Penelope Illustration • Penelope Dullaghan

Still unable to write for some reason. I can’t quite get out what I have to say and I’m not sure why not. (It’s getting to be a bit frustrating.) I just keep thinking in pictures, trying to write the words that accompany… to make sense of it for you, but maybe we don’t need [...]

description: confused. alive. deep. dark. filled. empty. giant. here. aware. unattached. about to burst.
anything to add?

(drawing above by the lovely Christine Castro Hughes)
My friend, the Super-Duper-Creative Rama Hughes has a cool contest going right now… The Happy Birthday Portrait Party! It marks the one-year birthday of his on-going portrait parties.
How to play: You and a friend pair up and draw portraits of one another. You can leave it at that [...]

(16×20 mixed media on paper)
Been feeling quiet lately. I tried to write, but it won’t come out easily… what I have to tell you. So I decide not to force it. It’ll all be said when it wants to be.
Been hanging out a lot in my studio, working up a storm. Projects that I’m [...]

I liked this…

I’m a little bit behind schedule in announcing that the registration for Squam is open! Slots seem to be filling up fast with a great response the first week! So get in there and reserve your spot soonish!
There are a lot of fun class options to choose from… I will be teaching Earth Project, Travel [...]

I wanted to say thank you to everyone who bought a print. You truly made my day, and I’m happy that this image will have a place in your home. Thank you. :)

Finally! — Surprise #1!
I am very happy to announce this new print! Offered exclusively here through Penelope Illustration.
This piece was originally created for a gallery show, but it’s stayed close to my heart since the day I painted it. To me it represents strength and grace, even through difficult times… It was inspired by this [...]

Finally! — Surprise #1!
I am very happy to announce this new print! Offered exclusively here through Penelope Illustration.
This piece was originally created for a gallery show, but it’s stayed close to my heart since the day I painted it. To me it represents strength and grace, even through difficult times… It was inspired by this [...]

Sunrise for breakfast. Sunset for supper.
And in between, snacks of rain showers, beach combing and grapes.

hello there… I want to thank you for your kind words about my grandpa’s passing. And for sharing stories of your own grandparents. We all experience this, don’t we?
I had a couple of surprises to reveal last week, but didn’t foresee being out of town. So they will have to wait till next week [...]

I remember your giant hands. Like bear paws or canoe paddles. Totally capable of anything. I remember the way they looked as they snuck another cookie without grandma noticing (even though she still did) or stole a pickle from my salad plate. Always followed by a high-pitched “hee hee hee” and an elbow nudge to [...]