Ill be at Giddy Studios on Saturday 18th October to do some live picture making with Joven Kerekes.

Giddy Studios is a new endeavour run by Helena Murray (ex Image Now) where kids and adults can spend some time getting creative by painting on pottery. Should be fun, launch is from 2pm-5pm

Thanks to Liam and Craig for making the trek up to my studio to interview me for their forthnightly comics podcast a few weeks ago. The result of this remarkable event was thankfully recorded and is now available through iTUNES or through their site : The Comic Cast v BRENB

Recent typography for Dublin Bus Ad. Ran as a poster on the inside and as a big bleedin ad on the sides of buses too!

New poster design for the Wall Brothers upcoming autumn tour with Tiny Little Horse.

New poster design for the The Stunning upcoming christmas tour with Tiny Little Horse.

New logo design for Nialler9’s music blog. Its mainly pink!

Here are some pics of a pair of Stan Smiths I customed for Wear Originals.

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This Tuesday 16th Sept sees the opening of a new show in VERSUS, pitting the poster designs of Tiny Little Horse [IRL] against Lil’ Guy Al  [USA]. The show features screen printed gigposters (mostly) for bands such as CSS, Feist, Battles, Ministry, Butthole Surfers, Warlords of Pez, Liars, Melvins, The Raconteurs, Modest Mouse, The Kills, The Dwarves, QOTSA, Mudhoney, Billy Bragg and many more.

Doors open at 6:30PM and posters start from €25.

Slant, The latest exhibition by members of Illustrators Ireland opened last night in the Ormeau Baths Gallery Belfast and runs until 27th September. The theme of the exhibition asked illustrators to reinterpret a work by one of their favourite artists. I chose Ingres - Valpincon Bather and my re-interpretation is pictured above.

The winners have been announced for the 5th International 3×3 Magazine Pro Show. With over 4000 entries just 200 are selected by the judges to appear in their Annual, released in January 2009. The great news is ME and my Scamp aficionado Steve Simpson were amongst the 200, along with fellow IGI member Stephen Ledwidge. You can view the full list of winners on their website here.

This year’s judges include art director/author/editor Steven Heller; art director Markus Rasp (Germany); designer Matteo Bologna; design director Tyler Darden; executive art director Isabel Warren Lynch (Randomhouse); art director Sarah Hollander; art director Denise Cronin (Viking Children’s Books); illustrator/designer Tavis Coburn (Canada) and illustrators Beppe Giacobbe (Italy); Vanessa Dell (United Kingdom); Hanoch Piven (Spain); Mario Wagner (Germany); Eddie Guy, Vivienne Flesher and Robert Neubecker.

Our winning entries were:

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