Jo Conlon - Artist

WeDoInvites.com ….nearly :)

Jo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:05:10 +0000

This is my new logo and identity for WeDoInvites – a new venture that I’ve been planning to get started for a while. I’ve got a lot of work to do so in the meantime I’d be interested to hear if you had any experiences you wanted to share good or bad in buying invitations…

eg:
Did you easily find what you were looking for?
Were they good quality for the price you paid?
Could you buy them separately or were they in packs?
Where they reasonably priced?
Where did you buy them from?

….email your thoughts to info@WeDoInvites.com and I will reward you well when the site goes live in the new year :)

The Cloud Mixer Animation

Jo — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:01:36 +0000

My latest flash animation : )

Prints of the orignal vector illustration are on sale now at Bristol Tobacco Factory…they will also be in my online shop in November as limited edition prints.

The Green exhibition is open!

Jo — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:07:02 +0000

My new ThemLot group exhibition opened in Bristol Tobacco Factory on Monday 5th and is open until 5th of November. The show is on the theme of GREEN and along with some the usual coloured suspects (crocodiles, caterpillars, a green Michael Jackson etc) I’ve been playing with the idea of mixing colours to make green. I can’t wait to see what the others have been up to so – when it’s all up and dazzling I’ll get my camera out and get the pics posted.

This is the centre piece to my collection in the show – a vector illustration called The Cloud Mixer and is a big AO print hot off the press today.

And my Catepillar painting which sits opposite a Toasty dog:

All work will be for sale and if you miss out I’ll be putting limited edition prints in my shop.

Palm Trees and Coconuts

Jo — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:37:21 +0000

I recently returned from an amazing holiday in Croatia to this lovely drawing by Rowan from Bristol. Rowan had entered my Dot2Dot draw a couple of months ago and won a print of my Snow Leopard painting and asked for a picture so she could draw my portrait.

She surrounded me with palm trees and coconuts on a sunny beach because she thought I’d be happy there - and how right she was! A great way to beat the holiday blues. Thanks Rowan : )

DV8 review of Jofolio Exhibition

Jo — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:35:27 +0000

Bristol’s DV8 Magazine reviewed my Jofolio exhibition and published it this month, better late than never! It’s a great little piece and Emily who came to the show loved one of my pieces so much that she bought a print, the original had sold (woop!).

I was going to add an extract but I think you should read it in all of it’s glory and check out the rest of the site for all of your Bristol needs :)

To read the review click here or there —>

The Pillow Monster – animation

Jo — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:27:12 +0000

I found this animation while clearing out my old mac, me and my friend Jade made this about 4 years ago with a massive hangover, a couple of pillows, a very special toy and some paper.

The Pillow Monster from Jo Conlon on Vimeo.

Total Science, Bristol, 21 August

Jo — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:46:29 +0000

Shoot the Freak are busy preparing for their next night in Bristol and have revealed their new flyers featuring my illustrations:

I toned down the freak style this time as Total Science are real people who appear to be lacking in the freakish qualities I enjoy drawing.

If these are not enough for you and fancy seeing the Oxford duo in the flesh, get yourself to The Croft in Bristol on Friday, 21 August.

^ Click the image above for more info/tickets/fb ^

Rusty and Showcase London

Jo — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:20:20 +0000

A big thanks to Scottoons who gave me permission to paint his amazing sculpture of Rusty the robot. It featured in my exhibition with Showcase London along side a couple of new pieces and a few old favourites. A big thanks to everyone who made it to the show I’ll add some pics from the night soon…in the meantime here’s Rusty:

You can see the original in all it’s glory here

Latest Portrait Commission

Jo — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:15:38 +0000

Just a quick one showing my latest Portrait Commission. I was forced to overcome my detail demons and got stuck into some embroidery, folding fabrics, veils, tiara’s, pin stripes and if all that wasn’t enough hands…2 of them! Despite all the obstacles I really enjoyed painting this piece and it could bookmark the end of extreme close-ups, people are more than just pretty faces after all : )

The feedback:

“Just wanted to say thanks once again for doing such a great job, We are both absolutely delighted with the painting, and the more we look at it the more we love it! I can’t believe you did such a great painting so quickly!!! I totally recommend you to anyone looking to commission you or buy anything from you…they won’t be disappointed!”

~ Dave C, Portrait commission, June 2009

Showcase London Launch

Jo — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:47:52 +0000

On Wednesday 8th July I will be exhibiting with a group of artists at Cafe1001 in Bricklane, London. The show is organised by Showcase London so if you are in town next week pop by and say hello.

I’ll be showing a collection of paintings, illustrations and graphic design, which includes: chubby birds, big cats and a box of gold.

All artwork will be for sale but you only have one chance as the show is on for one night only! The exhibition is FREE and opens at 5.30pm until 11.30pm and yes, there is a bar : )

Here’s a little preview of one of the pieces:

Enamel, ink and acrylic on wood, sealed with a protective coat of UV resistant matt varnish
3′ x 3′ x 2″ deep