Frances McKay Illustration

White Ravens Bologna Exhibition

Donough O' Malley is very happy to announce his inclusion in the International Youth Library's White Raven exhibition in Bologna.

The Big Draw 2011

As part of the Big Draw 2011, a number of Illustrators in Bristol U.K. will be holding an event this Saturday 8th October.

Donough O' Malley's editorial work

When not drawing cuddly creatures or pesky kids, I spend my time thrashing out some editorial illustrations for a number of publications.

Donough and The World of Norm

Who remembers what it was like to be a young lad? Well maybe if you are of the Lady persuasion it might be a stretch to do so, but if you are a man/boy like me(and we are many) it can all seem far far too close to recall. Someone else who seems to have a perfect insight into the world of the pre-teen boy is the writer, comedian, actor and all round creative type Jonathan Meres.

What's in the Woods

 
This is a little project I've been beavering away on of late, just a bit of fun to amuse myself and escape a bit from briefs and editorials. The idea originally came to me while on a trip in the foothills of the Andes ages ago. In South America the main way of travelling is by incredibly long bus journeys (32 hours was my longest) so that gave plenty of time for an idea to germinate. Of course being back home and finding the time to actually do it is another story.

More Pirates Ahoy!!

Well my first blog here and similar to John's blog before me it is a pirate theme, so more nautical naughtiness abounds for yee salt crusted sea-dogs! I illustrated this book, Young Blackbeard by Michael Lawrence and published by Barrington Stoke at the beginning of the year. It's my first junior fiction book so a step away from my own work which is usually big ridiculous colour spreads. It tells the tale of how Blackbeard became, well, Blackbeard and involves heartless fiends, spooky islands, buried treasure and lashings of rum.
When I was first commissioned to do it I gave a hearty laugh, as I'm apparently of pirate stock myself, the pirate queen Grace O' Malley knocking about somewhere in the O' Malley clan history. A quick google of her name and you'll see what a wily lady she was, once even being invited to Queen Elizabeth's court to parley. Irony struck again when I was recently on a trip to her home castle on Clare Island in the Atlantic ocean. I hated every second on the ferry out there. In fact I hate boats of every kind.

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