Penelope Illustration • Penelope Dullaghan

Gosh, I’ve been thinking WAY TOO MUCH. I’m going to turn into a worry-wart. Swarming around in my little head getting all out of whack. Time to shut everything off I think. Time to power down and paint.
I am sorry for the lack of blogging lately. I can’t think of anything to say. If you [...]

I mentioned that I would show and tell what I was going to submit to Nahcotta for the show opening in February. The show is called the Enormous Tiny Art Show, and all art has to be small.
They invited me to be part of the show just as I had started a series of artworks [...]

I just wanted to pop in here today briefly to say thank you for all your insightful and caring thoughts on yesterday’s post (comments, emails and phone calls!). It really shed some light on how I was already leaning… I’m so grateful. Thank you for taking time.
Today the sun came out for just a brief [...]

Road Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for [...]

- Another Target card by yours truly is in stores now… this time for weddings! Something blue for the happy couple?
- I gave Colin’s site a complete overhaul. I like this one much better. It’s cleaner and plays with the writer concept more.
- I am working on a few ways to get new art [...]

Ten things to smile about right this second:
1) Beautiful new ceramic cups handcrafted by Amy Esther to replace leaky old plastic cups.
2) Sacred Life Sunday (I am doing my own sacred life thing on flickr these days: a daily photo and small blurb about it.)
3) Working with a client in a true collaboration. It’s fun [...]

The ever-inspiring Superhero, Andrea, has posted a two-part Mondo Beyondo prompt. And at first I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do it publicly because I’ve already done a lot of journaling about where I am and where I want to go. But then I thought: what the hell. It will probably stir up some [...]

I am never very far away from a song. Any starter sound will do. The quick, high “bee-beep” of the microwave timer turns into “bee-beep. ahhhhh! bee-beep. ahhhhh!”. The low rumble of the garbage truck starts me humming to mimic its pitch, and that hum usually rambles right into some sharp-witted lyrics about pick up [...]

Target Gift Card – Weddings

dreading phone call today —> trying to breathe deeply and remember that I’ll be through it soon enough
unexpected dental bills and no insurance —> focusing on abundance and grateful for a bit of savings
sick puppy —> long walks and lots of rest
hole in yoga pants —> needle and thread (where did I stash those?)
grandparents lives [...]

I was recently interviewed by life coach Sheri Gaynor, whose mission is to empower women to live extraordinary lives. To kickstart 08 Sheri talks to me about my leap into full time freelance illustration. Her website, Feisty Females, is also chock full of good stuff. Have a listen if you get a moment. (You can [...]

- 11 candles lit
- 1 fire roaring in the fireplace
- 2 glasses of apple cider
- 2 people in love
- 1 dog sleeping
- 2 cats dozing
- 1 notebook
- 34 written intentions
- 1 feeling of living the way we want
- 1 early bedtime
I am feeling so optimistic about 2008. On the verge of something good. I can [...]

Feisty Females Podcast