...then you really should check out Scamp, an Irish illustration blog. It seems to feature plenty of guys from the Illustrators Ireland website and they always showcase loads of interesting work as well as plenty of links to interesting and thought provoking art from around the world.
Definitely a great way to spend a lunch break!
(Image copyright of Illustrators Guild of Ireland).
I'm a big fan of JP Donleavy and his book 'The Ginger Man'. He was interviewed on Off The Ball on Newstalk recently and there's no doubt that he's some character. He's had a varied and colourful career and seems to have been a boxer of some quality. In his youth he was an undefeated amateur welterweight and met with Joe Frazier among others.
One career that I wasn't aware of was his painting and drawing. As he lives in Ireland he has exhibited here several times and he is currently showing work in The Molesworth Gallery. His work is definitely like his writing - unique and quite offbeat at times! It's very interesting stuff though and if you're in Dublin worth dropping into.
And if you have a thousand euro or so lying around the place why not buy a piece or two!
Andy Smith's graphic style always carries a "to the point", tongue in cheek message. I'm sure you've seen one of his animated Interview Tips for Fish4jobs.co.uk sandwiched between episodes of Scrubs. Amazing what good advice can be comically portrayed in 10 secs.
And if you noticed the most recent Cadbury's Outdoor Posters they were illustrated by same. www.asmithillustration.com
A great selection of the Canadian Illustrator Jon Klassens work can be found on www.burstofbeaden.com. Well worth a look! A selection of prints of his work is available on www.gallerynucleus.com, reasonably priced from $30 there's even some t-shirts shown here.
I particularly like his "Nextdoor" print, a beautiful winter print, very apt with this weather.
www.itsnicethat.com features a interview with Jon and gives us a little information into his background and influences. With a training in animation but with a confessed interest in textiles his work certainly holds a certain traditional style in terms of process. His work translates into animation very well however Jon prefers to leave that aspect to others. It's Nice That sums up his style as having "a distinct, considered mark that more often than not manages to make you feel as if you're inside his picture".
Jon feels he has not yet set his artistic style in stone and hopes this will come with age. However I feel this only adds to his work. The fact that he approach develops through the subject and message.
I'm a big fan of JP Donleavy and his book 'The Ginger Man'. He was interviewed on Off The Ball on Newstalk recently and there's no doubt that he's some character. He's had a varied and colourful career and seems to have been a boxer of some quality. In his youth he was an undefeated amateur welterweight and met with Joe Frazier among others.
