This is the first illustration for a mini-comic that Im producing entitled 'The Gruesome End of Baron Spolasco,' for the 6th annual Dragon of Shandon Samhain Parade. It is being published by Cork Community Art Link and based on the 19th Century quack doctor Baron Spolasco who occupied the streets of Cork City in the early 1800s. More exciting news in relation to this project will be released in due course!
Id also like to take this opportunity to thank all the young illustrators that turned up for my Culture Night illustration workshop in the Cork Vision Centre. I especially enjoyed the groups rendering of a vampire Batman eating ice-cream in the park!
My Culture Night illustration workshop this Friday in the Cork Vision Centre is now nearly completely booked out. Please be advised that if you wish to attend, book as soon as possible on the following number 0214279925
The Picture Book Course Fee has been set at 240 Euro by the Cork School of Business. It runs for 10 weeks from October 8th and each lesson lasts 2 hours. Bookings must be taken before September 30th. Please be advised that the course is intensive and a lot of different disciplines, techniques and content will be covered.
This year I have been kindly invited onto the very creative team behind the 6th annual Dragon of Shandon Halloween Parade. Id just like to take this opportunity to promote the parade and encourage people in the Shandon area of Cork City to get involved in the many mask making, giant puppet and prop making workshops that are being held in conjunction with Cork Community Art Link. Here is their address-
http://www.corkcommunityartlink.com
Thanks again to William de la Fort for inviting me onto the team!
Starting on the second week of October in the Cork School of Business on the Grand Parade, Cork City, I will be running a 10 week picture book illustration and writing course. Classes will be held on Saturday mornings and will cover a range of tasks including-
10 Week Course
-Introduction to Children’s Books and Graphic Novels
-Idea and concept generation
-Character Design
-Writing for teenagers and children
-Creative Process and Artistic techniques
-Sequential Image
-Book Layout Design
-Atmosphere, mood and
perspective drawing
-Dummy Books
-Self Publishing and Exhibiting
Contact the Cork School of Business: 0894583389
Here is the illustration of Saint Finn Barre's Cathedral in colour as it would have looked like in 1793 complete with black cat startling the plucky bishop. I have tried to give the colours are very light feel by adding soft hue's to suggest early morning. Just a reminder too that I will be giving a free illustration workshop next Friday the 23rd of September in the Cork Vision Centre as part of Culture Night 2011. See you then!
This is what Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral looked like in the 18th Century before the major overhaul in the 19th Century that implemented the Gothic facade that is well known to visitors to modern Cork City. Note my cat Kit is after startling the Bishop at the bottom of the illustration!
I would also like to take this opportunity to inform you that you can vote for one of my illustrations in a competition being run by a Cork theatre company. To vote all you need do is visit the Corcadorca Cork facebook page and 'like' my winter illustration!
Here is the spirited female pirate from Cork, Anne Bonny, in colour. Anne was born in 1702 in Kinsale and operated as a pirate mainly in the Caribbean area. She dressed as a man to secure lodgings on ships bit quickly rose up the ranks of pirates to earn the respect of her peers. She also married the infamous pirate John 'Calico Jack' Rackham' captain of the pirate ship Revenge!
This is the pencil work for an illustration of the infamous female pirate Anne Bonny. In the 18th Century she was known throughout the Caribbean Oceans for her deeds as a pirate and she proved to be the scourge of both the Spanish and British Navy's. She was born and raised in Kinsale, County Cork and disguised herself as a man to get on a ship's as a pirate!
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