90th Birthday Gift
I drew a portrait of this lovely lady a few weeks ago. It was commissioned as a present for her 90th birthday. The drawing is small in size at 20 x 20 cm drawn with graphite pencils on paper. The…
Notorius the chocolate labrador
This acrylic portrait painting of a chocolate labrador pet dog in his local park was commissioned by his owner as an artwork for her to have in her home. She was looking to have an image of her beloved pet…
A Portrait of Tom
I painted a portrait of Tom a few weeks ago. He is pictured here right in his element walking with a greyhound. He was a very keen competitor in greyhound racing. He is sadly passed away now and his daughter…
A Painting of Barry at the seaside
I painted this portrait last month in July for Barry’s 70th birthday. It was a surprise present from his friend, who commissioned this painting. Barry is a keen collector of paintings and this gave his friend Jim, my client, the…
Two Vintage Drawings
I always enjoy recreating vintage and old black and white photographs. They translate really well on paper in graphite pencil. The pencil seems to bring in a certain depth and texture to the traditionally taken images. These two drawings were…
Mouse and Gruffalo
This is a small drawing of two donkeys called Mouse and Gruffalo. I drew this portrait earlier in July as a birthday gift for their owner, my client’s mother. She commissioned a number of drawings before, including a speedboat montage…
Family of Five in Coloured Pencil
This is a family portrait drawing I drew a couple of months ago. I used Polychromos coloured pencils to create this drawing. It was commissioned by the daughter in the photo for her Mum’s birthday. She contacted me with some…
Update on Buttons Framed Portrait
Jasmine, my client, who commissioned an acrylic painting of her beloved grey mare pony emailed me a few days ago with an update on the painting. It is now framed and has taken a pride of place in Jasmine’s house.…
A Wedding Day Portrait
I created this portrait to mark a one year wedding anniversary of the beautiful couple pictured. It was a gift to the bride in the image commissioned by Andrew, the groom. He wanted to gift his wife something a little…
Buttons the grey mare
I painted a head and shoulders portrait of this beautiful grey mare a few months ago for a client in county Kildare. Buttons was her companion for 24 years and my client, Jasmine, competed in showjumping with this lovely horse…