"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.

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 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.

Illustrators Ireland's Website Makeover

Speaking of the IGI, the Illustrators Ireland website has had a very nice makeover courtesy of our web officer Stephen Synnott.
Great job Stephen.

Hell on Earth in Tipperary

Many thanks to Steve Richardson for this in situ photo of my Hell on Earth poster advertising the Irish Examiner.
This one was in Tipperary.
I think the setting, on a shabby wall in a typical small Irish town is a particularly apposite for this image.
I can't help wondering what local folk on their way to mass might make of the poster.

Full Step-by-Step of "The Gift of the Magi" cover

You can see a much fuller version of the step-by-step process I used to create the cover of The Gift of the Magi on Scamp, the Irish Illustration Blog.