User:Allan Youl

Allan Youl (born January 22 1966, Lower Hutt, Wellington)is a New Zealand Artist and Illustrator. Allan signs his work "Youl" and operates mainly from his website gallery titled "Alley Cat's Garden", which he named after and dedicated to the family pet cat.

Youl created an online gallery originally as a Portrait artist, but it quickly developed to cover a diverse range of topics including:- Sports art, MMA, Martial Arts, Fine art nudes, Rock musicians, Screen stars, Landscapes, Kiwiana, Stockman and animals, Armed services and even Caricatures. Youl dedicated a page to the New Zealand "All Blacks" national Rugby team. With permission of the NZRFU sold prints to support the New Zealand Asthma and Respiratory foundation. In 2008 Youl recieved the Advocay award from the foundation.

Allan Youl's work has featured on the front page of the Black Sabbath Unofficial website www.black-sabbath.com, and his illusrtations adorn the NZ All Blacks unofficial website www.nzallblacks.net. Several Martial arts websites have used Youl's illsutrations. Mixed Marrtial Arts (MMA) artwork has been commissioned by some MMA clothing companies in the USA. And a series of Armed Services artwork was created in conjunction with www.correctionstees.com and www.blackopswear.com

Published works include several donated commissons to County Sherrifs fight against child abuse. The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation ans several community support organisations. Also Books presently being published A Man Called Nicholas by Roger D. Foster. The Attractive Mum by Lisa Follland and the online E-Book about Easter Island "Big Stone Head" has features his work, among others.

external refeences www.alleycatsgarden.com