<![CDATA[Illustrators Ireland]]> http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog en info@illustratorsireland.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-08T12:00:05+00:00 <![CDATA[Niamh Sharkey - Children’s Laureate]]> http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/niamh_sharkey_childrens_laureate http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/niamh_sharkey_childrens_laureate#When:12:00:05Z Niamh Sharkey - Children’s Laureate

Great news today for Illustrators Ireland member Niamh Sharkey. We were extremely proud and pleased to see Niamh announced as Children's Laureate/Laureate na N'óg by President Higgins. It's fantastic news, a high honour indeed and we are of course delighted to see an illustrator receive such an accolade.

Well done Niamh!

]]> 2012-05-08T12:00:05+00:00 <![CDATA[Latest Work - April 2012]]> http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/latest_work_april_2012 http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/latest_work_april_2012#When:08:42:41Z Latest Work - April 2012

Another fine selection of work that members of Illustrators Ireland have created over the last month...

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]]> 2012-05-04T08:42:41+00:00 <![CDATA[NEW Mic’s Chilli Packaging]]> http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/new_mics_chilli_packaging http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/new_mics_chilli_packaging#When:11:29:42Z NEW Mic’s Chilli Packaging

We've added a couple more flavours to the Mic's Chilli range of sauces. 

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]]> 2012-05-03T11:29:42+00:00 <![CDATA[New Websites]]> http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/members_new_websites http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/members_new_websites#When:15:05:36Z New Websites

Some Illustrators Ireland members have given themselves a web over-haul...

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]]> 2012-05-01T15:05:36+00:00 <![CDATA[Aftershow: Stephen Maurice Graham Exhibition]]> http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/aftershow_exhibition_stephen_maurice_graham http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/aftershow_exhibition_stephen_maurice_graham#When:11:33:56Z Aftershow: Stephen Maurice Graham Exhibition

I've very kindly been asked to produce a solo show as part of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival in Belfast to take place in the first two weeks of May. 

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]]> 2012-04-28T11:33:56+00:00 <![CDATA[New Children’s Book: Dragún]]> http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/new_childrens_book_dragun http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/new_childrens_book_dragun#When:10:40:23Z New Children’s Book: Dragún

I have just finished a 32 page children's picture book about a boy (a bear plays the boy) hunting a fearsome dragon (the fearsome dragon plays himself).

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]]> 2012-04-20T10:40:23+00:00 <![CDATA[Coveney’s American Caesar]]> http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/coveneys_american_caesar http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/coveneys_american_caesar#When:10:03:24Z Coveney’s American Caesar

Illustrators Ireland member Eoin Coveney recently sat down with Liam from The Comic Cast to talk about his career in comics, illustration and his forthcoming Graphic Novel due to be published in the U.S. in 2013.

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]]> 2012-04-18T10:03:24+00:00 <![CDATA[The Musical Youth Foundation]]> http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/the_musical_youth_foundation http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/the_musical_youth_foundation#When:12:45:35Z The Musical Youth Foundation

The Musical Youth Foundation invited me to illustrate the body of an old guitar. They are a children's charity that aims to provide every child on the island of Ireland with musical education.

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]]> 2012-04-06T12:45:35+00:00 <![CDATA[Latest Work - March 2012]]> http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/latest_work_march_2012 http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/latest_work_march_2012#When:08:50:53Z Latest Work - March 2012

Here’s some recent work created by members of Illustrators Ireland. Each member has submitted one of their favourite illustrations from the previous month, either commissioned or personal...

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]]> 2012-04-05T08:50:53+00:00 <![CDATA[The Art of Urban Sketching]]> http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/the_art_of_urban_sketching http://www.illustratorsireland.com/index.php/blog/the_art_of_urban_sketching#When:10:36:30Z The Art of Urban Sketching

Hot off the Press.
"The art of Urban Sketching" is a new book put together by Urban Sketchers founder Gabi Campanario and published through Quarry Books.
It's a sizeable volume with more than 300 pages and over 500 sketches from over 50 cities around the globe. Illustrators Ireland member Roger O'Reilly features as Ireland's correspondant. There's a nice 2 page spread on his drawings around Dublin and a couple of other sketches  scattered around in the book
What's great about this volume is how different artists interpret their cities, and the range of sketching styles on display.

The Art of Urban Sketching is available worldwide through local bookstores and Amazon

Urban sketchers website is at: http://www.urbansketchers.org/

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