It's great having a Dublin city centre studio, and it's particularly buzzy during the week of official visits to Ireland by both Queen Elizabeth and President Obama.
The Queen's visit a few days ago was a major success, and today President Obama is making a speech down the road a bit in College Green. I don't think I'll be able to see him from my window but I will certainly be able to hear his speech. (They are testing out the PA system right now)
Obama is such an important figure in history, being the first African-Irish-American President, but he is also a hugely inspiring speaker, and I am really looking forward to hearing his speech later to-day.
I blogged before on how one of the pictures in "Lincoln and his Boys" by Rosemary Wells, was inspired by Obama's election, and likewise I was thinking about Obama when I created the image on the cover of my latest book "No One But You".
Written by Douglas Wood, "No One But You" was published in the US last Tuesday.
5 comments:
Hi, PJ, very lovely and touchy cover.
And... may peace be on the earth.
Kind regards, Sadami
My copy is on it's way and I can't wait to see it. I'm always excited to lay my eyes on a new PJ Lynch book. I'm glad you're settled in nicely in Dublin, my friend. One of these days I'm gonna get there.
Many thanks Sadami and James,
I hope you will like the book when it arrives, James.
Re Dublin...... has been a crazy week, security-wise and I'll be glad when things get back to normal. But I must say being in the same street while Obama delivered a terrific speech was pretty big deal for me.
Best regards
PJ
PS James
I forgot to say thanks for ordering the bloomin' book!
All the best
PJ
Congratulations on your new book! Each of your illustrations is a story in itself, and this boy feel very special. Can't wait till copy arrives!
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