Penelope Illustration • Penelope Dullaghan

morning lily pads
porch swings
hard boiled eggs and blue berry breakfasts
potatoes and onions fried over the camp fire
chubby baby feets
orange sorbet sunset walks with friends
listening to the rain instead of the radio
snuggling in the mornings
candles lit for dinner
a stack of magazines to cut up for my inspiration book
funny faces made while trying new baby food
work trickling [...]

Finding it nearly impossible to find time blocks to tell you what’s really going on in my noggin these days… but here are some snippets:
- small town living. Ups and downs. I think I’ve been put here to learn something big — like how to be happy anywhere (hard for a gypsy wanderer like me). [...]

Howdy! It’s been too long. Eesh. I’ve been so busy with baby and summer and work and goofing off. Haven’t been online much…
Anyway, excuses aside, I finally posted about a few recent jobs in my News section of the site… including one about the image posted above, which was one of my favorite projects in [...]

This project was one that I LOVED working on recently.
First Read supports family literacy and education in poor communities around the world.
It offers an innovative way of working directly with families to expand and improve early chilhood care and education. First Read also supports improvements in the literacy and other skills of the participating parents [...]

Cummins designs and manufacturers power generation equipment, power systems, gasoline engines, and custom power supplies. They were looking to update their consumer materials, so they used illustration. Unfortunately, it was killed by the client. But I liked the pieces anyway… Here are the three I did:

I recently worked with art director Sarah Karnas on the cover of Momentum Magazine for the University of Minnesota, June edition. The cover story payed tribute to sustainable communities across the globe, spotlighting green development efforts in developing countries — from the barrios of Colombia to the villages of Tanzania. It was a fascinating article! [...]