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6 days ago
1 min

Family Portraits are never a catastrophe

My children will never understand the catastrophe that is a ruined family portrait. Before you could snap 100 selfies on your smart phone...

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Mags

Jul 6
1 min

Finished Art for "sandboxes, swings, swimming pools, and being sunkissed"

Along with a limited use of colour, I've kept a lot of the white space for the final layout on this spread. The text is placed below the ...

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Jul 4
1 min

Ladybugs and Dandelions

In art school you are taught the rules of colour theory. Knowing these rules helps to plan and make the most of your colour palette. My c...

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Jun 30
2 min

Now in techni-COLOUR - only not quite

The idea of adding colour to a decent enough line drawing is one that excites me! I love line art, but I REALLY love colour! I try to sta...

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Mags

Jun 29
1 min

Swings, Swimming Pools, and being Sunkissed

I Remember - I remember sandboxes, swings, swimming pools, and being sunburnt Catching lightening bugs and keeping them in a jar, but onl...

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Jun 23
1 min

Let the Sketching Begin!

In the summer, in the South, it was HOT. Even through the heat, we spent most of the time outdoors. We did a lot of swimming! We also had...

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Jun 18
1 min

What got me thinking . . .

This time of social isolation during Covid19 is going to leave a mark on our collective memories. It has affected, and will affect us all...

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Jun 17
1 min

If you're wondering who I am . . .

I was raised in the American Deep South and moved to Dublin years ago to do a Master's Degree at the National College of Art and Design. ...

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Jun 16
1 min

Arts Council Of Ireland Bursary Recipient

I am delighted to announce that I am the proud recipient of an Arts Council of Ireland bursary for my illustration work! The project I am...

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Jun 10
1 min

COLOURING PAGES

You can download colouring pages here! There are BIRDS, SNAILS, or SQUIRRELS. Print them, Colour them, Cut them out, and Post them in! Se...

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Jun 10
1 min

my Giant Exquisite Confinement Family

for Our Exquisite Portraits - supported by Alliance Francaise, Dublin City Council, Creative Ireland, Illustrators Ireland and Cruinniú n...

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Mags

Jun 10
1 min

It's as finished as I can make it!

So, my part of Our Exquisite Portraits is complete - Now YOU need to help. You can post in your artwork and it will be collaged onto the ...

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May 26
1 min

KITTY poses for Our Exquisite Portrait

Since Kitty has been a member of the family for almost 15 years now, she had to be included in the Giant Exquisite Confinement Corpse por...

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Mags

May 25
1 min

It's going to be BIG!

The portraits for OUR EXQUISITE PORTRAITS are going to be A METER high! Since art materials are a bit limited due to Covid-19, I'm using ...

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May 24
1 min

some background on OUR Exquisite PORTRAITS

Illustrators Ireland and Friends have started a project that aims to document some aspects of the lockdown while creating some connection...

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Mags

May 23
1 min

Our Exquisite Corpse

Illustrators Ireland have teamed up with illustrators from France to create a GIANT Exquisite Confinement Corpse. It’s not as disgusting...

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Mar 28
1 min

This is on my desk NOW

Ash is a new character I'm developing. There's an idea brewing for a new children's book based on her . . .

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