Penelope Illustration • Penelope Dullaghan

Squam is only two weeks away now, and I’ve been busily preparing these last few weeks. One of my classes is travel journaling, which I’m really excited about. I have been coming up with interesting prompts to get imagination revved and pens to paper. There’s a big stack of them now… and I’m thinking about [...]

- worked. But it was fun because I am whipping up a KILLER WICKED FUN campaign for a local agency and it’s totally pulling me out of my eff-art phase. I cannot wait to show you eventually!
- took a day off to go kayaking with my mom (the avid kayaker), Colin and Tom. The river [...]

For those interested, I just posted a BUNCH of new work in my News section of this site. Projects I’ve been wanting to share for some time! Hope you enjoy. :)
Happy weekend all!

One of my illustrations got into July’s Communication Arts Annual No.49. Yippee!
Here’s the pick:

The NY Times Book Review called with a unique review for me to illustrate. The book, called “The Unfortunates”, was not an actual bound book, but a series of booklets that come in a box which you can read randomly. There is no set order… just a definitive first and last chapter. And it’s about [...]

Working with United Airlines is always a treat. They push me creatively and I think the results are usually bright and fun. I worked with them on a new campaign for cargo… here are the six pieces I produced:

My friend Pixie needed a new header for her website, so she called me. (And told me she’d be patient so I could get through my first tiring tri-mester, my currently workload, and my move… so I said yes.) She told me why she was so drawn to coyotes… they are funny, wily, and tricky… [...]

TBD Advertising asked me to help out with a campaign for a new neighborhood called the Treefarm. We worked together to do three really fun print ads and some signage for the streets of the neighborhood. Really unique approach for a neighborhood… I’m glad I got to be involved!
Here are the print ads:

(I call the [...]

I got a call from my old agency, Young&Laramore, to help out on a web campaign for one of their clients: eTapestry. (I used to work on that account back in the day!) eTapestry is a software company that helps non-profits streamline their businesses so they can help more people. Aren’t they sweet? :)
I did [...]

This story for Traveler Magazine was all about the prized chocolate industry and where they get their fantastic cocoa beans. They are harvested in the jungle in very specific ways in order to preserve the best taste and intricate flavors. I did an opener image and two spots for this article. Here’s the finals:

When Balt Sun contacted me for a mother’s day story about the challenges and joys of being a new mom, I jumped on it. (I’m going to be a new mom in February.) After brainstorming a little and throwing together several ideas, we landed on this one. The mom is tiny (sometimes new babies can [...]

I’ve worked with Brio Magazine on several assignements now. They are wonderful people over there. This project was a fun one — paperdolls. So I got to put together fun little outfits like these:

to put on a teenage girl like this:

I thought it was very cool that they wanted to show an average teenage body [...]

Mortified is an event where people (comedians, actors, regular folk) get up on stage and read something they wrote when they were embarrassingly young… teenage angst stories of the first awkward kiss, the note written to the bully, worst prom, etc.
Portland Monthly was doing a story on this cultural phenomenon and called me in to [...]

This was a really fun assignment. I got to study leaves and apples in the northwest region of the country and draw them. And use fun hand-writing too, which I also enjoy. Here’s some of the goodness:

Jamie Sangar is an Indianapolis-based photographer who shoots mainly children and weddings. She’s just launched her business full-time and wanted an illustrated identity and came to me for my ideas. After lots of brainstorming and scribbling, I came up with the idea of shooting stars. The subjects of her photography get to be the stars [...]

I recently did this commission for a just-married couple. Their friends came to me and asked me to do a piece that honored their unique wedding day that included a canopy, lots of nature, and their best friends and family surrounding them. So here’s what we came up with… a romantic moon-lit scene… stars dangling… [...]

I read something the other day that said “act as if you know what’s going on. as if you are divinely guided. believe that you are always at the right place at the right time and everything you do and everything that happens is orchestrated for your higher growth.”
And I tossed it over my shoulder [...]

The 14.5 week baby bump is much bigger than the 13 week. I can actually feel it growing. (It’s not the most comfortable feeling in the world, but pretty cool!) I’m still super tired every day. Trying hard to get things done in between naps. I’m ready for my energy to return!

You will be on solid ground soon. Soon. You will remember to look up at the stars soon. Soon. You will be enjoying it all again soon. Soon. Hang in there and just take little baby steps. One task at a time. One day. One hour. One moment. One breath.
You are not required to be [...]

It’s pretty tiny so far, but definitely there. I am not wearing maternity clothes yet, obviously. :)