diff --git a/gfxlcd/abstract/chip.py b/gfxlcd/abstract/chip.py
index 36eb407..03bf3c0 100644
--- a/gfxlcd/abstract/chip.py
+++ b/gfxlcd/abstract/chip.py
@@ -99,3 +99,8 @@ class Chip(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
     def fill_rect(self, pos_x1, pos_y1, pos_x2, pos_y2):
         """draw a filled rectangle"""
         pass
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def draw_image(self, pos_x, pos_y, image):
+        """draw a PIL image"""
+        pass
diff --git a/gfxlcd/demos/dsp2017_101_64.png b/gfxlcd/demos/dsp2017_101_64.png
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diff --git a/gfxlcd/demos/dsp2017_122_29.png b/gfxlcd/demos/dsp2017_122_29.png
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diff --git a/gfxlcd/demos/ili_image.py b/gfxlcd/demos/ili_image.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a96ab44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gfxlcd/demos/ili_image.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import RPi.GPIO
+import sys
+sys.path.append("../../")
+from gfxlcd.driver.ili9325.gpio import GPIO as ILIGPIO
+from gfxlcd.driver.ili9325.ili9325 import ILI9325
+RPi.GPIO.setmode(RPi.GPIO.BCM)
+
+from PIL import Image
+
+lcd_tft = ILI9325(240, 320, ILIGPIO())
+lcd_tft.init()
+
+# bypass of missing +3v line to power backlight
+LED = 6
+RPi.GPIO.setup(LED, RPi.GPIO.OUT)
+RPi.GPIO.output(LED, 1)
+
+image_file = Image.open("japan_temple_240x320.jpg")
+image_file = image_file.convert('RGB')
+lcd_tft.draw_image(0, 0, image_file)
diff --git a/gfxlcd/demos/japan_temple_240x320.jpg b/gfxlcd/demos/japan_temple_240x320.jpg
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diff --git a/gfxlcd/drawing/area.py b/gfxlcd/drawing/area.py
index 8fc1d19..9712b39 100644
--- a/gfxlcd/drawing/area.py
+++ b/gfxlcd/drawing/area.py
@@ -121,3 +121,17 @@ class Area(Pixel):
         color = self._converted_background_color()
         for _ in range(0, size):
             self.driver.data(color, None)
+
+    def draw_image(self, pos_x, pos_y, image):
+        """draw a PIL image"""
+        image_file = image.convert('RGB')
+        width, height = image_file.size
+        self._set_area(
+            pos_x,
+            pos_y,
+            pos_x + width - 1,
+            pos_y + height - 1
+        )
+        for r, g, b in list(image_file.getdata()):
+            self.color = (r, g, b)
+            self.driver.data(self._converted_color(), None)
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d2016fa..d2bb2cb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ def read(*paths):
 
 setup(
     name='gfxlcd',
-    version='0.1.0',
+    version='0.1.2',
     description='gfxlcd is a handler for grpahical lcds: ILI9328, SSD1306, NJU6450 @ Raspberry Pi.',
     keywords=['gfxlcd', 'raspberry pi' ,'ili9328' ,'ssd1306', 'nju6450', 'lcd', 'graphical lcd'],
     long_description=(read('readme.md')),
-    url='https://bitbucket.org/kosci/charlcd.git',
+    url='https://github.com/bkosciow/gfxlcd',
     license='MIT',
     author='Bartosz Kościów',
     author_email='kosci1@gmail.com',