampires.

TGIF!! Any plans for tonight?? It’s a bit cold today, an bhfuil tú chun riteoga a caitheamh leis sin?? You gonna wear tights with that?? I am!! I’m frozen! I re-painted this image for the shop and I love it even more! Swipe to see the original :) .

Competition winner has been announced! Big comhghairdeas to @ncl_x !! Thank you so much to everyone who entered!! ♥️ There will be more competitions really soon so you will have a chance to win again! ⭐Until then have 10% off my shop for the weekend! Use code 10WEEKEND at check out! ⭐ .

I need to take a mini break from the fairytales for a few weeks to work on some commissions, but I haven't forgotten about them! .

Like this picture? Prints available here: https://www.ninearrow.com/shop/riteoga . . . .

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Competition time! To celebrate A3 prints available on my site, like this post and leave a comment to be in with a chance to win a print of your choice in any size from Ninearrow.com/shop Competition is worldwide and the Instagram winner will be announced next Friday 14th!
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Not so much a fairy tale but a fairy creature today! And a fairy that I feel has been floating about me the last three weeks! Obsession!! The web shop and the Etsy shop have finally re-opened! After lots of testing, new pictures and new purchases and many many lists written in red pen ninearrow.com/shop is back and now with new sizes!! Swipe to see examples in A3 A4 and A5! I can now print A3 on my new beautiful Canon Pixma Pro!! So I’ve re-painted loads of the early Irish series drawings that started almost a year ago and I’m so happy to share these new editions here and to the site!!
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I loved repainting this creature, I always had something more in mind for her after drawing her for inktober last year. Only thing was the more I researched the Leannán Sí the more I found she was mostly a 20th Century construction by W.B Yeats and was portrayed as a dark muse that artist’s pined over ( that’s so Willy! @the.si.guy ;) ) and after seeing Gonne at @thenewtheatre (which is amazing its still on tonight 7th and tomorrow 8th ) I can’t stop laughing at W.B Yeats!! But it also made me want to share this re-painted Leanán Sí again and look at this character in a new way too, not as some dark muse that's gonna suck the life out me like some gothic femme fatale’s but more like the muse that kickstarts creative obsession. That (mostly) healthy dose of obsession that makes more creativity happen, kinda like this whole Irish series project! Yes i’m getting all mushy since it’s nearly a year of drawing with Irish, but it’s become an obsession and its brought so much colour and fun into my life!! . . . .

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Is maith liom na síscéalta a thug sibh dom an tseachtain seo caite! / I love the fairy tales you all gave me last week! And i’m working on ideas for them, watch this space! For today here is Plúirín Sneachta, Snow White or translated from Irish Snow Drop just like the flower. .

I drew this one over and over messing up the hand a zillion times!! I still rely too much on reference images. The ability to draw directly out of my head is not where I want it to be, but practice will change that (I hope!!!) Right now I’m still working on my website update and re-painting a lot of the original illustrations (I prefer painting so much!!) I have gotten lost down a few rabbit holes and been distracted from my deadline but I promise to re-open soon with lots of fun new things! .

Bíodh seachtain mhaith agaibh / have a good week! . . . .

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Cad é an síscéal is fearr leat? What's your favourite #fairytale
When I started this project it was all about speed! Just whack up an idea and don't stress about it! #doneisbetterthanperfect Now that i’ve gotten more and more time to devote to this Irish series I want to update some of the earlier posts. I’ve started with Clóicín Dearg / Red Riding Hood ( Clóicín = little cloak aka little red cloak, geloite ar fad!/ so adorable! )

Then that kicked off a little flurry of fairy tale inspired sketches!! I’d love to hear about your favourite sísceal / fairy tales! I love stories!! I listen to the @mythsanlegends Podcast on spotify while I’m drawing all the time! The host, Jason Weiser, breaks down the old tales and provides sources that shine a new light onto the stories! Great for inspiration!
I’ll have some more classics ‘as gaeilge’ over the next couple of weeks! . . . . .

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