Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men

The exhibition will be officially opened by Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer. All Welcome.

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.

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"

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. 

The exhibition runs until 30th January.

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.
- 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

The exhibition will be officially opened by Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer. All Welcome

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.
- 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

Exhibition: 'Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men' curated by PJ Lynch

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.
The exhibition will be officially opened by Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer. All Welcome.

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.
- 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

Exhibition: 'Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men' curated by PJ Lynch

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.
The exhibition will be officially opened by Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer. All Welcome.

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.
- 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

Exhibition: 'Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men' curated by PJ Lynch

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.
The exhibition will be officially opened by Laureate na nÓg, Eoin Colfer. All Welcome.

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.
- 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

"Comics, Covers and Children's"

Below is a painting I did quite some time ago for "Catkin" by Antonia Barber.

It is currently on show in the Central Library at the Ilac Centre in Dublin, as part of a collection of work from Illustrators Ireland members. 

The show, curated by IGI member Margaret Anne Suggs, is called "Comics, Covers and Children's" and features work from ... Comics, book Covers and Children's Picture books. 

So there is a huge and lovely variety of styles to see.

After the Central Library, the exhibition travels to a number of other libraries around the city, see the poster for details.

Life Drawings at the United Arts Club

I am delighted to have a few life drawings in Brian's latest group show at the United Arts Club opening later tonight the 7th May.
I used charcoal in the top pic and wax crayon and chalk on the lower...both were drawn on Ingres paper.

Upon the Wild Waves

I was delighted that Dr Pádraic Whyte, and Dr. Lydia Ferguson of Trinity College Dublin, chose my image from "The Names Upon The Harp" for the poster of their major exhibition in the beautiful Long Room in Trinity.

"Upon the Wild Waves: a Journey through Myth in Children’s Books" will be on display in the Long Room, Trinity College Library from 23 October 2014 until April 2015. The exhibition aims to serve as a celebration of the wealth of children’s literature held in the Library. Drawing upon material published over several centuries, the exhibition will explore some of the varying ways in which writers and illustrators have used myth to engage younger readers, from creation myths of Polynesia and tales of Greek Gods to Biblical myths and Celtic legends.

The Incredible Belly Boy

Thanks to Brian Gallagher for organising another great IGI exhibition, "Mythical Beasts", at the United Arts Club. 
It was great to see everyone there, as well as the very impressive artwork.

This is "The Incredible Belly Boy", my second piece in the show.

Pictiúr on the News

There's a nice little piece about Pictiúr 5.30 min into this RTE news video.

Pictiúr Opens at IMMA

These two paintings from The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey are the two of mine that are included in "Pictiúr" which opens at  IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art today! 

A Charcoal Cartoon for Pictiúr

I had a lot of fun doing this sketch for a forthcoming exhibition, Pictiúr at IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin.
It was so nice to draw something funny for a change and to work so big. The original is about a metre across.
The show is curated by my friend Niamh, Laureate na nÓg, and is organized by CBI with help from the IGI.
The sketch was drawn to be one wall of a reading pod. 
Kids will be able to sit inside with their books. How cool!

The Art of Superstition Opening Night

We had a wonderful launch of The Art of Superstition at the Copper House Gallery on Friday.
Here are a great bunch of photos by Mario Sughi that capture the atmosphere very well.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Here is my piece from the latest IGI (Illustrators Guild of Ireland) exhibition, "The Art of Superstition", which opens this Friday at The Copper House in Dublin.
My picture illustrates a scene from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Prints of all the exhibited pieces are available at the Copper House website
.

Pictiúr goes to Europe

Here's a nice little film about Pictiúr, the exhibition of Irish Children's Book Illustrators curated by my good pal Niamh Sharkey, Laureate na nÓg. 
If you look hard you might just see a couple of my pictures from The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey in there somewhere.
The exhibition toured Europe and is now back in Ireland travelling to venues around the country including IMMA over the Christmas period.
The show is running now at Draíocht, Blancharstown and continues there until October 5th.

UAC 2013 Life Room Exhibition: Framed and Hung

I had fun with Brian, Eoin and Paul mounting our group exhibition at the United Arts Club.

The show opens on Thursday the 5th September at 8pm.

Come along if you are in Dublin.

Giuseppe Asleep on the Daybed

Here is one of my paintings that will be shown in the group exhibition opening at the United Arts Club this Thursday evening. The model was my buddy Giuseppe.
The work on show has mostly been created at Brian Gallagher's Thursday night life drawing session at the UAC.

Hermione Arts Week

The Hermione Arts Week opens at 

Alexandra College in Dublin this evening. 

I'm looking forward to seeing the group exhibition.

These two paintings of mine are in the show.

United Arts Club Exhibition Launch

A great evening was had by all who attended Brian Gallagher's latest Illustrators Ireland show at the United Arts Club.
There was a great turn out to hear Bren B of Offset launching the show and there were plenty of sales on the night.
Thanks to Mario for recording the merriment.

‘No Assembly Required’ by Adrienne Geoghegan & Una Gildea

A great evening was had by all who attended the launch at the Culture Box of  No Assembly Required, a show of new collage works by my Illustrators Ireland pals, Adrienne Geoghegan and Una Gildea. 
You can see some of Mario's photos of the private view here.
It's well worth a look if you are in Dublin's Temple Bar in the next few weeks.

The Illustrated Beatles

The Illustrated Beatles is an exhibition by Illustrators Ireland:
43 classic Beatles songs visualised by 43 leading illustrators.
Alas I was too busy to get involved with this one, but I went along to the Grand Social on Tuesday for the opening.

That's me signing Tom Donegan's t-shirt.
The opening night was a blast and the artwork is fabulous. You can have a look and even buy a print or two at The Copper House Gallery's page.
Congratulations to everyone involved and particulaly to Peter Donnelly who put a huge amount of work into organising the show.

Life Room Art at the UAC

 

I had a bit of fun with Eoin Coveney, Paul Stuart, and a few others, helping Brian Gallagher to hang his latest Life Drawing Group Exhibition at the United Arts Club this afternoon.

My paintings of Grace and Leo are in the show which will be opened by my old friend Louis Marcus this Thursday at 8pm.

Come along if you are in the area.  

"Tales of Seduction," by Una Gildea

My friend Una Gildea had a great launch of her latest exhibition, "Tales of Seduction," last Thursday at the Copper House Gallery in Dublin.

Sean Hillen made an excellent opening speech and there was a very appropriate musical number from the Nualas to add to the fun.
Una's collages are brilliant. Do go and see them if you are in the area.
The show runs till the 20th of October.

PJ Portrait Study by Ronan Goti

While I was painting away yesterday in the life room, my friend Ronan Goti was doing this brilliant study of me.
I was really impressed because I wasn't staying still for him at all.
Ronan has a show opening in Malahide library on Saturday 19th May from 2pm to 5pm.
So do pop in if you are in the area.