Brian illustrates and designs Children’s picture books. His books are published by many International publishing houses: Blue Apple Books New Jersey, Carthusia Books Italy, Les apprentis réveurs France, Usborne Publishing UK, An Gúm, & Futa Fata Ireland. In 2014 Brian was the winner of the International Silent Book Competition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy. His winning book ‘Bounce Bounce’ was Published by Carthusia Publishing and his work was exhibited in Montereggio di Mulazzo and Credito Valtellinese Foundation Art Gallery Milan. In 2016 Brian was selected as one of the judges for the International Silent Book Competition. In New Jersey he has collaborated with Publishers Blue Apple Books and 3-time Emmy award winning singers ‘The Texas Tenors’ to produce the popular ‘Ruckus on the Ranch’ children’s picture book and CD.The book received a Burgess Award in 2015.
He has collaborated with newspapers and magazines: The Wall Street Journal, Experience Life magazine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Hotelier Magazine, Caterer & Hotelkeeper, The Irish Times, The Boston Globe. Brian was shortlisted for the Applied Arts 3rd Annual AACE Awards for his Illustration for Irish Times review of John Boyne’s award winning war story Rest Day.