Margaret Kilgallen was inspired by hand-painted signs, typography, and folk arts. She created huge murals, but never used a projector because she liked the imperfections created by her own hand. You can read more about Margaret Kilgallen here and here and see more images on flickr.
image credits: [1] randall garrett [2] sketchypad [3] michael james maxwell [4 & 5] press pause
the simple bird and tree trunk works are impossibly charming. she is such a wonderful artist :)
thanks for sharing…
She’s a favorite, for sure.
I remember I first learned about her when I was interning for illustrators, Melinda Beck and Jordin Isip while I was in college. I received a book on Margaret Kilgallen when I graduated as a gift from them. What an impressive amount of work that she has!
Margaret Kilgallen was in the 2008 film Beautiful Losers. I would highly recommend you watch it if you find her work inspiring. She was an incredible artist, thinker and musician.
Wow! What fantastic murals and paintings! I had not heard of Margaret Kilgallen until now. Thank you so much for this post!
We are huge fans of Margaret’s work. The link below shows her talking about her work before she past away, it’s really inspiring. It also shows a little about her husband who is also a great artist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04ejN8ZlX4U
Thanks Jacqui! I’ve seen that video and loved it (recommend it for those who haven’t), and I love Barry McGee’s work too!
i’ve always admired margaret kilgallen’s work. the integration of illustration and typography, the influence of folk art, the palette–all inspiring and masterfully handled!
it would be cool & a homage to the artist if a designer could convert her fonts into usable type.
ella era hermosa por fuera y por dentro y lo expresaba perfectamente
