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Pitt and Jolie get in on the picture
HOLLYWOOD superstar couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie now have a
little piece of Ireland hanging in their home — courtesy of illustrator
Annie West.
The Sligo artist was commissioned to create an illustration in
celebration of the birth of the couple’s daughter, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie
Pitt.
The work was a gift from a high-profile friend of the couple who
contacted Annie’s agent in London after acquiring a piece of the
award-winning artist’s work himself.
Annie had a difficult time deciding what the couple would appreciate.
She said: “It was an awful hard thing to do as the client said do
anything you want.
“I didn’t have a clue what to do so I researched what was happening with
them and what they might enjoy.”
Annie finally decided on a group shot of colourful animals in a forest
scene collectively staring at a poster on a tree detailing the birth of
four-month-old Shiloh Nouvel. The piece is sketched in ink and pen.
Annie added that the special parcel — which measured two foot squared —
was then packaged off to the proud parents in Miami via Castle Street
Post Office.
The artist has previously created artwork for such high-
profile clients such as Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Mick Galway and Neil
and Brenda Jordan.
She is also involved in creating a 2007 calendar of illustrations of
buildings in and around Sligo, commissioned by Sligo County Council.
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