Galaxy Swirl

Hello everybody I hope ye are keeping magical. I started this picture today and I could not tear myself away from it until I had to go to work. I tore home after work to finish it. I want to finish this year out on a colorful note and share that color with you so hope you enjoy viewing it as much as I did creating it. For more Artwork check out my facebook page and shur give it a Like while you are there I would be forever grateful for it. Until next time loads of love. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magically-Overactive-ImaginationGemma-Lalor/286417434723915?ref=hl

Butterfly By

Hello good people of the world. I hope you had a magical Christmas full of fun and laugher. I know I did. Anyway I did very little creating over Christmas other than bake chocolate cake. As per usual my arms get restless and my heart and soul yearns to create so this is what came out today. Hope you like it you can check out my facebook page for morehttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Magically-Overactive-ImaginationGemma-Lalor/286417434723915

Bursting with Love

Today I was bursting with love so I decided to draw a picture to try send the world out how I feel. Hope you are catching a few hearts. Have a wonderful loving day.

Old Visitor

This is a quick sketch of a dream I had the other night. I dreamt that this chap came to me for a chat, the dream was based around the 1920,s. He told me he wanted to tar the road to make some money so he could travel. Somebody told him about Bermuda but he did not believe it existed, I told him it did. He said he was going to go to Spain instead. I do dream loads but this was a nice unusual one so I had to sketch it. Hopefully he will come back for another visit and tell me how is travels went. Enjoy.

Rudolph the Red Nose Insane Deer

Hello one and all. Here is a Christmas Card I did today to wish you all a MASSIVE HAPPY CHRISTMAS. Thank you all for the support all year round. Hope you celebrate in style. Blog to ye soon. More Artwork can be also found on https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magically-Overactive-ImaginationGemma-Lalor/286417434723915. Thanks again for everything. :D

Warped Waters

Hello wonderful people of the wonderful world. I said I would share one of my drawings with you as I can be a bit precious about them. I hope to have a drawing exhibition next year. Drawing is my first love above all other medium so I would love to inspire the world with them. Hope you like it. Shur if you like my work drop by my facebook page which is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magically-Overactive-ImaginationGemma-Lalor/286417434723915 and check out more of my work. A like would be very much appreciated. Happy Tuesday. :D

Steam Punk

Hi all. I said I would release some pictures that I have recently exhibited. Here is the first one which is called Steam Punk. As you know i love to play around with words and images so what you see here is what you get a punk with steam coming out of his head. Hope you enjoy it as much as i did creating it. :D

Christmas Window Painting

Hello good people of the world. This morning I had to paint a shop window as part of Brighten up D'town.  I think it is a great idea as there are so many vacant shops on the main street in Portlaoise. I had to do the shop window beside A.J Flynn's clothes shop. I never painted on a window before so it was a new experience and i absolutely loved every minute of it. It was so nice to see all the people smiling at me as i was doing it. Hope you like it too.

Color Your Mind With Words

Good day one and all. Here is a picture i am putting into my little book of inspiration for myself. We all have them days where we go blaaaaah, so this is to make me go huzzah instead and remind me of what i am here to do.  For me words always spark off a picture in my head so this picture is to remind me of that. Hope you like it 

The Just Bee

Hi all. Here is a picture i did yesterday called The Just Bee. This Bee Just fly's around Being the Just Bee.

My Appearance in the Local Newspaper

Hi all here is a picture and small write up from this weeks Local Newspaper the Leinster Express. It is a picture of me taking with my latest exhibition in Abbeyleix Library. I am thrilled to bits with it. Thanks for dropping by hope to post more stuff shortly. 

Exhibition Extension

I am delighted to announce that my exhibition in Abbeyleix Library has been extended until Friday the 15th of November until 5pm if you look at the post underneath you will see the opening times of the library. I am over the moon.

Abbeyleix Library Exhibition

The Abbeyleix Library Magically Overactive Imagination/Gemma Lalor Exhibition is all set up now and ready to view. It will be there for one week only from Saturday the 2nd of November to 11.00am Saturday the 9th of November.  Opening times for the library for the week are:

Saturday 10.00 am to 2.00 pm
Tuesday morning 9.30 am to 1.30pm afternoon 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
Wednesday morning 9.30 am to 1.30pm afternoon 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
Thursday morning 9.30 am to 1.30pm afternoon 2.30 pm to 7.30 pm
Friday morning 9.30 am to 1.30pm afternoon 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
Saturday 10.00 am to 2.00 pm

Closed for lunch everyday from 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm

Exhibition Notice

Hello everybody. I am having an exhibition in Abbeyleix Library, Co Laois from this Saturday the 2nd of November from 11.30 to the following Saturday the 9th of November. Opening times are Saturday 10 am- 2 pm, Tuesday,Wednesday and Friday 9.30 am - 5.00 pm and Thursday is from 9.30 am to 7.30 pm the library is closed from 1.30 to 2.30 each day for lunch except Saturday. Hope ye can all make it and have a look. It will be inner around a 20 piece mixed media exhibition full of fun and magic and stuff dreams are made of. Not to be missed. 

