Tim O'Brien (illustrator)
| Tim O'Brien | |
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| Born |
November 16, 1964 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Paier College of Art, New Haven, Connecticut |
Tim O'Brien (born November 16, 1964 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American artist who works in a realistic style.
His illustrations have appeared in magazines such as Time magazine, Newsweek, The Atlantic Monthly, and National Geographic. His illustrations are also used by the US Postal Service for postage stamps, such as the Judy Garland stamp[1] and the Hattie McDaniel stamp,[2] both issued in 2006.
The second of three boys in his family, O'Brien trained as a boxer in high school and boxed as a middleweight amateur. Beyond his work as an illustrator he stays active in the boxing world as a trainer.[3]
O'Brien received a Pell Grant and used it to enroll in the Paier College of Art, New Haven, CT, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. His instructors at Paier included Leonard Everett Fisher.[4]
On April 26, 2016 Tim O'Brien spoke at the United Nations in New York City at the invitation of WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization.
In an interviewed conducted by The Illustrators Guild of Ireland in 2002, O'Brien described his style by saying, "My description is conceptual realism with a leaning toward the slightly idealized".[5]
Honors and service
Honors
- Hamilton King Award, Society of Illustrators (2009)
- O'Briens Time magazine covers are in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC[6]
- Chosen by Irish American Magazine as one of their 100 top Irish Americans, years 1999 and 2000.
- Awards from Society of Illustrators in New York and Los Angeles · Graphis Inc. · Print Magazine · Communication Arts Magazine · the Society of Publication Designers · American Illustration · Art Director's Club
Service
- Chairman of the Education Committee, Society of Illustrators, New York (1996–2006).
- Member of the Executive Committee, Society of Illustrators, New York
- Founding Member of the Illustrators’ Partnership of America
- President of the Society of Illustrators, New York
- Chairman of 'Illustrators 49' at the Society of Illustrators
- Completed 10 years as Chairman of the Scholarship Committee at the Society of Illustrators
Artistic influences
Paul Cadmus, George Tooker, Gottfried Helnwein, Ingres, Lord Leighton and Ivan Shishkin[7]
References
- ↑ "The Art of the Stamp, Judy Garland". National Postal Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ↑ "The Art of the Stamp, Hattie McDaniel". National Postal Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ↑ DES JARDINS, JORY (1999-01-10). "MAKING IT WORK; An Artist at Work on Two Kinds of Canvas". The New York Times (New York Times). pp. 14p.13. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ↑ Shapiro, Ellen (September 2002). "Tim O'Brien - Master Portrait Painter". Communication Arts. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ↑ Byrne, Tom (2002-03-29). "Illustrators Ireland: Features". Illustrators Guild of Ireland. Illustrators Ireland. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ↑ "Cover Art: the Time Collection at the National Portrait Gallery". The National Gallery of Art. National Portrait Gallery (United States). Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ↑ Parker, Charley (2006-09-15). "Tim O'Brien Interview". Lines and Color. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
External links
- Artist's personal website
- Collection of the artists work at illoz
- Artists personal blog at Drawger
- Artist in panel discussion with Teresa Fasolino at Norman Rockwell Museum
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