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Tony O
@tony-o.bsky.social
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artist - painter, photographer - mainly megalithic and early Christian. Socialist, atheist, happily married and retired... cats dead
All paintings and photos are by me and copyright (except reposts).
https://www.tonyoneill.org/
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For #BlueskyMonday - Standing Stones in Blue (Abstract interpretation)
2022 Acrylic painting 20"x16"
#Acrylic #Painting #TraditionalArt #Abstraction #BlueSky #BlueSkyArt #Art #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #MinimalMonday
December 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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#StandingStoneSunday... Ballycleagh Standing Stones
40Mtr away (just over the road) from these two stones is a third stone. Cushendun, Antrim, Ireland
Image: 2016
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #Landscape #Infrared #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Antrim
December 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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For #BlueSkyArtShow #FavoriteThings... Kilclooney More Dolmen (Portal Tomb), Donegal, Ireland
Digital Infrared Photo from 2014
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #Landscape #Infrared #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Donegal
December 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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For Friday's #Scape... Ballycleagh Standing Stone on the North Antrim Coast. One of two standing stones in this field
Image: 2016
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #Landscape #Infrared #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Antrim
December 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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#AdoorableThursday... The bronze entrance doors of the Sagrada Familia by Josep M. Subirachs, Barcelona, Spain.
And a couple of close-up details. Image: 2007
#Art #BlueSky #BlueSkyArt #EastCoastKin #CloseUp
December 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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#TombTuesday... Craigs - The Broadstone, this time in colour. The stone on the right given the right light resembles a giant stone face protruding from the earth.
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #Photography #Infrared #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin
December 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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#TombTuesday... Craigs - The Broadstone, a court tomb the local people placed a cap stone over in the 19th century. In the past it was a gathering place for the festival of Lughnasa.
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #Photography #Infrared #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin
December 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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For #BlueskyMonday - Legananny Dolmen in Blue (Abstract interpretation)
2022 Acrylic painting 20"x16"
#Acrylic #Painting #TraditionalArt #Abstraction #BlueSky #BlueSkyArt #Art #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Down
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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#StandingStoneSunday - the last remains of a megalithic tomb at Stroove, Donegal, Ireland
The bottom unweathered part of the stones suggest how they might have looked in neolithic times
#Stunday #IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Megalithic #Infrared #Monochrome #ClassicMono #BlueSky #EastCoastKin
December 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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For #BlueSkyArtShow #Sky... The ruin of Tamybuck Wedge Tomb with stormy sky over Slemish Mt - County Antrim, Ireland
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #Landscape #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #TombTuesday #RockinTuesday #Antrim
December 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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For Friday's #Scape... Clogher Dun - This second posting shows the interior of the Stone Fort with the entrance top left. it has three underground tunnels
Image: 2019 Infrared
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Landscape #Infrared #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Sligo
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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For Friday's #Scape - Clogher Dun, Sligo, Ireland. A hidden stone fort in wooded area of a walled estate
Image: 2019 Infrared
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Landscape #Infrared #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Sligo
December 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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For Thursday’s #HumansOfBluesky... Shop clearance - Came across this and grabbed a snap
#Photography #StreetPhotography #Art #BlueSky #BlueSkyArt #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyPhotography #ClassicMono
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Bocan Stone Circle in Blue (Abstract interpretation) - the largest standing stone at the circle
This is the third of three paintings I did which I painted over. See previous posts
33" x 22" Acrylic
#Acrylic #Painting #TraditionalArt #Abstraction #BlueSky #BlueSkyArt #Art #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono
December 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Craigs - the Broadstone in Blue (Abstract interpretation)
The second of my three paintings which I painted over. See previous post
33" x 22" Acrylic
I will post my photo of Craigs Dolmen later
#Acrylic #Painting #TraditionalArt #Abstraction #BlueSky #BlueSkyArt #Art #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Duncarbit Standing Stones (Abstract interpretation)
This is one of three paintings I did all of which I was unsure about so I painted over them
33" x 22" Acrylic
#Acrylic #Painting #TraditionalArt #Abstraction #BlueSky #BlueSkyArt #Art #EastCoastKin
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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For #TombTuesday #RockinTuesday... Clogherny Wedge Tomb catching the sunshine - this time in colour
Image: 2015
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photography #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Tyrone
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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For #TombTuesday #RockinTuesday... Clogherny Wedge Tomb - slowly being reclaimed by the bog.
Earlier I posted pics of the stone circle that surrounds this tomb
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #Photography #Infrared #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Tyrone
December 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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For #BlueskyMonday - Stroove Standing Stones in Blue (Abstract interpretation)
- these two large stones are all that remains of a megalithic tomb at Stroove, Inishowen, Donegal, Ireland
Acrylic painting 20"x16"
#Acrylic #Painting #TraditionalArt #Abstraction #BlueSky #BlueSkyArt #Art #EastCoastKin
December 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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For #StandingStoneSunday #Stunday... Another image of the Stone Circle that surrounds Clogherny Wedge Tomb - This is how it looks in colour
Image: 2015
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #PhotographersOfBluesky #Photography #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Tyrone
November 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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For #StandingStoneSunday #Stunday... The Stone Circle that surrounds Clogherny Wedge Tomb, Tyrone, Ireland
This site is in wild boggy uplands - Beware
Image: 2015
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #Photography #Infrared #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Tyrone
November 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth... Sunshine bathes the chamber at Listoghil (Tomb 51)
Carrowmore Megalithic Complex, Sligo, Ireland
Image: 2019
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #TombTuesday #RockinTuesday #Sligo
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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For Friday's #Scape - Carrowmore neolithic cemetery... featuring tomb 52 and in the background Listoghill (tomb 51)
Carrowmore, Sligo, Ireland
Image: 2014, infrared
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Neolithic #Megalithic #Landscape #Infrared #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Art #BlueSky #EastCoastKin #Sligo
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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The old Balrath Corn Mill, Meath, Ireland
As it looked in infrared in 2016
#IrishArchaeology #Archaeology #Infrared #Black&White #Monochrome #photography #Art #BlueSky #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Meath
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Remains of an ancient promontory fort known as McArt's Fort on the Cave Hill (Ben Madigan) overlooking Belfast
A short distance away lies the remains of a cairn
Did a repost of this but it didn't show in my media fees so I've redone a new version
#HillfortsWednesday #IrishArchaeology #Archaeology
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM