tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68610821493981811362024-03-05T13:56:37.693-08:00PJ Lynch GalleryPJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.comBlogger597125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-18767672934261987392015-12-23T07:24:00.003-08:002015-12-23T07:24:35.062-08:00Wishing You All A Very Happy Christmas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's that time of year again so a nice seasonal image for you. </div>
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It's the cover art from my version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.</div>
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Wishing a very Happy Christmas to all my readers!</div>
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-43457081362152565402015-12-10T02:49:00.002-08:002015-12-10T02:49:28.103-08:00"The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey" Twentieth Anniversary Edition<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It's hard to believe that <a href="http://www.pjlynchgallery.com/the-christmas-miracle-of-jonathan-toomey/">The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey</a>, written by <a href="http://www.susanwoj.com/">Susan Wojciechowski</a>, and illustrated by me, is twenty years old.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It has been hugely successful selling more than a million copies in the US alone and has been translated into many different languages. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The audiobook read by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Earl_Jones">James Earl Jones </a>was nominated for a grammy and there were stage versions and musicals were also created.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;">In 2007 a <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498361/">movie</a> version was made starring <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000297/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t1">Tom Berenger</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000613/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t4">Joely Richardson</a> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;">n one of her earliest roles, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><span class="itemprop" itemprop="name"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1519680/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t19" itemprop="url">Saoirse Ronan</a>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><span class="itemprop" itemprop="name">The book won numerous awards for Susan and for me, including the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Christopher Award and the Bisto Irish Book of the Year Award.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><span class="itemprop" itemprop="name">Below you can see some of the different incarnations of The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey.</span></span></span></span></div>
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And here is the latest!<div>
I'm really delighted with the new large format edition which celebrates our twentieth anniversary.</div>
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-12286094570454878022015-11-27T06:21:00.000-08:002015-11-27T06:22:45.955-08:00Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><strong>The exhibition will be officially opened by Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer. All Welcome.</strong></strong></div>
dlr LexIcon presents an exhibition of original paintings by
award-winning Irish artist, PJ Lynch, from the million-selling The
Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, and classics such as Dickens’ A
Christmas Carol right up to the newly published The Boy Who Fell Off the
Mayflower, as well as PJ’s charcoal drawings for Once Upon A Place, a
new anthology of stories by top Irish writers compiled by Laureate na
nÓg, Eoin Colfer.</div>
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If you are in the Dublin area over the Christmas period pop down to Dun Laoghaire's beautiful new LexIcon library to see my exhibition, "Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men"</div>
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LexIcon presents an exhibition of original paintings by award-winning
Irish artist, PJ Lynch, from the million-selling The Christmas Miracle
of Jonathan Toomey, and classics such as Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
right up to the newly published The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, as
well as PJ’s charcoal drawings for Once Upon A Place, a new anthology of
stories by top Irish writers compiled by Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer. </div>
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The exhibition runs until 30th January.</div>
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dlr LexIcon presents an exhibition of original paintings by
award-winning Irish artist, PJ Lynch, from the million-selling The
Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, and classics such as Dickens’ A
Christmas Carol right up to the newly published The Boy Who Fell Off the
Mayflower, as well as PJ’s charcoal drawings for Once Upon A Place, a
new anthology of stories by top Irish writers compiled by Laureate na
nÓg, Eoin Colfer.<br />
- See more at:
http://libraries.dlrcoco.ie/events-and-news/library-blog/pilgrims-princesses-and-beardy-old-men-exhibition-featuring-work-pj#sthash.NignjnKO.dpuf</div>
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<strong><strong>The exhibition will be officially opened by Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer. All Welcome</strong></strong></div>
dlr LexIcon presents an exhibition of original paintings by
award-winning Irish artist, PJ Lynch, from the million-selling The
Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, and classics such as Dickens’ A
Christmas Carol right up to the newly published The Boy Who Fell Off the
Mayflower, as well as PJ’s charcoal drawings for Once Upon A Place, a
new anthology of stories by top Irish writers compiled by Laureate na
nÓg, Eoin Colfer.<br />
- See more at:
http://libraries.dlrcoco.ie/events-and-news/library-blog/pilgrims-princesses-and-beardy-old-men-exhibition-featuring-work-pj#sthash.NignjnKO.dpuf</div>
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Exhibition: 'Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men' curated by PJ Lynch</h1>
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<strong>On Friday 20th November 'Pilgrims,
Princesses and Beardy Old Men', an exhibition featuring the work of
award-winning Irish artist PJ Lynch, will be launched at 6.30pm in dlr
LexIcon, Level 3.</strong><br />
<strong><strong>The exhibition will be officially opened by Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer. All Welcome.</strong></strong></div>
dlr LexIcon presents an exhibition of original paintings by
award-winning Irish artist, PJ Lynch, from the million-selling The
Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, and classics such as Dickens’ A
Christmas Carol right up to the newly published The Boy Who Fell Off the
Mayflower, as well as PJ’s charcoal drawings for Once Upon A Place, a
new anthology of stories by top Irish writers compiled by Laureate na
nÓg, Eoin Colfer. P.J. Lynch has worked as a children's book illustrator
since leaving Brighton College of Art in England in 1984.<br />
- See
more at:
http://libraries.dlrcoco.ie/events-and-news/library-blog/pilgrims-princesses-and-beardy-old-men-exhibition-featuring-work-pj#sthash.NignjnKO.dpuf</div>
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Exhibition: 'Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men' curated by PJ Lynch</h1>
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<strong>On Friday 20th November 'Pilgrims,
Princesses and Beardy Old Men', an exhibition featuring the work of
award-winning Irish artist PJ Lynch, will be launched at 6.30pm in dlr
LexIcon, Level 3.</strong><br />
<strong><strong>The exhibition will be officially opened by Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer. All Welcome.</strong></strong></div>
dlr LexIcon presents an exhibition of original paintings by
award-winning Irish artist, PJ Lynch, from the million-selling The
Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, and classics such as Dickens’ A
Christmas Carol right up to the newly published The Boy Who Fell Off the
Mayflower, as well as PJ’s charcoal drawings for Once Upon A Place, a
new anthology of stories by top Irish writers compiled by Laureate na
nÓg, Eoin Colfer. P.J. Lynch has worked as a children's book illustrator
since leaving Brighton College of Art in England in 1984.<br />
- See
more at:
http://libraries.dlrcoco.ie/events-and-news/library-blog/pilgrims-princesses-and-beardy-old-men-exhibition-featuring-work-pj#sthash.NignjnKO.dpuf</div>
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Exhibition: 'Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men' curated by PJ Lynch</h1>
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<strong>On Friday 20th November 'Pilgrims,
Princesses and Beardy Old Men', an exhibition featuring the work of
award-winning Irish artist PJ Lynch, will be launched at 6.30pm in dlr
LexIcon, Level 3.</strong><br />
<strong><strong>The exhibition will be officially opened by Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer. All Welcome.</strong></strong></div>
dlr LexIcon presents an exhibition of original paintings by
award-winning Irish artist, PJ Lynch, from the million-selling The
Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, and classics such as Dickens’ A
Christmas Carol right up to the newly published The Boy Who Fell Off the
Mayflower, as well as PJ’s charcoal drawings for Once Upon A Place, a
new anthology of stories by top Irish writers compiled by Laureate na
nÓg, Eoin Colfer. P.J. Lynch has worked as a children's book illustrator
since leaving Brighton College of Art in England in 1984.<br />
- See
more at:
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-25596797801743230512015-11-18T06:31:00.000-08:002015-11-18T06:46:52.857-08:00Two Books Shortlisted in The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I am thrilled to have two books shortlisted for the <a href="http://www.irishbookawards.ie/vote2015http://www.irishbookawards.ie/vote2015">The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards</a>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.irishbookawards.ie/nominee/the-boy-who-fell-off-the-mayflower-or-john-howlands-good-fortune/">The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, </a>is shortlisted in the <a href="http://www.irishbookawards.ie/award/specsavers-childrens-book-of-the-year-junior-2/">Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year – Junior</a> and Eoin Colfer's super compilation, Once Upon A Place, for which I supplied the illustrations, is up for the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.irishbookawards.ie/award/specsavers-childrens-book-of-the-year-senior-2/">Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year – Senior </a></span></span></span><br />
I would really appreciate you votes in both categories.<br />
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Click on the link below to vote.<br />
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-50087856159428047512015-11-03T08:47:00.001-08:002015-11-04T06:26:44.489-08:00PJ Lynch "Across the Atlantic Tour" <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The lovely people at Candlewick Press will be bringing me around New England to talk about <i><a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/childrens-books-tales-fit-for-a-feast-1446239406">The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John Howland's Good Fortune.</a> </i>I love the cool name they have for my tour!</div>
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See their <a href="http://waterstreetbooks.d7.indiebound.com/event/illustrator-and-author-pj-lynch">website</a> for details.</div>
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-31371792939620815672015-10-28T07:12:00.000-07:002015-10-28T07:16:08.194-07:00Adventures in Charcoal: P.J. Lynch's Once Upon a Place Illustrations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There is a nice piece about my work on Once Upon A Place by Jenny Duffy in <a href="http://agazine.org/adventures-in-charcoal-pj-lynchs-once-upon-a-place-illustrations.html">The Looking Glass Magazine.</a><br />
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-49694138924332169852015-10-21T04:04:00.002-07:002015-10-21T04:10:37.449-07:00The Very Grand Launch of "Once Upon A Place"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It has been a busy few days leading up to the publication of "Once Upon A Place" compiled by Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer.</div>
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The anthology was well and truly launched on Monday night in the very
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It was a lovely occasion, and it was so great to meet with so many of the writers who contributed to the anthology. </div>
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Many thanks to everyone at <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=137934348937" href="https://www.facebook.com/childrensbooksireland">Children's Books Ireland</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=826928727" href="https://www.facebook.com/grainne.clear">Gráinne</a> and <a href="http://littleisland.ie/authors/siobhan-parkinson/">Siobhán </a>at<a href="http://littleisland.ie/shop/once-upon-a-place/"> Little Island</a>, Nessa and all at the <a href="http://childrenslaureate.ie/laureate-na-nog/">office of Laureate na nOg</a>, and of course my buddy <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=671373141" href="https://www.facebook.com/eoin.colfer.31">Eoin</a> for inviting me to be a part of this amazing project, and for making the night such a success.</div>
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-18635571693519859662015-10-14T06:32:00.001-07:002015-10-14T06:34:39.470-07:00"Patrick and the President "<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It is called "<i>Patrick and the President" </i>and will be published next October.</span></div>
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The Walker Books Group is delighted to
announce the world-rights acquisition of a captivating picture book <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">about President John F. Kennedy’s return to
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Written
by </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ryan Tubridy</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, </span>Ireland’s <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">foremost </span>radio and television broadcaster <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">and host of Ireland’s premier Friday night chat show <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Late, Late Show,</i> and illustrated by
Kate Greenaway Medal-winner <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">P.J. Lynch</b>,</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><i>Patrick and the President </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">beautifully evokes<i> </i>a seminal moment in Ireland’s
history through the eyes of a young boy. </span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When
President John F. Kennedy returned to Ireland in 1963 and visited his
ancestral home, </span><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Dunganstown</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">,</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> he described the trip as the best four days
of his life. For a generation of people of Ireland it was a visit with lasting
impact, and many homes still display their JFK memorabilia with pride. </span>In
this warmly told, big-hearted picture book, Ryan captures the feverish
excitement in the build-up to JFK’s visit and the emotional investment from
both parties – all evoked through the eyes of a young boy called Patrick who
wants to know, more than anything, <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">what it would feel like to shake the President’s
hand.</span></div>
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Firmly rooted in historical fact, this feast of a book offers readers a
very pure, and personal, take on JFK’s visit to County Wexford.
P.J Lynch’s masterful watercolour paintings are brimming over with the style
and sensibility of 1960’s Ireland and bring vividly to life the character of Patrick,
his family, his school mates and, of course, this charismatic world leader <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">– </span>President John F. Kennedy.</div>
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“<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">John F. Kennedy’s visit in
1963 </span>was such a significant moment in Ireland’s history and culture,”
says <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Deirdre McDermott</b>, Walker Books
picture book publisher. “It struck a deep emotional chord with many Irish
people. It feels to us that this story – Patrick’s story – was one that Ryan
was always meant to tell. And this era – these characters, these lives – were
always meant to be painted by P.J. We are very proud to be publishing <i><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Patrick and the President </span></i>and we are equally
proud to welcome Ryan onto our list, especially as he has long since promoted
and encouraged children, of all ages, to be engaged with books.”</div>
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“What a labour of love!” adds <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Maria
Tunney</b>, Senior Picture Book Editor. “Ryan perfectly embodies the hopes, the
spirit and the ambitions of a nation in the character of young Patrick.”</div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">About
writing<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Patrick and the President</i>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ryan Tubridy</span></b><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> says: “It has
always been a dream of mine to write a book for children, so this is a magical
moment for me. The fact that P.J. Lynch is illustrating the story makes it even
more special. The story of JFK's visit to Ireland is profound and colourful
and even more so through the eyes of my new fictional friend, Patrick, who gets
caught up in the excitement of the event. The sight of a child reading a book
is one of the most gratifying of them all. If children can enjoy this postcard
from the past and maybe want to learn more about Irish history, I think we’ll
have achieved something.”</span></div>
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On illustrating <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Patrick and the
President</i>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">P.J. says</b>, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">“President John F. Kennedy has always held a
special place in the hearts and imaginations of the Irish people. I first
encountered his handsome profile on a silver half dollar, brought from America by a
visiting cousin; I was a little boy then and I knew nothing about his
extraordinary life and career. However, I knew he was special, and I knew
that he belonged to us, as well as to the people of America. It has been a great
pleasure for me to work on Ryan’s story, and to help recreate the magic of
those few days when President Kennedy visited Ireland and made a little boy’s
dream came true."</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyzgzpZ9Dua8Di3ic1fGsng5O4NB2OrVpUBdslPqXaYAct5WT_55pWrAkWYvhCDgpoAH3dBYfdC-OOYD5IYiGEuKo3B_f2SOy_oQjRIE5OjkYDmP05Uk6oOh13VWrEAnL1GysmwEAcxBz/s1600/Tubridy+6.9.10+0033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyzgzpZ9Dua8Di3ic1fGsng5O4NB2OrVpUBdslPqXaYAct5WT_55pWrAkWYvhCDgpoAH3dBYfdC-OOYD5IYiGEuKo3B_f2SOy_oQjRIE5OjkYDmP05Uk6oOh13VWrEAnL1GysmwEAcxBz/s200/Tubridy+6.9.10+0033.jpg" width="158" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ryan Tubridy</b> is an
award-winning radio and television broadcaster with Ireland’s RTÉ. He currently
presents a weekday morning chat show, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Ryan Tubridy Show</i> on RTÉ Radio 1 and is also the host of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Late Late Show</i>, Ireland's most
popular TV show and the world's longest running chat show on RTÉ One. In 2011,
Ryan began working with BBC Radio 2 and since then he has covered for Graham
Norton, Ken Bruce, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chris Evans’ Breakfast
Show</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Simon Mayo’s Drivetime Show</i>.
More recently, Tubridy has embarked on a career as a writer with his debut
title <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">JFK in Ireland</i>, a profile of US President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 visit to Ireland,
publishing in 2011 and his second title, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Irish Are Coming </i>released in 2013. Aside from broadcasting and writing,
Tubridy is intensely passionate about US politics. Having spent 18 months
researching President Kennedy's historic visit to Ireland in 1963, Ryan worked
on a documentary for RTÉ One <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">–</span>
a behind the scenes at this era-defining visit. In 2011, he acted as Master of
Ceremonies at the welcoming event for Barack and Michelle Obama. Ryan lives in Dublin with his family. <br />
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Lynch</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"> has won many awards
throughout his incredible career, including the Mother Goose Award, the
Christopher Medal in the US three times, the Irish Bisto Book of the Year award
and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal on two occasions, first for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey</i>
by Susan Wojciechowski, and again for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">When
Jessie Came Across the Sea</i> by Amy Hest.</span> His meticulous research
brings impeccable detail to the many books he has illustrated, including such
titles as A<i> Christmas Carol </i>by Charles Dickens, <i>Mysterious</i> <i>Traveller</i>
by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John
Howland’s Good Fortune</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> – the
first book that P.J. has both written and illustrated. Most recently, he created
the artwork for</span> <i><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once Upon A Place</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">,
Irish Children’s Laureate </span></i>Eoin Colfer’s anthology of stories and
poems. P.J. has been commissioned to design posters for Opera Ireland and the
Abbey Theatre, as well as designing stamps for An Post. He lives in Dublin with his wife and
their three children.</div>
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Below is a painting I did quite some time ago for <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-56402-485-5">"Catkin" by Antonia Barber.</a></div>
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It is currently on show in the <a href="http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-recreation-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-locations-hours-2">Central Library at the Ilac Centre</a> in Dublin, as part of a collection of work from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IllustratorsIreland/photos/a.433022814840.195602.323841104840/10153654015629841/?type=3&fref=nf">Illustrators Ireland</a> members. </div>
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The show, curated by IGI member <a href="http://www.scamp.ie/index.php/2010/02/meet-the-igi-member-margaret-anne-suggs/">Margaret Anne Suggs</a>, is called "<span class="highlightNode">Comics</span>, <span class="highlightNode">Covers</span> and <span class="highlightNode">Children's</span>" and features work from ... <span class="highlightNode">Comics</span>, book <span class="highlightNode">Covers</span> and <span class="highlightNode">Children's</span> Picture books. </div>
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-14385621401508421612015-10-01T09:48:00.000-07:002015-10-01T09:48:49.356-07:00PJ's Pilgrims at the Society of Illustrators in New York<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am honoured and delighted that this illustration from <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7636-6584-5">The Boy Who Fell Off The Mayflower </a>has been selected by jury for the <a href="http://www.societyillustrators.org/Awards-and-Competitions/Original-Art/Overview.aspx">Original Art 2015 Show</a> at the
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I'm giving a workshop in the portrait sketch tomorrow at <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100001048317399" href="https://www.facebook.com/kennedyartshopold">Kennedy Art</a>. <br /> It's always a great day of painting and good craic.<br /> My next one is on the 17th October.<br />
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And on Sunday I'm off to Spilimbergo again to see how the team at Travianutto are getting on with the Knock Bascilica mosaic.<br />
Here's how some of the Angels were looking on my last visit.<br />
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-81465256360886342152015-09-22T01:50:00.000-07:002015-09-22T01:50:25.939-07:00"Across the Atlantic Tour"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I am thrilled to be coming to America this November to promote my new book <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/pj-lynch/boy-who-fell-mayflower-or-john-howlands-good-for/">The Boy Who Fell Off The Mayflower.</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The tour kicks off at <a href="https://www.plimoth.org/">Plimoth Plantation</a> and will also include an event at the <a href="http://bookfair.uconn.edu/2015.htm">Connecticut Children’s Book Fair </a> with lots of other events in between.</span><br />
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Young Sam Lynch will be playing piano while Brian Gallagher and PJ Lynch are drawing portraits on Culture Night at the United Arts Club in Dublin!<br />
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We had a brilliant weekend hanging out with some of Ireland's best
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The focus for us was Once Upon A Place, a wonderful book of short stories and poems with illustrations by me. The project was initiated by <a href="http://childrenslaureate.ie/">Laureate Na nÓg</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=671373141" href="https://www.facebook.com/eoin.colfer.31">Eoin Colfer</a> to help to reacquaint Irish children with the beauty and magic of our country.<br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> I did some live drawing on Saturday wilst Eoin chatted with author/publisher <a aria-describedby="js_3j" aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="js_3i" class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100004483748029" href="https://www.facebook.com/siobhan.parkinson.writer" id="js_3k">Siobhán Parkinson</a>,<a href="http://www.obrien.ie/enda-wyley"> poet Enda Wyley</a> and our expert compere, (give that woman a chatshow) <a href="http://www.patriciaforde.com/#!__about-me">Patricia Forde.</a></span><br />
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Many thanks are due to <a href="http://www.childrensbooksireland.ie/">Children's Books Ireland</a>, and <a href="http://littleisland.ie/">Little Island </a>for alltheir work on this project and for making the inaugural Electric Picnic children's literature event such a great success.</div>
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Do you ever find that you can't locate your USB flash drives?<br />
<a href="https://www.usbmemorydirect.com/products/card-tab.htm">USB Memory Direct </a>have a great solution, a personalized business card that houses a USB flash drive.<br />
I have just taken delivery of some printed with my <a href="http://pjlynch.bigcartel.com/product/death-and-the-maiden">Death and the Maiden poster </a>image and I can tell you that the quality is excellent.<br />
I will be giving three of these away on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/PJ-Lynch-Illustrator/1545034689044191">FaceBook </a>page next week.<br />
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-35817135475249983162015-08-12T06:51:00.000-07:002015-08-12T06:51:52.473-07:00Four Day Drawing and Painting Workshop in Belfast<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It has been a long summer hasn’t it?<br /> If you are itching to get stuck into some serious drawing and painting come and join Julie Douglas and me for our four day <span class="text_exposed_show">drawing and oil painting workshop in Belfast. <br /> Friday 28th - Monday 31st August </span><br />
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We will be working together to provide you with a rounded learning
experience, which will include using charcoal, pencil and oils. Each day
is structured, with achievable goals, pushing your skills and
confidence up. <br /> The course will include colour mixing, portrait painting and life drawing, with demonstrations each day.<br />
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The cost is £425 which includes refreshments and lunch. Students will
bring their own materials and a list will be provided nearer the time. <br />
I am really looking forward to it. <br /> Working with Julie is always great fun, and we will also get through a lot of great work!<br />
For details and booking please email julie@juliedouglas.co.uk<br />
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-40464527602507658022015-08-06T07:31:00.001-07:002015-08-06T07:33:46.359-07:00Progress on the mosaic for the Bascilica at the National Shrine at Knock<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have just returned from another trip to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spilimbergo">Spilimbergo</a> in northern Italy to see how the work is going on the big mosaic that I have designed for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_Shrine">Bascilica at the National Shrine</a> in the village of Knock, County Mayo. </div>
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My design is being interpreted in mosaic by the exceptionally talented people at Travisanutto mosaics.</div>
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They are used to creating mosaics as large as this one, (It will measure more than 14 metres square) but I'm pretty sure this will be the largest ever mosaic in Ireland.</div>
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Here are a few photos showing the artisans at work. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ARqu3mMKgI44Ez5VJVWz92s5NHwsen-hRrwJyn_XZY4SZQQz5IhIfj5NH96RBihpGeU0BPcr0gyCn-0R-KGcGZVKXj1A624ymwpD0VmaROWhr5P0OYbPXZVeNy-1N-uvp3jv7Jro_CA/s1600/A+sea+of+smalti+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ARqu3mMKgI44Ez5VJVWz92s5NHwsen-hRrwJyn_XZY4SZQQz5IhIfj5NH96RBihpGeU0BPcr0gyCn-0R-KGcGZVKXj1A624ymwpD0VmaROWhr5P0OYbPXZVeNy-1N-uvp3jv7Jro_CA/s400/A+sea+of+smalti+.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
A sea of smalti. Viewing some of the larger areas that have been completed.<br />
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You can just see my painting in the background.<br />
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This shows how the little pieces of coloured glass (smalti) and marble combine like pixels on a screen to create an image</div>
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can't show too much of the mosaic in progress, but It was such a moving
experience for me to see the wonderful work they are doing at
<a href="http://www.travisanutto.it/english/home.asp">Travisanutto</a> that I have to share a detail of one of the foreground figures.<br />
It amazes me how the artisans (they insist on not being called artists) can create such wonderful effects with combinations of stone and glass.<br />
