{"id":8892,"date":"2026-03-17T13:02:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landylachs.com\/sketchblog\/?p=8892"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:19:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:19:41","slug":"landis-playing-the-tin-whistle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landylachs.com\/sketchblog\/2026\/03\/landis-playing-the-tin-whistle\/","title":{"rendered":"Landis playing the tin whistle | March 17, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Messy 2026 paintover of my 2019 painting of my sylvari reaper | Cropped<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, I was reminded this year of the time I drew my sylvari reaper playing a tin whistle (which is also known as the “Irish flute”). <\/p>\n

The original painting is from 2019, and was part of a collaborative project organized by Angelique van der Mee. Several artists drew our own characters in support of the “#Love4ArenaNet” hastag, which to my memory was a spur-of-the-moment way to show a little support for the devs at the studio who were laid off at the time. It was a rough time for the studio, and a very sweet idea by Angelique and everyone else who was involved with the idea. Angelique then made a lovely composition involving everyone’s contributed artwork.<\/p>\n

For this 2026 paintover warmup, after I drew the musical notes (which aren’t in the original), I idly thought perhaps I should have drawn “Fear Not This Night.” But for the holiday, I wanted to draw one of my favorite tunes I enjoy playing on tin whistle, instead. I would be very impressed if anyone can recognize it from the music notes, and I mentioned on socials that if anyone does guess it, I’d do a sketch for the – because it’s such an esoteric bit of knowledge, I would marvel if someone could recognize it! <\/p>\n