Penelope Illustration • Penelope Dullaghan

Yeah, I was SO not kidding about that granny thing… I’m definitely creeping at this point. We’ve put in long days since 8am friday morning… Little bit tired to say the least.
I’m really grateful that my brother and his marine buddy, Dan the man, could come help! We could never do all this without them. [...]

Try imitating the sound of Chewbacca from Star Wars. ha. ho. I’m peeing my pants.

Gosh, I’ve been so side-tracked lately. My apologies. Should I show you all the art for the Girly Show I’ve been working on? (Some pieces I’m really happy with!) Should I post some of my latest illustration adventures? Or should I show you the list of numbers I’ve been calling to set up utilities and [...]

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Katherine Dunn for Illustration Friday. Her work is so beautiful and she’s such a big inspiration to me. She seems to have balance down to a science (an organic, natural science of course). Click here to read it. I hope you will enjoy her work too.
(And speaking of [...]

These self-assignments are doing good things for my creativity I think. They are helping my mind wake up a little (stretch and yawwwwn!) and look at things with a little different perspective. It’s refreshing! So onto assignment #3.
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I finally found an hour to do self-assignment #2… the black and white shapes assignment. At first it was kind of intimidating. After I had inked my paper and cut it up into different shapes (I went with all angles, no soft edges), I sat there looking at the shapes and felt some hesitation to [...]

I love color… that is pretty obvious I guess. I feel confident in saying it is my forte… what I’m really good at. In college professors always said that I had a knack for it, and I blushed and thought: “yeah, I do.” I can see that the apple is not red, but blue and [...]

Asthmatic Kitty Records – art review

Today I’m choosing to laugh.
Because eff a bunch of taking life so damn seriously all the time. I feel idiotic because I’ve let everything build up in my little bubble space and it’s been taking me over. No more… I am quitting right this very second and I’m LETTING IT GO. I’m making room for [...]

Susanna suggested that I tell you the other ten assignments and we can do them together. Good idea! So if you want to play or need a little creative boost, here’s the next one:
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Lately I’ve been feeling a little blocked creatively. I’m still doing the work (because when it won’t come and a deadline is looming one must force it) but it doesn’t feel fun or alive when your heart isn’t in it. So I’ve challenged myself to do 10 self-assignments to mix things up and help me [...]

For illustration friday topic: Buzz. It was initially created for a web site that will be launching soon… And it will be available as a print (along with the orchids painting in the previous post).
Feeling sleepy and a little frayed today. A big punch bowl of pink emotions… Is that part of simple beauty? Is [...]

To start of the year creatively, I am involved in an upcoming art show called The Girly Show opening February 10th in LA. I am one of six fantastically artistic and creative women who are participating. I will have four brand new pieces in the show. So, if you’re in LA, stop by on February [...]

In welcoming the new year you can’t help but think about what you’d like to change with this fresh slate… What your resolutions are. And my mind went there too. Asking myself what I’d like to improve or tackle this year. But I don’t think there’s anything too huge. I think I’m finally on the [...]