Ellen Byrne Illustration Blog

2012-01-30T18:11:00.000-08:00

FORWARD

I was fortunate to take Penelope Dullaghan's Earth Art Class at Squam last fall. My word was "thrive" (a FORWARD thinking word) and this is a photo of my work on the Squam website. The day was cold and wet but we had a blast. Penelope was wonderful teacher and guide. I also took her hand lettering class. She, Colin and little Veda are an adorable family.

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2012-01-21T07:10:00.000-08:00

TWIRL

2011-12-30T10:50:00.000-08:00

HIGHLIGHT

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2011-12-17T09:52:00.000-08:00

This week's word is SINK - this is as close as I can get this crazy week before Christmas.

2011-11-27T06:59:00.000-08:00

ROUND

This illustration is for Hood College's 2011 Holiday Card. All the snowflakes are exactly the same - ROUND!

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2011-11-11T08:07:00.000-08:00

SILENT

This painting is for an article on SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) for Arlington Magazine. Symptoms include withdrawal from friends, family and social activities.

Oil on canvas.

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2011-10-28T08:45:00.000-07:00

SCARY

This image is for an article on eating disorders in older women for Arlington Magazine.

2011-09-09T09:02:00.000-07:00

Boundaries

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2011-08-19T10:05:00.000-07:00

Influence

Over crowding and building has had a negative influence on green space.

2011-08-05T17:00:00.000-07:00

IMPERFECTION

This is a gal in our town who does the retail/restaurant chalk boards. Her imperfections are perfect!

2011-07-23T10:21:00.000-07:00

This is NOT for this week's word, but a reposting of a piece I did for IF's word "enough". Amy was a great talent. RIP

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2011-07-15T13:22:00.001-07:00

GESTURE

My assignment to do a line drawing of Igor Stravinsky was challenging. Fortunately, he had a distinct way of gesturing while conducting and this made the project easier. The client was happy so I was too!

2011-06-24T08:50:00.000-07:00

Midsummer Night

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2011-06-21T14:31:00.000-07:00

Launch

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2011-06-10T20:36:00.000-07:00

Phyllis was satisfied once she swept.

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2011-06-04T07:44:00.000-07:00

SHADOWS

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2011-05-29T10:59:00.000-07:00

ASLEEP

2011-04-24T19:02:00.000-07:00

BICYCLE

2011-04-17T19:47:00.002-07:00

Amy and Bella - morning walk.

2011-04-17T19:47:00.000-07:00

Chalk Artist

2011-04-17T19:46:00.000-07:00

Preparing for May Day

2011-04-17T10:01:00.000-07:00

JOURNEY

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2011-04-01T17:16:00.000-07:00

DUETS

2011-03-31T18:41:00.001-07:00

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2011-03-18T18:17:00.000-07:00

CULTIVATE

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2011-03-12T13:50:00.000-08:00

STIR

This was an illustration for a story about fairies putting special ingredients in fruitcakes.

2011-01-28T10:03:00.000-08:00

SURRENDER

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2011-01-15T12:30:00.000-08:00

CHICKEN

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2010-12-24T10:44:00.000-08:00

WINTER

Acrylic on canvas.
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2010-10-23T18:18:00.000-07:00

RACING

2010-10-16T05:01:00.000-07:00

SPOOKY

This illustration was done for a fiction piece regarding a new suburban neighborhood's trials and tribulations at being plagued with the"invasion" of deer.

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2010-09-30T13:38:00.000-07:00

OLD FASHIONED:

2010-08-15T09:13:00.000-07:00

Star gazing

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2010-06-18T16:52:00.000-07:00

PAISLEY
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2010-05-01T02:55:00.000-07:00

COCOON
London's gherkin building reminds me of a cocoon.

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2010-04-23T17:55:00.000-07:00

AHEAD

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2010-04-13T10:33:00.000-07:00

LINKED

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2010-04-02T09:05:00.000-07:00

DIP

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2010-03-27T08:12:00.000-07:00

RESCUE

Reading is a favorite rescue and escape of mine!

