Welcome to the True Image Gallery!

The True Image Galleries consist of my previous commissions which include people and pet portraits. I have also completed house drawing commissions, landscape paintings, still life paintings and even a painting of a building site. This page showcases a selection of each type of commission I completed. To see a larger image and more information on each portrait, please click on the image.

To view more examples in each gallery, you can follow the links for people portraits in acrylic, people portraits in pencil, pet portraits in pencil and pet portraits in acrylic. New completed paintings and drawings are added to the galleries constantly so be sure to check back in soon.

People Portraits in Acrylic

You can see more family and people portraits in my Acrylic People Portraits Gallery.

Portrait painting of a smiling baby girl sitting in garden

A Portrait of Happy Eloise sitting in grass
2024, 50 x 40 cm, acrylic on canvas
View the Baby Girl Painting on my blog

Portrait painting from a photo of man smiling

A Portrait of a Father and Son
2024, 40 x 40 cm, acrylic on canvas
View the Painting of Matthew and Family

Portrait painting of a happy couple of two ladies smiling

A Portrait of a Smiling Boy
2024, 45 x 35 cm, acrylic on canvas
View the Painting of Tom

People Portraits in Pencil

For more examples of previous pencil drawing commissions, please go to my Pencil People Portraits Gallery.

pencil portrait drawing of a grandfather taking a selfie holding his granddaughter

View the Family Portrait Drawing

A pencil portrait drawing of a happy smiling couple

View the Happy Couple Portrait

Pencil portrait drawing of a man working in his shop

View the Portrait of the Man in his Shop

Pet Portraits in Acrylic

My Acrylic Pet Portraits Gallery showcases more animal paintings of horses, dogs and cats. Follow the link to see some more completed pet portrait commissions.

acrylic painting of a greyhound dog looking up from his dog bed

View the Greyhound Painting

acrylic painting of a black and white sheepdog standing on a boat on river Shannon Ireland

View the Sheepdog on a Boat Painting

acrylic portrait painting of two english setter dogs on a lake

View the English Setter Dogs Painting

Pet Portraits in Pencil

I have completed a lot of pencil portraits of mostly dogs, but also horses, cats and even some rabbits. You can see more in my Pencil Pet Portraits Gallery. Pet Portraits with their owners and families are also a popular choice for my clients, see examples here.

Salvador the Goldedoodle in Grass
2023, 25 x 25 cm, graphite and coloured pencil on paper
View the Dog Portrait Drawing

tabby cat portrait in graphite and coloured pencil drawing from a photo

Zippy the tabby Cat with Green Eyes
2024, 25 x 20 cm, graphite and coloured pencil on paper
View the Sitting Cat Drawing

View the People with Pets Portraits Gallery

Landscapes and House Portraits

A selection of some previously commissioned landscapes, house portraits, building illustrations and other unique artwork can be seen on my Landscapes Gallery Page.

a pencil drawing of a dublin georgian building on leeson street

View the Georgian Building Drawing

acrylic painting of rossnowlagh beach in donegal ireland

View the Rossnowlagh Beach Painting

View the Nightscape Painting

Materials and Style

All artwork is hand painted or hand drawn using acrylic paints on stretched canvas or graphite pencil on quality Fabriano paper. I prepare a digital proof from client photographs and from the moment this is agreed, the rest of the portrait is completely hand made and unique. The portraits are detailed and realistic, capturing each subject's personality and character. Acrylic paintings are developed from thin layers of washes. Pencil drawings are layered with pencils of different hardness.

Art Blog

The blog features artwork that is just finished and off the easel. I take photographs of the work in progress and include these on the blog together with the reference photograph. I scan finished portraits and email these to the client for approval. The final payment is due upon final artwork approval by the client. See what is just off the easel here. Contact me anytime, if you would like to discuss your own commission or if you simply have a query or comments about this site. I am always happy to hear your suggestions and comments.