DIRTY OLD TOWNS Series 2 RTÉ One Wed 4th April

Here is the big weekend footage from the show. The Welcome Wall stuff is from 9 mins onwards.


DIRTY OLD TOWNS Series 2 RTÉ One Wed 4th April @8pm

Here is my latest additition to "The Welcome Wall" 

a tribute to Portarlington Filmmaker Ken Wardrop and Michael Lavelle's amazing multi-award winning film "His and Hers".
http://www.hisandhers.ie/

The Progress of the Dirty Old Towns TV show can be followed on the net after TV transmissions.

http://www.rte.ie/tv/dirtyoldtowns/

http://www.rte.ie/tv/dirtyoldtowns/Portarlington.html

From the Pub to the Himalayas

NEW BOOK ALERT.
I am pleased to announce my latest Book Illustration project  

"From the Pub to the Himalayas" 

is only a few weeks away from being Published.
The book is the remarkable life story of Nurney based Physic Dennis Curran 

who also runs the Meditation classes in The Centre Athy, Co. Kildare

www.thecentreathy.com

and is written by multi-award winning novelist Martin Malone. 

www.martinthomasmalone.com
The book is due to launch in May.

 

Portarlington DIRTY OLD TOWNS Mural

Hi there I was recently asked to get involved in RTE's DIRTY OLD TOWNS Project.
I was working with fellow artists Sarah Delany Cathe Nolan, Pat Brennan and Cathal McAlister 

The project was conceived and overseen by Kevin Hoey from the Portarlington Tidy Towns.

We would like to thank local Award winning phototographer Con Murphy for letting us depict his photographs in the paintings.www.conmurphyphotography.ie

Special thanks to McMahons  especially Sean, Rory and Anthony  for looking after us and supplying the paint and materials.

Unit 1 Riverside Com Pk, PORTARLINGTON, LAOIS  0578623107

www.mcmahons.ie

Here was my "Into the West" painting from concept to final piece.

 Inked in Pen Sketch

 Colour Concept Coloured in Photoshop.

 Final Mural painted in Exterior Masonry paint.

 Here is my second picture of the French Church in Portarlington.

Above all the D.O.T. Crew busy at work!!!
David Butler, Erin Butler, Pat Brennan, Cathal McAlistar, Cathe Nolan and Sarah Delany.

From the Pub to the Himalayas