Peter Donnelly an award winning illustrator with international recognition. His work is influenced by 1950s modern design and appears in Advertising, Packaging, Animated films and Picture books.
He has art directed pre-school television shows and advertisements as well as designing for animated films both in Europe and the USA. His work has been awarded by American Illustration, The Creative Quarterly Journal of Art and Design and The 3X3 Pro-Illustration and Children’s Book showcases. He was recently invited by TASCHEN Publishing to appear in the upcoming Illustration NOW! Vol 5 edited by Steven Heller.
As a member of the executive committee for Illustrators Ireland he has curated large scale illustration shows including The Art of Superstition and The Illustrated Beatles.
He is represented in the US and Canada by John Brewster Creative Services and Australia, New Zealand and APAC by Red Ape Design.
Peter’s work can be seen at the following links www.donnellyillustration.com
http://www.behance.net/donnellyillustration
In his workshop held in February 2014, students had the opportunity to choose a popular song or piece of music that they found inspiring (from classical to techno) and re-imagined their choice through the medium of illustration. As part of the project they discussed design, technique, and using a limited palette to best achieve a visual representation of their choice. They also learned the importance of researching a brief as well as finding a solution through pencil roughs before creating the final artwork.