2010-01-23T14:54:00.000-08:00

CLUMSY

Those unwieldy giant parade balloons.

2010-01-01T12:51:00.001-08:00

RENEWAL
I've used this image before but thought it would be appropriate to this week's word because a scent of lavender can bring renewal.

2009-12-25T12:07:00.001-08:00

PIONEER

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2009-11-22T15:45:00.000-08:00

MUSIC

2009-10-31T06:05:00.000-07:00

SKINNY

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2009-10-04T15:59:00.000-07:00

Those GERMS of suspicion....

2009-09-25T16:09:00.001-07:00

PATTERN

2009-09-18T17:49:00.000-07:00

INFINITE
The colors and numbers of fall leaves.

2009-09-11T11:54:00.001-07:00

WELCOME!

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2009-09-08T13:08:00.001-07:00

STRONG

Mixed Media on Canvas

30" x 40"

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2009-08-30T10:58:00.000-07:00

MAGNIFY

Certain features are magnified when skyping.

Illustration for Bethesda Magazine

2009-07-31T16:39:00.001-07:00

MODIFY

2009-07-03T21:19:00.000-07:00

SHAKY

2009-04-25T13:02:00.000-07:00

Theater

The Night Pavarotti Sang at Baker Park

2009-01-03T07:49:00.001-08:00

RESOLVE

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2008-10-11T06:34:00.000-07:00

STRINGS

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2008-09-27T11:42:00.000-07:00

PACKED
This was an illustration for a local annual event where the city's main street is packed with people.

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2008-09-21T10:57:00.000-07:00

Canadian CLIQUE

This cartoon was done for an invitation to a Canadian Thanksgiving feast next month. The concept ("meet the Canadians") and examples depicted here were solely the responsibility of the Canadian client. No Canadians or animals were injured in the making of this illustration.

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2008-08-23T19:40:00.000-07:00

This was no ordinary ROUTINE

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2008-08-16T08:26:00.000-07:00

DETACH
Geckos tails grow back but they're never quite the same.

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2008-07-29T10:52:00.000-07:00

CANNED Famine Relief

I don't have my art applications this week so I'm reposting an entry I did for 100% (good) in January. Thanks for visiting! ellen

Plumpy'nut, more commonly known as Plumpy, is a peanut-based food for use in famine relief which was formulated by André Briend, a French scientist in 1999.

It is a high protein and high energy peanut-based paste in a foil wrapper that can be distributed to children at home rather than in specialist feeding stations and can be eaten without any preparation. It tastes like a slightly sweeter kind of peanut butter. It is categorized by the WHO as a Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).

Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumpy'nut to find out more

Labels: 100%, famine, famine relief, Plumpy'nut

2008-07-19T10:38:00.000-07:00

ENOUGH!

2008-07-12T10:42:00.000-07:00

FOGGY
Matt's memory of his 3:am Grand Slam Breakfast was foggy.

2008-07-01T20:56:00.000-07:00

Fierce

2008-06-21T12:20:00.000-07:00

Dee Dee loved to sit with her HOARD of quilting pieces.

2008-06-14T08:55:00.000-07:00

Melissa had to take a call just as she got to the front of the PUNCHLINE.

2008-06-11T09:23:00.000-07:00

FORGOTTEN

"Forget-me-nots"

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2008-05-26T07:40:00.000-07:00

WORRY

2008-05-03T07:58:00.000-07:00

SEED

2008-04-27T12:09:00.001-07:00

WRINKLED

2008-03-30T14:05:00.000-07:00

Homage

A poem by John Greenleaf Whittier begins, "The clustered spires of Frederick stand/Green-walled by the hills of Maryland." This is my homage to Frederick, the small city in which I reside. Though the Baltimore and D.C. burbs creep closer every year, the county is still largely agricultural - thus the blueberry bushes and requisite cow.