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-91188709907697415812015-07-20T07:39:00.001-07:002015-07-20T07:39:46.403-07:00Once Upon A Place<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0"><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0.$end:0:$text0:0">Artists often borrow from or pay homage to the work of other artists. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0"><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0.$end:0:$text0:0">Some artists also steal other people's ideas simply because they haven't the skill or imagination to originate their own.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0"><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0.$end:0:$text0:0">I hope it is always clear when I make a visual quote from another person's work that it is done with the utmost respect for the original artist, and for valid artistic reasons. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0"><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0.$end:0:$text0:0">Here, for example, is the cover of <a href="http://littleisland.ie/once-upon-a-place-an-anthology-compiled-by-laureate-na-nog-published-by-little-island/">Once Upon A Place</a>, edited by <a href="http://www.artscouncil.ie/News/Literature/Eoin-Colfer,-Laureate-na-nog,-launches-nationwide-storytelling-tour-on-Hook-Head/">Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer</a> and illustrated by me. </span><br data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0.$end:0:$text1:0" /><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0.$end:0:$text2:0">Most of you will have noticed that the figure on the rocky foreground, is a visu</span></span><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0"><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0.$text0:0:$text0:0">al quotation from the best known painting by Caspar David Friedrich, <a href="http://www.artcyclopedia.com/.../friedrich_caspar_david.html">"The Wanderer Above the Mists".</a></span><br data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0.$text0:0:$text1:0" /><span data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0.$text0:0:$text2:0">The
stories in the anthology, Once Upon A Place, are set not only in
different places, but also in different periods. I hoped to hint at
that variety by showing a boy wearing modern dress but posed as in
Friedrich’s two hundred year old iconic image. It was also my way of my
way of saluting one of my favourite paintings.</span><br data-reactid=".7x.1:5:1:$comment10153555525613982_10153555826863982:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0.$text0:0:$text3:0" /></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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PJ Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00084522129070266062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861082149398181136.post-87272616640186485932015-05-22T04:55:00.001-07:002015-05-22T04:59:57.828-07:00Progress Report On My Mosaic For The Bascilica in Knock, County Mayo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I spent a good part of last year making a design for what will be a huge mosaic on the wall behind the altar of the newly refurbished Bascilica of Our Lady of Knock.</div>
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I took the design over to<a href="http://www.travisanutto.it/english/home.asp"> Travisanutto Mosaics</a> in <a aria-describedby="js_v" aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="js_u" class="taggee" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=107891229245457" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spilimbergo-Italy/107891229245457?ref=stream" id="js_w">Spilimbergo, Italy</a> a few months ago and the experts there have been enlaging my design up to the full 14 metre square size.</div>
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I was back in Spilimbergo this week to see how the scaling up was going.</div>
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Ginnasio was good enough to pose for me when I needed to fix up this character's clasped hands.</div>
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Fabrizio and his team (including Giovanni, in the foreground, and Giannasio in the distance) laid out the cartoon at the town gymnasium so we could view the full size image for the first time.</div>
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Having the "thumbs up" for the full size cartoon the team at Travisanutto are now ready to start making the mosaic itself. </div>
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Our model, Michael, has a very characterful face and very striking colouring. </div>
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He brought out the best in all of the artists there on the day.</div>
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My next portrait workshop at <a class="profileLink" data-gt="{"entity_id":"114692505237480","entity_path":"\/profile_book.php"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=114692505237480" href="https://www.facebook.com/Kennedyarts">Kennedy Art</a> will be on the 4th of July, but I am doing one at the lovely <a href="http://www.cornloft.ie/">Corn Loft Centre </a>in Wexford before that <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cornloft?fref=nf">on 20th June</a>. <br /> I look forward to painting with some of you soon.</div>
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I am delighted to have a few life drawings in <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=705016115" href="https://www.facebook.com/brian.gallagher.31392410">Brian</a>'s latest group show at the <a href="http://dublinarts.com/">United Arts Club</a> opening later tonight the 7th May.<br /> I used charcoal in the top pic and wax crayon and chalk on the lower...both were drawn on Ingres paper.</div>
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I was priviledged to be asked to supply illustrations for <a href="http://rosemarywells.com/">Rosemary Wells</a>' emmensely moving story about Abraham Lincoln and his relationship with his family, <a href="http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=title&mode=book&isbn=0763637238">“Lincoln and his Boys”. </a><br />
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I'm looking forward to a great workshop at <a href="http://www.kennedyart.com/workshop/saturday-11th-april-pj-lynch-portrait-life-oils/">Kennedy Art</a> this Saturday.<br />
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