Halloween Horror

Hello good world. I said i would show you my Halloween Costume that I wore out last night. It is based on my childhood fears and things I am still afraid of.  I was delighted when i won the 100 euro prize in The Square Bar Pub for the best costume.  I donated the money to the Cara Rescue Dogs as I have just adopted a dog from them and I am in amazement at the work they do with the animals so i think they were very worthy of the money. Anyway hopefully i will have some work to post soon and Happy Halloween. :D

The Tree of Dreams

I have just moved house so did not have much time to create this week but i have finally moved and got to sit down and let my mind run free. This is called The Tree of Dreams as it just came into my head before i fell asleep last night. I was bursting to draw it today hope ye like it.

Sleepy Slug

Howdy good people of the world. This sketch is called Sleepy Slug. It is a true expression of how i have been feeling this weekend. I have been so busy working in my normal job as well as working on pictures and trying to run as well that i have finally crashed.  I don't like to admit too often that i am human and eventually get worn down from over working so i feel like a sleepy slug but it is nothing a couch and a kettle won't sort out for me.  Ha Ha until next time hope ye take time to take some rest for yourselves. Thanks so much for coming in and viewing my work i am sending loads of love out to the world hope you catch some of it. :)

Night Glider

Hello world. I have been working like crazy on my 40 piece mixed media collection and i am only 1 away from it now. I know i don't be blogging as much because i have to keep the work under wraps for the exhibitions. But i will be doing charcoal sketches to keep ye entertained. This one is called Night Glider it is a figure who glides across the world spreading love at night. Hope ye like it.

Little Achill

I decided to draw my typewriter.  It sort of reminds me that i am better at drawing things than having to explain it as i always get tongue tied.  I often wish we lived in a society where you could draw your explanation rather than speak it.  I love this typewriter it reminds me of an old house i lived in for 1 year it has the same smell off it. My landlord lived beside me in a massive house and I lived in the tiny one beside him but he was so good to me and it was on of the happiest years of my life. I was very sad to see him die of cancer after that year, i had to move out.  Even though it was only 1 year of my life it has made the biggest impact so far and i was glad to have experienced it so that is why this picture is titled Little Achill. Hope you like it.

Tuning into the Woods

Hi all this picture is inspired by the Electric Picnic. I had a wonderful weekend over there i am still recovering. I always love looking at people showcasing their talents whether it is with music, art, performance or just people expressing themselves through different styles of clothing it brings out the creative side to people. Here is a little bit of everything in this picture hope you like it.

Reignited Passion

I used to write a lot of stories and poems when i was a child and up until my late teen years.  I have been itching to get back to it lately so i was delighted to get this antique typewriter as an early birthday present.  I said i would share one of my first poems with you called The Lonely Button.  I am going to put my own little story and poetry book together and illustrate it and display it at my exhibitions.  I am looking forward to seeing what else comes out hope you enjoy my first poem and go easy on me i am a bit rusty he he.

Nanny News up the North of Ireland

This was a very proud moment for me today.  I traveled up to see one of my pictures turned into a poster on a scroll board on display in the Belfast Central Train Station. It makes all my hard work well worth it and also makes me more determined to keep striving. Today was one of my dreams come true. I am floating on cloud nine here at the moment. Thanks for dropping by and supporting me.

The Wanderly Wood

This is a picture i done ages ago.  It only popped into my head this morning as i feel a great need to be out in the woods lately.  I always find it such a place of mystic and magic and somewhere that drives my imagination crazy.  As you can see from the above picture this is a clip from my head what i do see when i am wandering the woods.  I think it does so much for your soul to be out in nature i would highly recommend it to everyone. Hope you enjoy this picture.

Lovingly Letting Go

Good day all hope you are keeping wonderful. Today i am having a quiet emotional day i suppose it is part of being human. I am letting go of things i am holding onto so sometimes this can be quiet upsetting even though we might not think it would be. I have been working a lot on my exhibition stuff but today i just wanted to sit down and pour my heart out onto the page an this is what came out for me. I thought i would share it with you so to let you know that if some of you were having an emotional day let it be today or any other day that you are not on your own. As quick as we bounce down we bounce back up.

Delighted to announce that Nanny News has made it to a scrolling panel in the Central Train Station in Belfast as part of a Billboard competition.  It will be on display from the 26th of August until the 8th of September.  And hopefully a few of my new pictures will make it into the exhibition up in Belfast too so fingers crossed for me. I'l keep you posted. Eeeeeeek so excited.

Gigabyte

This is a little piece i did for a local band Gigabyte. They are a 2 piece band. They have such energy and are amazing to look at, just one of them bands that draws you in. They were so happy when i gave them this was worth more than any money.  I wish them every success in the future as it is so great to see talent so local. 

Lotti in the Land of Love

Hi there everyone it has been a while since i posted.  I am still working away very hard to get my artwork completed so i cant keep stepping closer and closer to my dreams.  I said i will give you a sneak peek at another one of my collections.  This collection is from a serious of paintings i am doing and this one is called Lotti in the Land of Love hope you like it.

Exciting Day

My new business cards arrived today. I'm over the moon with them as i feel these ones represent me a lot better than the last ones i had.  I was also delighted to discover a little article which the local Art Center had put into the local paper called the Leinster Express promoting my Art page.  I am so busy at the moment i am up to my eyes retaking photo's of my old pictures and my new pictures for printing as i will be selling prints of all my work.  In the coming months i hope to open up my own online shop so it is all go go go.  I am also very busy with producing new work as well but i am in my element and feel so happy.  It is the little things in life that mean so much. Thank's for stopping by. I'l keep ye posted about everything. eeeeeeeeeeek

Sir Love Bot

Hi all this is another piece out of one of the collections in the exhibition that i hope to pull off next year.  I hope to have a massive exhibition with 200 pieces in it with different collections.  I don't have a location yet but if i build it the place will come.  It's one of my dream and i am going to make it happen.  I have an exhibition in the month of December in the library in Abbeyleix and i have half that exhibition done i am very excited about it too.  I apologize for not blogging as much as i used to as i have to keep the majority of my work under wraps but il let some slip out now and again like this little guy above. Thanks for following and having a look.

Sir Dog Bark

This is a little picture i did today just using pen and inks its Sir Dog Bark its the beginning of another collection i hope to have a massive exhibition at the end of next year in Dublin so all going well it will all work out for me. This picture is the start of another collection i hope to have nearly 10 collections or more.  I feel so excited about it all.  Hope you like it.

Irene's Candy Farm

I did this picture for my best friend Irene for her birthday she is a farmer with a sweet tooth.  I give her a picture every year for her birthday ha ha id say she will be like not another one but its a gift from the heart so i hope she likes it.

Self Portrait Mind Blowing Bubbles

This is one of the pictures i entered to compete this year for a self portrait competition.  I didn't make the cut but i don't have any regrets as i stayed true to myself and what i love.  It is mixed media and the competition gave me the push to do a self portrait so i am grateful for that here is onto the next competition hopefully that one will be more successful.  This is not perfect but either am I.  I put in the photo i worked off of so you could see what the real me looks like :)

Running to the Second Hand Shop

Hi all i have not blogged in a while cause i am as busy as a bee trying to keep on top of my creating to get things done so i can achieve what i want in my head for next year.  Here is a sneak peek of one of my pictures from the new magically overactive imaginations next exhibition.  I'm going to let my boyfriend keep this one and just exhibit it instead as he took a shine to it but as always loads of hidden meanings hope you like it im so excited about the rest of them too.

Handmade Journal Covers

Here are two journal covers i made the top one i made for a friend for her birthday and the one below is one i made from myself i just used cardboard and toilet roll and glue i was delighted with the results and makes drawing in them more appealing hope you like them :)

Yin Yang Beans

The top bean is called Yin and the bottom bean is called Yang i drew the first drawing earlier today when i was in a bit of my usual erratic mood and threw it in the bin cause it irritated me looking at it so i had the same idea and drew the second one when i was in a more relaxed mood but i went back to the bin as i felt bad throwing out the first one but they reminded me of the two sides to my personality one does be all over the place and the other can be nice and calm ha ha it can be unusual what comes at times hope you enjoy them.

The Big Plunge

I have not drawn on black paper in ages so said id do it today I find i am always hoping all over the place with everything as i get bored so easily but i suppose variety is the spice of life. This poor little fellow is going to try get his eye plunges out because he see's too much i,m beginning to think that i am watching a bit too much of The Soprano's at the moment he he.

A Happy Lappy

This picture here is done to show how words can be misused how something once could have been so innocent and was took to name something a bit more sinister so i wanted to show what ya see is what ya get. For a person who would not know anything this is what would probably come into their head on first thought the image is doing what the word says.

The Let Me Be Tree

This is just a quick doodle i did in my new journal i am enjoying working with pencil and text as i love little rhymes and poetry so its nice to use this method with my other love drawing hope you like it.

An Eye for An Eye

I went to London for the weekend and decided to leave my sketchpad at home well to tell you the truth i nearly cracked up without it i had to go and buy a new one which i spotted and i love it so much it has a leather crumpled cover with a pirates face on it but this is the first drawing i put in it as i bought a little letter set in the Tate gallery and mixed both hope you like it.

Rock of Dunamase

This is the 3rd picture i have done of the Rock of Dunamase in Co. Laois Ireland i was commissioned by a man to do it for his mother i had to try and restrain myself from putting in funny little people and loads of bright colors as that is what im used to but it was nice to have a challenge to do something i suppose that is just normal ha ha 

The Bold Bowler

This is a quick pen sketch i did this morning i got a new bowler hat in Dublin yesterday and im delighted with it so i put my pilot steam punk glasses on it and they work perfect together like a match made in heaven so i decided to put it up on the arm of the couch and draw it hope you like it as much as i will wearing them.