2008-03-16T18:28:00.001-07:00

HEAVY
The late wonderful Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwoʻole, Hawaiian musican.

Iz was nicknamed "The Gentle Giant" by his admirers. He was described as always cheerful and positive, and he was best known for his love of the land and of the people of Hawaiʻi. He died of weight-related respiratory illness in 1997 at the age of 38.

2008-03-08T06:52:00.001-08:00

GARDEN

24"x 48" Mixed Media on Canvas

This is a newer version of a painting done years ago. Always regretted selling it so I've done another "garden".

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2008-03-01T12:58:00.001-08:00

LEAP

2008-02-24T19:12:00.001-08:00

MULTIPLE fish & loaves

2008-02-18T14:46:00.000-08:00

THEORY
My theory is that the Eiffel Tower was built with recycled tuna fish cans.

2008-02-09T11:24:00.001-08:00

CHOOSE

2008-02-03T16:50:00.001-08:00

BLANKET
Ireland is covered with a blanket of greens

2008-01-20T12:26:00.000-08:00

PLAIN

Generic vanilla ice cream in a brown paper bag.

2008-01-13T16:21:00.000-08:00

All the Queen's horses and all the Queen's men stitched Humpty together again.

2008-01-05T17:22:00.000-08:00

Plumpy'nut is

100% GOOD

Plumpy'nut, more commonly known as Plumpy, is a peanut-based food for use in famine relief which was formulated by André Briend, a French scientist in 1999.

Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumpy'nut to find out more.
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ellen

2008-01-01T09:14:00.000-08:00

SOAR

2007-12-24T18:51:00.001-08:00

HORIZON

2007-12-17T17:05:00.001-08:00

BACKWARDS

Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, except backwards and in high heels.

2007-12-12T11:40:00.001-08:00

Little Things

2007-11-23T14:32:00.000-08:00

THE ZOO was this week's Illustration Friday theme. Several years ago I did this painting of St. Francis with all the pets I've ever had. I think it works.

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2007-11-20T19:07:00.000-08:00

SUPERSTITION

Hawaiian legend has it that if one throws a lei from a departing ship and it floats back towards shore, you'll come back someday. If it floats out to sea you won't.

From Here to Eternity

2007-11-06T15:06:00.000-08:00

HATS

2007-10-13T13:11:00.001-07:00

EXTREMES - Sweet & Sour

2007-10-02T15:29:00.000-07:00

THE BLUES

2007-09-23T10:12:00.000-07:00

JUGGLING
Years ago I saw a man with a dancing bear on a street corner in Munich. The bear seemed more human than the man and the bear would rather have juggled.

Someone reminded me about this illustration I did for IF when the word was "play".

2007-09-14T21:24:00.000-07:00

Wedding

2007-09-11T15:49:00.000-07:00

MOMENTUM

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2007-08-06T13:41:00.000-07:00

Missing

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2007-07-23T07:32:00.000-07:00

POEM
This was a pitch for a client that didn't make it off the ground
but I thought it had a kind of end-of-the-day poetic look to it.

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2007-07-09T08:08:00.001-07:00

GEEKY

Bethesda (Maryland) Urban Partnership wanted a "whacky" artist to represent their annual children's street festival. I created this non-gender, non-ethnic character by utilizing an artist's wooden model as the basic person, then dressed it and posed it in geekiness.

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2007-06-27T11:33:00.000-07:00

camouflage

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2007-06-10T12:27:00.000-07:00

SUIT

Am working on a benefit event for the revival of an old theater - client wants a cigarette girl.... apparently not seeking donations from the politically correct.

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2007-06-05T20:06:00.000-07:00

My Paradise

Wood roses, Night Blooming Sirius, Giant African Snails, Geckos galore..on the rainforest floor of Manoa Valley, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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2007-05-29T18:27:00.001-07:00

CARS

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2007-05-14T18:40:00.000-07:00

CITRUS

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