tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85595105892259209452024-02-26T15:56:54.394+00:00The Blog of John Paul Murray - Illustrator and ArtistI am an illustrator and artist, based in Dublin, IrelandJohn Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-59627010611537247662013-02-08T09:46:00.000+00:002013-02-08T09:46:00.723+00:00Portraits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Here are two portrait commissions completed recently. Back to basics on these using only pencils.</div>
John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-25586077497589389092013-02-08T09:44:00.000+00:002013-02-08T09:44:53.518+00:00'The Gathering' in Ferns, Co. Wexford<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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This is a Christmas card that I was commissioned to create for The Gathering in Ferns, Co. Wexford which takes place next summer. It will have a medieval flavour to it, which I tried to include in the illustrations. It will be a weekend worth making a trip to 'Fearna Mór'!</div>
John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-71649600418693462552013-02-01T09:41:00.000+00:002013-02-08T09:38:49.394+00:00Sarah + Justin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I had the privilege to create an illustration for the wedding invitations of my good friends, Sarah and Justin recently. I even got a mention in the groom's speech! Here are some pictures of the final invites...<br />
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John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-61078283663993016902013-02-01T09:40:00.000+00:002013-02-08T09:42:37.204+00:00Opera Festival Exhibition 2012 - Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Thank you to all who attended my exhibition in October. For those who
could not come, I have included the new paintings here. Any unsold
paintings are available to purchase on my <a href="http://www.johnpaulmurray.com/" target="_blank">website</a>. I have some limited edition prints available there also.</div>
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John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-3601115675720786582013-01-15T11:11:00.000+00:002013-02-08T09:44:04.283+00:00Katie Taylor update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some of you may have seen this on my facebook page recently, but I got the chance to present Katie Taylor with the <a href="http://johnpaulmurray.blogspot.ie/2012/08/cmon-katie.html" target="_blank">illustration</a> I worked on. Michael Ring TD opened the presentation which took place in the National Stadium, Dublin. Katie was very appreciative and said that she was 'glad that the illustration depicted her throwing a punch and not the other way around'! The presentation featured in the papers the following day as well as on <a href="http://www.broadsheet.ie/2012/11/13/katie-taylor-hits-the-canvas/" target="_blank">broadsheet.ie</a>. Below is the page from the Irish Independent.<br />
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I will be exhibiting in Whites Hotel, Wexford during the Opera Festival 2012 from 24th to 29th October. I will be there throughout the long weekend and hope to see you at some stage.John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-10533688614578824242012-08-12T22:03:00.000+01:002013-02-01T09:43:27.565+00:00C'mon Katie!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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An illustration of Katie Taylor's Olympic Final fight!John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-86013936427065278422012-07-29T13:14:00.004+01:002013-02-08T09:47:50.880+00:00New Website!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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My new website <a href="http://www.johnpaulmurray.com/">www.johnpaulmurray.com</a> is up and running. You can view and purchase my paintings, prints and books there.John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-78562785979431533902012-07-29T13:04:00.003+01:002013-02-01T09:44:14.401+00:00Wexford Football Stars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Illustrations of Wexford manager Jason Ryan and player Ben BrosnanJohn Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-32469966189938125912012-07-29T12:59:00.002+01:002013-02-01T09:44:28.030+00:00President Michael D Higgins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Illustration of Michael D Higgins. Prints available <a href="http://www.johnpaulmurray.com/Buy_John_Paul_Murray_Prints_-_Page_1_of_6.html" target="_blank">here</a>John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-42286928914315898742012-02-10T16:47:00.000+00:002013-02-01T09:44:53.746+00:00Graffiti<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An illustration of 'Graffiti' for a window of a bakery in Dublin. The owner of <a href="http://www.ilvalentino.ie/" target="_blank">Il Valentino</a> wanted to show off the industrial feel of the Dublin Docklands area with its modern sculpture and graffiti covered walls. Now, how long before it gets graffitied over.John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-65184441539953957992012-02-10T16:36:00.002+00:002013-02-01T09:45:08.574+00:00Annual Report Cover for Grant Thornton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The finished illustration for the cover of Grant Thornton's Annual Report.John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-30882684356313557972011-11-02T16:09:00.000+00:002011-11-07T12:17:01.801+00:00Opera Festival Exhibition (2)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Thank you to everybody who was able to make it to the exhibition last week. For anyone who could not I have posted the exhibition in its entirety here. Enjoy!</div>
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<b>Live Tonight Sold-Out</b><br />
My first solo exhibition, taking place at Whites Hotel Wexford. Running from 29th October to November 5th 2011, I will be exhibiting a variety of images including a selection of Wexford landscapes. Drop in if you are in the area.John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-16829422314148194162011-10-07T22:55:00.002+01:002013-02-01T09:45:49.550+00:00Hendrix the Dog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Hendrix, off the sofa, and onto your blanket!John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-31293901408473890572011-09-06T10:27:00.001+01:002013-02-01T09:46:14.048+00:00Pinnochio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Wood you like to dance?</b><br />
A new version of an old classic, 'Pinnochio'.<b><br /></b>John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-50868732999945914102011-08-17T16:04:00.001+01:002013-02-01T09:46:32.585+00:00Dublin City of Science 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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This is an illustration that I have worked on to celebrate Dublin being chosen as the City of Science for 2012. It merges the ideas of modern Dublin, in the form of the newly built Samuel Beckett bridge in the Dublin Docklands, and the DNA strand of science.John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-68506792737367673662011-07-26T11:05:00.004+01:002013-02-01T09:39:59.076+00:00Sketchbook: River Manor Hotel in Stellenbosch S.A.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the one of the oldest buildings in Stellenbosch, South Africa. It is of Dutch origin. It is now the River Manor Boutique Hotel, in which we had the pleasure of staying at.John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559510589225920945.post-80417605344775515212011-07-25T14:12:00.003+01:002013-02-01T09:47:24.766+00:00Commission: The Bridge in Bunclody, Co Wexford<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For those of you who are familiar with Bunclody, and more specifically the bridge over the River Slaney, this is an illustration I was recently commissioned to do. I travelled across this bridge every morning and evening on the way to/from the FCJ secondary school so it was a treat to study it properly.John Paul Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767254360845058113noreply@blogger.com0